The Classical World

Spring 2013 quarter

Faculty

Stephen Beck philosophy , Thomas Rainey history

Fields of Study

classics, history, literature and philosophy

Description

This inter-disciplinary, coordinated studies program will explore, in considerable detail, the classical world of ancient Greece and Rome. It will focus on the history, literature, philosophy, and culture of these two vitally connected and overlapping classical civilizations. We will also consider how ancient Greece and Rome created the foundations of Western civilization. Our readings will be drawn from such writers as Homer, Sophocles, Euripides, Plato, Aristotle, Virgil, Suetonious, Plutarch, Seneca, and Aurelius.

Advertised Schedule

6-10p Mon/Wed

Location

Olympia

Online Learning

No Required Online Learning

Books

Greener Store

Offered During

Evening and Weekend