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CLA Classical Studies Courses


CLA160Y1
Introduction to Classical Studies 78L

An introduction to major themes in the development of Greek and Roman civilisation, literature and culture.


CLA201H1
Latin and Greek in Scientific Terminology 39L

The study of technical and scientific terms derived from Latin and Greek: word elements, formation, analysis. The course is designed to give students in any field of specialisation a better grasp of the derivation and basic meaning of English words derived from Latin and Greek elements.


CLA202H1
The Ancient Novel 26L, 13T

The human and social climate in which prose fiction arose; the Greek romances of love and adventure (Heliodorus, Longus, Chariton), and the more ironical and socially conscious works of the Roman writers (Petronius, The Satyricon, and Apuleius, The Golden Ass); parallels with modern literature.


CLA203H1
Science in Antiquity 39L

The first scientific traditions in the classical Mediterranean and the Near East, with emphasis on Greek science. Discussions of early physical science, biology, mathematics, and astronomy, and their place in ancient life and thought, based on primary sources in translation. Designed for students in both the sciences and humanities.


CLA204H1
Introduction to Classical Mythology 39L

A survey of the myths and legends of ancient Greece (and their extension to Rome) with some consideration of their role in ancient and modern literature and art.
Exclusion: CLA205Y


CLA205Y1
Greek and Roman Mythology 78L

The divine and heroic myths of the Graeco-Roman world, with special attention to the use of myth and legend in literature and art, religious ideas and practices associated with myth, and comparisons with related mythologies.
Exclusion: CLA204H


CLA211H1
Greek and Latin Elements in English 39L

Greek and Latin in the development of the English language. History of the contact between the classical languages and English. Latin and Greek roots combining forms and inflectional patterns. Cognates, derivatives, doublets and hybrids.


CLA219H1
Women in Antiquity 39L

A survey of the position of women in ancient Greece and Rome, with focus on women's sexuality and socialisation; their economic, religious, and political roles; and their creative production in the arts. (Offered in alternate years)
Recommended preparation: CLA160Y/230H/231H


CLA220H1
Women in Classical Literature 26L

This course studies the various images of women presented in the literature of Graeco-Roman antiquity. (Offered in alternate years)
Recommended preparation: CLA160Y


CLA230H1
Introduction to Greek History 39L

A survey of ancient Greek history from the Bronze Age to the second century B.C.


CLA231H1
Introduction to Roman History 39L

A survey of the salient political, social, and cultural developments in Roman history from the mythical beginnings to the third century A.D.


CLA299Y1
Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 42 for details.


CLA300Y1
Greek Tragedy and Comedy 78L

Greek drama from the origins of tragedy in the sixth century to New Comedy, with close study of selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander, and attention to Aristotle's Poetics.


CLA301H1
Greek Epic 39L

The Iliad and the Odyssey, with comparative study of related texts.
Recommended preparation: CLA160Y


CLA302H1
Roman Epic 39L

The Aeneid and its place in the classical tradition of epic.
Recommended preparation: CLA160Y, 301H


CLA305H1
Theories of Myth 39L

A detailed study of the major modern approaches to the analysis and interpretation of myth with specific reference to their applications to ancient Graeco-Roman myth.
Recommended Preparation: CLA204H/205Y/comparable background in the study of myth


CLA310H1
Special Seminar

Topics vary from year to year.


CLA331H1
The Family and Household in Greek Culture 39L

An examination of the household in Greek literature and thought, including relations of women, children, and slaves to the master of the household and the roles of persons of different status in the community.
Recommended preparation: CLA230H


CLA334H1
The End of the Roman Republic 39S

The age of Cicero, Pompey, and Caesar, dominated by the developing crisis of senatorial government and culminating in civil war.
Recommended preparation: CLA231H


CLA336Y1
Roman Law (formerly CLA336H) 52S

Roman law with emphasis on how it reflected community values. The nature of Roman legal reasoning. The historical development of Roman law against the background of the evolution of Roman society and Roman power.


CLA345H1
Periclean Athens 39S

Aspects of life in the golden age of Greece.
Recommended preparation: CLA230H


CLA351H1
The Early Roman Empire 39S

The history of the Roman Empire from the establishment of the Principate to Commodus: political and military history, social and economic structure; culture and religion.
Recommended preparation: CLA231H


CLA352H1
The Later Roman Empire 39S

The history of the Roman Empire from the Severi to Theodosius the Great. The crisis of the third century, the new empire of Diocletian and Constantine, and the world of Ammianus Marcellinus.
Recommended preparation: CLA231H


CLA357H1
Greek Historical Writing (formerly CLA356Y) 26S

The development of the historiographical tradition, approaches to the writing of history, aims and methods of the major historians including Herodotus and Thucydides.
Recommended preparation: CLA230H


CLA358H1
Roman Historical Writing (formerly CLA356Y) 26S

Historical writing of Rome. Approaches to the writing of history, aims and methods of major historians.
Recommended preparation: CLA231H


CLA378H1
Late Antiquity (formerly CLA338H) 26S

The history and culture of the Roman Empire from Theodosius to Justinian, concentrating on the interplay of modern interpretations and ancient evidence.
Recommended preparation: CLA231H


CLA400Y1
Independent Studies TBA

Prerequisite: Permission of Department


CLA401H1
Independent Studies TBA

Prerequisite: Permission of Department


CLA402H1
Special Topics in Classical Literature TBA

Prerequisite: One full course equivalent in the CLA 300-series and permission of Department


CLA403H1
Special Topics in Ancient History TBA

Prerequisite: One full course equivalent in the CLA 300-series and permission of Department


CLA404H1
Special Topics in Greek and Roman Literature TBA

Prerequisite: One full course equivalent in the CLA 300-series and permission of Department


CLA405H1
Special Topics in Greek and Roman History TBA

Prerequisite: One full course equivalent in the CLA 300-series and permission of Department


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