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Class number:
2960
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Title: Songs of War from Greece |
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Department: Classical Studies |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 29 |
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Current enrollment: 18 |
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Available seats: 11 |
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Start date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
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End date: Friday, May 8, 2026 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM, MC - 307 |
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Instructor(s): Tomasso, Vincent |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements |
Course Description:
War was a constant for every member of ancient Greek society, whether they were fighting in it, reveling in conquest, or lamenting the aftermath. In this course we will investigate diverse ancient Greek viewpoints on war, which may include techniques of warfare, discussions of Homer’s epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, and plays by Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes. We will also consider how modern thinkers have used these visions to interpret our experiences of war, as in therapist Jonathan Shay's Achilles in Vietnam and Odysseus in America and the Theater of War project. |