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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