List of Triad Courses
Department of Classics
Monmouth College
CLAS 210G. Ancient Literature.
A study in translation of literary themes and ancient genres as works of art, this course
considers ancient Greek and Roman expressions of the creative imagination in literature
and the theater and their links with contemporary culture and the fine arts. Each time it
is offered, this course covers different genres, including epic, tragedy, comedy, the
novel, lyric poetry, and satire or different themes, such as the trickster, love and
marriage, and the generation gap. May be repeated with different topics. (Three credits.)
LATN 210. Roman Literature.
Readings in Latin in the topics and genres covered in Classics 210. Authors to be read may
include Vergil, Seneca, Terence, Plautus, Petronius, Horace, Catullus, and Juvenal. May be
repeated for credit with different topics. (Three credits.)
GREK 210. Greek Literature.
Readings in Greek in the topics and genres covered in Classics 210. Authors to be read may
include Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, the Greek novelists, Sappho,
and Archilochus. May be repeated for credit with different topics. (Three credits.)
Sample CLAS/LATN/GREK210 syllabus
CLAS 230G. Classical Mythology: Topic.
A survey of literary and artistic expressions of ancient Greek and Roman myths, their
influence in the development of human culture, and their links with the mythologies of
other peoples. This course considers a different topic every year, including "The
Hero," "The God," and "Women in Mythology." May be repeated for
credit with different topics. Satisfies the appreciation requirement in "Beauty and
Meaning in Works of Art." (Three credits.)
LATN 230. Mythology.
Readings in Latin about the myths discussed in Classics 230. (Three credits.)
GREK 230. Mythology.
Readings in Greek about the myths discussed in Classics 230. (Three credits.)
Sample CLAS/LATN/GREK230 syllabus
CLAS 240G. Ancient Society: Topic.
A close examination of a particular aspect of Graeco-Roman society with special attention
to the ways in which the lives of ancient Greeks and Romans were different from those in
the modern world. Each time it is offered, this course covers a different social topic,
including the ancient family, athletics, education, political organization and theory,
military life, utopias, etc. May be repeated for credit with different topics. (Listed
also as History 240G.) (Three credits.)
LATN 240. Roman Society: Readings.
Readings in Latin in the topics covered in Classics 240. (Three credits.)
GREK 240. Greek Society: Readings.
Readings in Greek in the topics covered in Classics 240. (Three credits.)
Sample CLAS/LATN/GREK240 syllabus
CLAS 241. Ancient Society: Topic.
May be repeated for credit with different topics.
CLAS 250. Special Topics.
May be repeated for credit. (Three credits.)
LATN 250. Special Topics.
May be repeated for credit. (Three credits.)
GREK 250. Special Topics.
May be repeated for credit. (Three credits.)
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