Listed in: Classics, as CLAS-124
Formerly listed as: CLAS-24
Christopher S. van den Berg (Section 01)
A study of Roman civilization from its origins to the Empire, with emphasis on major Roman writers. The material will be interpreted in the light of Roman influence upon later Western civilization. The reading will be almost entirely from Latin literature, but no knowledge of the ancient language is required. Three class hours per week.
Limited to 20 students. Fall semester. Professor van den Berg.
Section 01
M 12:00 PM - 01:20 PM MCLS 230
W 12:00 PM - 01:20 PM MCLS 230
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livy: The Early History of Rome, Books 1-V, revised edition | Penguin Classics | Livy, Oakley (Pref.)A. de Selincourt, tr. | Required | Amherst Books | TBD | |
| The Aeneid | Penguin Classics | Virgil/ D. West, tr. | Required | Amherst Books | TBD | |
| The Poems of Catullus | Oxford World's Classics | Catullus, Lee (Tr.) | Required | Amherst Books | TBD | |
| A Companion to the Roman Republic | Blackwell Companions to the Ancien World) | Rosenstein & Morstein-Marx (Ed.) | Required | Amherst Books | TBD | |
| The Comedies | Oxford University Press, USA | Terence, Brown (tr.) | Required | Amherst Books | TBD | |
| The Satires | Oxford World's Classics) | Juvenal, Barr(intro.), Rudd(tr.) | Required | Amherst Books | TBD | |
| Cicero: Ten Speeches | Hackett Publishing Co. | Cicero/ Zetzel, J (tr.) | Required | Amherst Books | TBD | |
| The Satyricon | Penguin Classics 2012 | Petronius/ ed. H. Morales | Required | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.