Classics Expanded Course Descriptions

Please see the General Catalog for courses not described below: CLA, GRK, LAT.

2026

Fall

An ancient column in a museum hall.
CLA 001 Near East & Early Greece A01 - A06
Ishtar on an Akkadian seal
CLA 010 Greek, Roman, & Near Eastern Mythology
Ancient Greek terracotta vase painting of a woman with braided hair and headband on dark blue background
CLA 015 Women and Gender in Antiquity
Pompeii
CLA 020 Pompeii AD 79
An Anatomical Drawing of a Heart over a Dictionary Page
CLA 030 Word Roots
An ancient amphora with a depiction of an octopus on it.
CLA 035 Food & Wine in the Ancient Mediterranean
Corroded bronze gear mechanism fragment with green patina on clear stand
CLA 050 Ancient Science
Round plaster classical relief medallion depicting seated figure with attendants
CLA 100A Methods for Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Graphic of three robed figures wearing black Greek tragedy masks, anguished expressions
CLA 143 Greek Tragedy
Fresco of a classical interior with two fluted columns and red-green decorative wall panels
CLA 175 Architecture & Urbanism in Mediterranean Antiquity
Stone relief of a robed standing man holding a staff and small object, neutral expression
CLA 200A Approaches to the Classical Past

Summer Session II

Ishtar on an Akkadian seal
CLA 010Y Greek, Roman, & Near Eastern Mythology
An Anatomical Drawing of a Heart over a Dictionary Page
CLA 030V Word Roots
Ancient statue of man pouring wine.
CLA 036V Food & Wine Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek black-figure amphora depicting five nude runners in motion
CLA 045 Sport & Spectacle in the Ancient Mediterranean

Summer Session I

Ancient Egyptian wall relief of a slender nude female presenting offerings beneath a solar disk
CLA 010Y Greek, Roman, & Near Eastern Mythology
An Anatomical Drawing of a Heart over a Dictionary Page
CLA 030V Word Roots
Ancient statue of man pouring wine.
CLA 036V Food & Wine Ancient Greece

Spring

a black and white old post card of the temple of zeus
CLA 002: Ancient Greece & the Near East: 500-146 BCE
fragment of a face sculpture
CLA 004 Late Antiquity
Ishtar on an Akkadian seal
CLA 010 Greek, Roman, & Near Eastern Mythology
An Anatomical Drawing of a Heart over a Dictionary Page
CLA 030 Word Roots
An Ancient Vase.
CLA 101D Classical Receptions
Carved figures depicting warriors in intricate, weathered detail.
CLA 190 Senior Seminar - Reading Roman Epic

Winter

bronze statue of a mans face
CLA 003 Rome & Mediterranean Sec 1-6
Ishtar on an Akkadian seal
CLA 010 Greek, Roman, & Near Eastern Mythology
Sparta Woman Sculpture
CLA 015 Women & Gender in Classical Antiquity
An Anatomical Drawing of a Heart over a Dictionary Page
CLA 030 Word Roots
An ancient amphora with a depiction of an octopus on it.
CLA 035 Food & Wine in the Ancient Mediterranean
Egyption papyrus art of a man praising the sun
CLA 060 Magic in the Ancient Greco-Roman World
An eight foot forgery Etruscan statue
CLA 101D Fakes and Forgeries: The Art of Replication
A statue of Homer
CLA 140 Homer & Ancient Epic
A round ancient artifact depicting artisans.
CLA 180 Ancient Mediterranean Technologies

2025

Fall

An ancient column in a museum hall.
CLA 001 Near East & Early Greece A01 - A04
a black and white old post card of the temple of zeus
CLA 002: Ancient Greece & the Near East: 500-146 BCE
Ishtar on an Akkadian seal
CLA 010Y Greek, Roman, & Near Eastern Mythology
Pompeii
CLA 020 Pompeii AD 79
An Anatomical Drawing of a Heart over a Dictionary Page
CLA 030 Word Roots
Glass fragmentary beaker with painted decoration.
CLA 045 Sport & Spectacle in the Ancient Mediterranean
antikythera
CLA 050, Sec 001-004 Ancient Science
Statuette of a standing goddess.
CLA 104 Death & Dying in the Ancient Mediterranean
A portrait of saint augustine in a classic style writing
CLA 110 Origins of Rhetoric
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
CLA 170 Cultural Interactions in the Ancient Mediterranean World

Summer Session II

An Anatomical Drawing of a Heart over a Dictionary Page
CLA 030 Word Roots
Ancient statue of man pouring wine.
CLA 036V Food & Wine Ancient Greece

Summer Session I

Sparta Woman Sculpture
CLA 015 Women & Gender in Classical Antiquity
An Anatomical Drawing of a Heart over a Dictionary Page
CLA 030 Word Roots
Ancient statue of man pouring wine
CLA 036V Food & Wine Ancient Greece

Spring

a column
CLA 001 Near East & Early Greece A01 - A04
fragment of a face sculpture
CLA 004 Late Antiquity