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Just getting started? Our lower-level Classical civilization courses (all in English translation)

The Acropolis in Athens: a high plateau with temples on top.

SLC/GRK 142: Ancient Greek Civilization

Today the Greeks are probably best known for their myths. But they gave us so much more. the concepts of justice, law, and democracy. Great art and architecture like the Parthenon, elements of which you can see even around the ASU campus today. Canonical literature like Homer and Sophocles who have deeply influenced the literary tradition. When they defeated the Persians in 479 BC, they in effect created Western Civilization as a distinct culture from the East, leading to the United States today. Come learn what else we owe to them.

3 credits (C) i-course

General Studies Maroon HU, H

General Student Gold HUAD

LAT/SLC 143: Roman Civilization

This course is an introduction to ancient Roman civilization from the earliest times (ca. 1200 BCE) through the fall of the Western Empire (CE 476) and the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian (6th c. CE). We will examine ancient Roman society, history, art, architecture, literature, mythology, and legends.

3 credits (C) i-course

General Studies Maroon H, HU

General Studies Gold GCSI

GRK/LAT/ SLC 223: Intro to Greek and Roman Myth

Do you really know Greek and Roman mythology? Sure, you know who Zeus was and you’ve heard of Hercules and his Twelve Labors. But do you know what myths mean? What purpose they serve? How do we interpret them? Do you know how myth surrounds us in the world today—and is often wrong?

Come find out.

This course is offered in-person in C session, online in A session, online in B session, as an i-course and also through ASU Online

General Studies Maroon HU

General Studies Gold HUAD

GRK/LAT/SLC 294: Olympics to Colosseum

3 credits (C)

MWF 12:20-1:10

General Studies Maroon H

General Studies Gold HUAD

Want to learn Latin?

LAT 101: Elementary I

MW 10:30-11:45 am

F 10:30-11:20 am

Basic Latin grammar with an emphasis on developing reading skills.

4 credits (C)

General Studies Maroon G

An old inscription in capital Latin letters.

LAT 201: Intermediate Latin I

MWF 10:30-11:45 am

F 10:30-11:20 am

Continuing grammar, bridging into translation

3 credits (C)

LAT 421/598: Roman Literature

MWF 10:10-11:00 am

Readings in the Latin masterpieces. Authors read change each year in accordance with needs of the class. May be repeated for credit.

3 credits (C)

General Studies Maroon HU

Our upper-level Classical Civilization courses (all in English translation)

GRK/SLC 351: Tales of Troy

Provides an in-depth exploration of the ancient Greek archaic primary source material, including literary, art historical and archaeological sources. Uses stories about the Trojan War as a theme for the course, but does not limit exploration of the literature, art, history and culture of archaic Greece.

TTh 1:30-2:45 pm

General Studies Maroon HU

General Studies Gold GCSI (pending)

3 credits (C)

GRK/SLC 494 and SLC 598: Greco-Roman Ideas of Leadership and Politics

This course is intended to include a number of rotating topics, in accordance with student interest and faculty availability. The course will be taught in English and texts will be read in English translation.

i-Course (C)

General Studies Maroon H

3 credits

GRK/LAT/SLC 394: Athens, Rome, and American Democracy

MWF 10:10-11:00

General Studies Maroon H

General Studies Gold AMIT (pending)

3 credits

LAT/SLC 356: Rome From Village to Empire

Provides an in-depth exploration of Republican Roman literature and explores how these primary sources shaped and were shaped by ancient Rome's history and culture during its formative Republican period.

TTH 3:00-4:15

3 credits

General Studies Maroon HU, H

General Studies Gold GCSI (pending)

GRK/SLC 362 and REL 360: Ancient Greek Religion

Surveys ancient Greek religion, including its gods, ritual practices and festivals. Analyzes the development of the religion over time, and how both ancient and modern figures interpreted its meaning.

TTH 3:00-4:15

3 credits

General Studies Maroon HU

General Studies Gold HUAD (pending)

"...and Greek as a treat." -- Winston Churchill

GRK 101: Elementary Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek syntax and grammar, equipping the student to read the foundational texts of Greco-Roman antiquity.

MWF 9:05-9:55 am

+ 1 hour hybrid

General Studies Maroon G

4 credits (C)

GRK 301: Ancient Greek Literature

Readings Ancient Greek Authors in the original language

MWF 9:05-9:55 am

General Studies Maroon HU, G

3 credits (C)

Going to medical or PA school? Get a head start with our Medical Terminology course!

GRK/LAT/SLC/BIO 140: Greek and Latin Roots of Biomedical Terminology

Introduces students to the ancient Greek and Latin root words most commonly used in biological, medical, and other scientific terminology, and gives practice identifying them in context. The knowledge of these root words enables students to memorize with greater ease and increased retention the bioscientific terminology they encounter in other coursework as well as in their medical or scientific profession.

This course is taught in Session A, Session B, as an iCourse, and as an oCourse

3 credits

And Now For Something Completely Different

a.k.a. Non-classical courses also taught by our faculty!

SLC 123: Gods and Monsters--Comparative World Mythology

MWF 11:15-12:05

3 credits (C)

Gold HGCSI

Maroon HU

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