Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

HUMA 111 - ROMAN CIVILIZATION &ITS LEGACY

Long Title: ROMAN CIVILIZTION AND ITS LEGACY
Department: Humanities Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course will investigate central aspects of Roman civilization: politics, religion, law, oratory, private life, public entertainment, literature, and visual art and architecture. Through case studies, we will also examine the place of ancient Rome in the western imagination, and the influence of ancient Rome on later politics, literature, and art. Cross-list: CLAS 108.
Course URL: http://classicallegacy.rice.edu/