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Class number:
3027
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Title: Portraits of Augustus |
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Department: Classical Studies |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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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 15 |
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Current enrollment: 4 |
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Available seats: 11 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
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End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM, TBA |
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Instructor(s): Risser, Martha |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Latin 203 or any 300 level Latin course; or equivalent score on the Latin placement exam as determined by the Classics Department; or permission of the instructor |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements |
Course Description:
Gaius Octavius, better known by his honorific name Augustus, was a pivotal and controversial figure in Roman history, and much-depicted in Roman literature. This course will feature selections from Roman literature that offer insights into how Romans in Augustus’ time and beyond—including himself—sought to influence how people at Rome and throughout the empire regarded the career of the individual whose rise to power revolutionized Roman society and changed the course of history. Readings may include selections from Augustus’ Res Gestae, Tacitus’ Annales, Suetonius’ Vita Divi Augusti, Vergil’s Eclogues and Aeneid, Propertius’ Elegies, and Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Fasti. |