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CLAS200
Introduction to Classical Studies
Department of Classics, Monmouth College
Fall 2016
Schedule of Activities
Note:
This course meets in the second half of the semester only.
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Tuesday,
Oct. 18
Introductions
Why
Study Classics?
Discussion of the
Monmouth
College Classics Dept. Mission Statement
What is Classical Studies?
W.B. Yeats' "Leda and the Swan"
Countee Cullen's "Yet Do I Marvel"
Famous People Who Studied Classics
Princeton Video
Assignment for next class: Answer the question "Why
Study Classics?" from your own personal point of view.
Please submit this electronically as an email attachment as a
Word or pdf document only.
Thursday, Oct.
20
Due: Paper on "Why Study Classics?"
Please submit this electronically as an email attachment as a
Word or pdf document only.
Instead of regular class, attend one of these two archaeology
lectures:
“The Archaeology of Shipbuilding”
Michael R. Jones, Research
Associate, Institute of Nautical Archaeology (jones44440@gmail.com)
Wednesday, October 19, 2016, 7:30 P.M., Hanson Hall of
Science 102, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
“Constantinople’s Theodosian Harbor and the Archaeology of
Byzantine Ships”
Michael R. Jones, Research
Associate, Institute of Nautical Archaeology (jones44440@gmail.com)
Thursday, October 20, 2016,
7:30 P.M., Pattee Auditorium, Center for Science and
Business, Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
Assignment
for next class: Use this lecture to discsus how archaeology
contributes to the study of Classics?
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Tuesday, Oct.
25
Archaeology
Paper due.
Seminar Meets in Hewes
Library
Resources for Classicists in Hewes Library
Library of Congress (LC) Subject headings:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/. Under
what headings are Classics materials likely to be found?
Some Useful Classical Websites
Williams College Department of
Classics. Resources for Classics Students:
http://Classics.williams.edu/resources/online-resources-2/
Library Assignment:
You will be assigned to
find a Classics book on a particular topic, and create a
bilbiographic citation and 100-word annotation for this book. Here is the
bibliographic format you should follow:
Sample bibliographic
citation and annotation
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Wednesday, Oct.
26
Mentoring Day
Pizza at 12:30 in Capron Room (Wallace 115) followed by
Mentoring Session (Attendance required.)
Learning Outcomes/Goals for Classics Majors /
Departmental Overview
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Thursday, Oct.
27
Due: Library Assignment
Class meets in Library for
Orientation to the
Canopus Stone
Classics in Stone: Epigraphy
Introduction to Greek and Latin epigraphy: an absolute
beginners' guide
CENTER
FOR EPIGRAPHICAL AND PALAEOGRAPHICAL STUDIES
Links to Epigraphy and Palaeography
/
Related Websites
/
Written in Stone
Assignment due for next class: Use the presentation on the
Canopus Stone to discuss how epigraphy is important to the study
of Classics.
Tuesday, Nov. 1
Chapter 1 of Beard and Henderson
Beard and Henderson Worksheet
(Fill out this worksheet for every chapter as you read. Bring it
to class. It will be collected.)
Bassae:
British Museum, Room 16 /
Room 16 Photograph 1
/
Photograph 2
Bassae
Sculptures /
Kaineus /
Temple Frieze /
Ashmoleon Casts
Cockerell Bassae 1
Assignment: Bring a copy of your current resume to the
next class. If you don't have a resume, start a draft.
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Thursday,
Nov. 3
Writing a Resume
Chapter 2-3 of Beard and Henderson
http://www.davidgill.co.uk/gkart/bassae/bassae.htm
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/greece/bassae-temple-of-apollo-epicurius
http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Cities/Bassae.html
UNESCO
Hellenic Ministry of Culture
Dupres
"Consul Louis Favel"
Cockerell Bassae 2
Stakelberg "ApollonTempel"
Edward Lear's "Temple of Apollo at Bassae"
Geographia. Aegean Map:
http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/aegeanmap.html
Mohr, James, et al.
The Mapping
History Project.
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/
Suzanne, Bernard.
Index of Maps of the Ancient Greek World..
http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/mapindex.htm
Blank Map of the
Mediterranean World:
http://www.austincc.edu/rebhist/Mediterraneansea.gif
Assignment:
Mark the following places
on a blank map of the Mediterranean world and list one important fact about each place, including, where
appropriate, the modern name of this place. Indicate cities with
dots. ATHENAE, SPARTA,
ROMA, CARTHAGO, ALEXANDRIA, KNOSSOS, POMPEII, ANTIOCH (in
ancient Syria), MASSILIA, MEDIOLANUM, CONSTANTINOPLE (=
BYZANTIUM), THEBES (in Greece), TROIA (ILIUM), NUMIDIA, GALLIA (TRANSALPINA),
NORICUM, MACEDONIA, DACIA, LONDINIUM, TARRAGONA, CORDOBA, MERIDA,
POMPEII, LUGDUNUM, AQUINCUM, VINDOBONA, RAETIA, SYRACUSAE,
EPHESAE, BASSAE, COLONIA AUGUSTAE (Cologne), VINDOBONA,
FLORENTIA (Florence), DAMASCUS, TYRE, IEROSOLYMA, CORINTHUS,
CRETA, LEGIO (Leon, Spain).
Due Nov.
8
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Tuesday,
Nov. 8
Map Assignment Due.
Chapter 4-6 of Beard and Henderson
Pausanias
8.41.7
Cornelius Gallus Papyrus
/ Latin Text
Text of Tacitus /
Tacitus Manuscripts /
Tacitus 1-6 /
Tacitus 11-16
Roman Slave Collar
Cockerell.
Temple of Bassae
Time Lines of the Ancient World
http://www.tomsienkewicz.com/Courses/Chronology.htm
http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his101/web/t-roman.htm
Timeline of Roman History
http://www.tomsienkewicz.com/Courses/timelines_for_ancient_societies.htm
Assignment: Use these
time lines to make your own list of the 50 most important events
in the ancient world (25 Greek and 25 Roman) with each event two or three sentences
explaining why you think this particular event is so important.
Your list should span the ancient world from the Bronze Age
until the end of the Roman Empire
and should not have clusters of events within close time
proximity.
Due Nov. 10
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Thursday, Nov. 10
Time Line Assignment due.
Chapter 7-10 of Beard and Henderson
Edgar
Allan Poe's "To Helen"
Martial "Liber Spectaculorum"
I
Ben-Hur 1959 /
Chariot
Race 1959 /
Ben-Hur /
Ben-Hur 2016 /
Chariot
Race 2016
Quo Vadis 1951
Quo Vadis
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Asterix
Nicolas Poussin "Et in Arcadia Ego"
1637-1638
Sir Joshua Reynolds "Et in Arcadia Ego" 1769
Assignment: Paper on Beard and Henderson (due Tuesday, Nov.
29): In this paper, which counts 25% of your final grade you
should use your
Beard and Henderson Worksheets
to provide an overview of the book, chapter by chapter. Your
audience is someone who has not read the book. You should
incorporate into your paper personal observations and comments
about ways in which this book has helped you better understand
the field of Classics and your relationship to it. Suggested
length: 10 pages (approximately one page per chapter).
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Tuesday, Nov. 15
Read Introduction and Chapters 1-2 (Homer/Thales) of
Twelve Greeks and Romans (12GR)
Who are the Ancient Greeks?
TRG1 /
TRG2
Shelley's
Hellas /
Preface
Hanover Historical Texts Collection
Refer to this website as you read 12GR:
Major Classical Authors
Applying to Graduate School:
Graduate Programs and Department Websites
Assignment: Find an M.A. or Ph.D Program in Classics
(or a related field) which interests you
and gather information about this program.
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Wednesday, Nov. 16
"Mycenaean Greeks in Cyprus at the End of the Bronze Age: A New
Approach to an Old Question"
Kyle Jazwa, Lecturer
in Archaeology, Monmouth College (kjazwa@monmouthcollege.edu)
7:30 P.M., Pattee Auditorium, Center for Science and Business,
Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
Attendance Required.
Thursday, Nov. 17
Seminar Meets in Hewes Library for Tour of Shields
Collection with Mary Phillips
Revised Resume Due.
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Tuesday, Nov.
22
No regular class today. Use
this time to work on your Beard and Henderson paper.
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Thursday, Nov. 24
Thanksgiving Break No
Seminar
Tuesday, Nov. 29
Beard and
Henderson Paper due today.
Grad School Reports today.
Chapters 3-4 of
12GR
(Themistocles, Pericles)
TRG3 /
TRG4
Solon: Selected Fragments
Pericles' Funeral Oration
Assignment: Oral reports on "Why Study Classics"
University of Arizona Department of Classics
http://Classics.arizona.edu/node/287
Why Study Classics? (Drew University)
http://www.phds.org/
Majoring in Classics Gives Students an Edge
(Maddie)
Classics Majors Find Their Future in the Past
(Ariel)
Branding and Marketing the Classics Major
Careers in Classics /
Benefits of a Classics Education /
Test
Scores of Latin Students
Eleven
Reasons to Major in the Humanities
(Dan)
Why
in Heaven's Name Are You Majoring in Greek?
The
Heart of the Matter: Social Sciences and the Humanities
Why
Study Classics? (University of Dallas)
Classicists Are Smart!
(Corey)
After Williams
Why Studying Latin, More So Than Business, Is Ideal Training for
Actually Running a Business - Capterra Blog
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Thursday,
Dec.
1
Chapters 5-6 of
12GR (Plato and Aristotle)
Oral Reports on "Why Study
Classics"
TGR5-6
Diogenes the Cynic
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Tuesday, December
6
Chapter 7-8 of
12GR
(Scipio Africanus, Julius Caesar)
TGR7-8
Chapter 9-10 of 12GR (Cicero, Augustus)
TRG9-10
Careers for Classicists
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Why Classics?
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Tuesday, December
13
Final Meeting
Class will meet at Prof. Sienkewicz' home
(1103 East Second Avenue) at 8:00AM
Breakfast will be served.
Summary paper on
12GR
due.
Seminar activities:
1.
Discussion of
Careers for Classicists
2.
Discussion of
"How do you
fit in?"
3.
Seminar Evaluation
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