The unit examines the cultural experiences of the Romans from the time of the early Republic to the faltering days of the Empire through their own literature. Students will examine themes including: war and peace, science and knowledge, politics and litigation, love and sex, death and the Afterlife, through a study of lyric poetry (Horace), elegy (Catullus, Propertius, Tibullus, Ovid), historical writings and biography (Livy, Tacitus, Plutarch, Suetonius), philosophy (Cicero, Seneca), comedy (Plautus, Terence), legal and political writings and magical tracts. All texts will be studied in translation. -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Evangelina Anagnostou-Laoutides