E. CLAS 0701 History of Classical Literature
General Examination for Classics/Classical Studies Majors
A comprehensive overview of the major literary, historical, and philosophical works of Greece and Rome. Greek authors studied include Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Herodotus, Aristophanes, Thucydides, Plato, and Aristotle. Roman authors include Lucretius, Cicero, Livy, Vergil, Petronius, and Tacitus. Required of senior majors in Classics/Classical Studies and open to all interested students with some background in Greek and Roman literature, history, or philosophy.
Seniors taking the General Examination in Classics/Classical Studies (CLAS 0701) must take CLAS 0450 in the fall of their senior year, but they register for CLAS 0701 instead of 0450. General examinations may be scheduled to take place either at the end of fall term or during winter term by arrangement with the faculty. A grade of B+ or better on the general examination is necessary for departmental honors; the grade for CLAS 0701 that appears on a student's transcript is an average of the grade for course work in CLAS 0450 and his/her grade on the general exam.
