CNE 170. Love, Marriage and the Family in Classical Antiquity. 3 credits.

By analyzing ancient texts and material culture, this course explores how the Greeks and Romans defined and experienced family, with an eye to issues of diversity and social justice. Questions addressed include who had the right to marry, reasons for marriage, the status of marriage, definitions of marriage, divorce, the roles of men, women, and children in the family and household religion, and how the experience of family differed by status (male, female, child, slave, freedman). CO: COM 101.

CNE 171. War in Literature. 3 credits.

This literary study of war invites students to consider via readings from various authors, genres, and cultures social justice issues such as the justifications for wars and their toll on human resources, values, and lives from antiquity through the present day. CO: COM 101.

CNE 172. Muhammad in Muslim Life and Thought. 3 credits.

Future relations with the Muslim world depends on understanding Muslim devotion to Muhammad. We will explore this devotion by examining Muhammad's depiction in literature and popular rituals. We will also examine how his legacy continues to be (re)constructed by Muslims with competing socio-political agendas, i.e., conservative, liberal, and progressive. CO: COM 101.

CNE 220. World Literature I: Antiquity to Renaissance. 3 credits. (Same as ENG 220)

An introduction to Western and non-Western world literatures chosen from the ancient period to the Renaissance, with particular emphasis on gender, ethnic, and cultural diversity. P: One Magis Core Curriculum Critical Issues in Human Inquiry course or HRS 100 or HRS 101.

CNE 230. Make 'Em Laugh: Serious Topics in Humorous Greek and Roman Literature. 3 credits.

This course is a survey of Greek and Roman humorous genres. Focus will be on typical topics and themes explored in these various genres, how the genre affects the presentation of these topics and themes, and how these topics and themes reflect the attitudes of the cultures in which they were written. P: Critical Issues in Human Inquiry course or HRS 100 or HRS 101.

CNE 231. Topics in Arabic Literature in Translation. 3 credits.

This course is a survey of the history, composition, and structure of The Arabian Nights, with selected reading of some of its central tales. What is the tales' origin? Who "wrote" them? Why do they continue to enchant Westerners? And what does it reveal about the Islamic world and Western engagement therewith? P: Critical Issues in Human Inquiry or HRS 100 or HRS 101.

CNE 232. Heroes, Ghosts, Witches, Gods and Monsters: Classical Mythology. 3 credits.

Nature and function of myth and legend; artistic, religious, psychological, and anthropological implications; influence on early and later literature and on art. P: Critical Issues in Human Inquiry course or HRS 100 or HRS 101.

CNE 233. The Hero in Antiquity. 3 credits.

Literary criticism of a broad range of ancient literature, including epic, tragedy, comedy, lyric poetry, and philosophical dialogues, with special focus on the role of heroism within society. P: Critical Issues in Human Inquiry course or HRS 100 or HRS 101.

CNE 234. Epic Literature. 3 credits. SP

Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Vergil's Aeneid, and, for purposes of comparison, the Epic of Gilgamesh and other epic literature with attention to cultural context, the heroic character, and poetic technique. P: Critical Issues in Human Inquiry course or HRS 100 or HRS 101.

CNE 280. Sport and Athletics in the Ancient Mediterranean. 3 credits. (Same as HIS 280)

This course explores the critical role of athletics and sport in the ancient Mediterranean. Sport was fundamentally linked to social and cultural identity and usually performed in public, often religious or funerary, celebration. The course will end with an overview of the legacy of ancient sport, especially the revival of the Olympic Games. P: One Magis Core Critical Issues in Human Inquiry course or HRS 100 or HRS 101.

CNE 281. Ancient Greece. 3 credits.

This course is an introduction to the history of Greece from the Minoans in the 12th century B.C.E. through the fall of Greece to Rome in 146 B.C.E., with a particular focus on the political, social, and cultural developments. P: Critical Issues in Human Inquiry course or HRS 100 or HRS 101.

CNE 282. Ancient Rome. 3 credits.

This course is an introduction to Roman history from the Founding of Rome in the 8th century B.C.E., through the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century A.D., with a particular focus on the political, social, and cultural developments. P: Critical Issues in Human Inquiry course or HRS 100 or HRS 101.

CNE 300. Introduction to the Ancient Mediterranean World. 3 credits. SP (Same as GRK 300, LAT 300)

General introduction to the ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek and Roman world, focusing on the history, literature, material culture, religion and/or philosophy of each culture. Readings from ancient and modern sources. P: Contemporary Composition; Oral Communication.

CNE 303. Introduction to the Early Medieval World. 3 credits. OD

A general interdisciplinary introduction to the early Medieval World in the Latin West. Readings will be drawn from a variety of disciplines, such as history, literature, religion, philosophy, theology, art, and music.

CNE 304. Introduction to the Later Medieval World. 3 credits. OD

A general interdisciplinary introduction to the later Medieval World in the Latin West. Readings will be drawn from a variety of disciplines, such as history, literature, religion, philosophy, theology, art, and music.

CNE 315. Religions In The Greco-Roman World. 3 credits. OD

Beliefs and rituals of the religions of ancient Greece and Rome, including the mystery religions.

CNE 323. Classical Greek Drama. 3 credits. OD (Same as THR 323)

Selected works of Greek dramatists. The influence of Greek drama on English literature and on modern drama.

CNE 348. Muhammad And The Rise Of Islam. 3 credits. OD (Same as HIS 348)

The course examines the emergence and flowering of Islamic civilization from the time of the prophet, Muhammad, until the sack of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258. Topics include Muhammad's prophetic mission, the Arab Kingdom of Damascus, the rise of the Abbasids, and the classical civilization of the High Caliphate. P: So. stdg.

CNE 349. Egyptian Art And Archaeology. 3 credits. OD (Same as ARH 349, HIS 349, THL 349)

This course surveys ancient Egypt from the prehistoric/predynastic periods beginning around 4,000 BCE through the incorporation of Egypt into the Ptolemaic then Roman Empires at the end of the first millennium BCE. You will learn about the changing historical and cultural contexts of Egypt¡an art and architecture, exploring topics such as the meaning and audience of Egyptian art, the relationship between writing and artistic representation, the art of death, and the connections between art, religion, kingship, and the Egyptian worldview. Along the way, you w¡ll also learn about the history of the field of Egyptology, the relationship of modern Egypt to ancient Egypt, and how "the west" has constructed, used, and abused a constructed "ancient Egypt." Satisfies Magis Core: Fine Arts.

CNE 350. Archaeology of Israel & Jordan. 3 credits. OD (Same as ARH 350, HIS 350, THL 350)

A chronological survey of the archaeology of Israel and Jordan, providing a material perspective on the history of society, economy, and religion of the people from the Neolithic period to the Byzantine Period.

CNE 351. Warfare in the Classical World. 3 credits. (Same as HIS 351)

This course will study warfare as it was conducted and imagined in the Greek and Roman worlds. Using both primary evidence and secondary scholarship, we will examine practical manuals of tactics and siege warfare, as well as literary works from a variety of genres. We will also consider material evidence, such as visual and monumental depictions of warfare, and their role in producing cultural meaning.

CNE 354. Greek Art and Archaeology. 3 credits. OD (Same as ARH 354)

Study of the sculpture, painting, architecture, and sites of ancient Greece with emphasis on their archaeological, historical, and geographical aspects.

CNE 357. Ancient Near Eastern Art And Archaeology. 3 credits. OD (Same as ARH 357)

History of painting, sculpture, architecture, and minor arts in the Ancient Near East from c. 3500 B.C. to the conquest of Achaemenid Persia by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. Regionally, the course will survey the arts in Mesopotamia, in such peripheral areas as Anatolia and the Levant, and in ancient Iran.

CNE 358. An Introduction to Roman Law. 3 credits. OD

An introduction to Roman Civil, Constitutional, and Criminal Law. Civil Law will be studied topically and through cases. Constitutional and Criminal Law are studied in their historical development and topically, through case studies. Careful thinking, the special genius of Roman Law, and its impact on the modern world will be major themes of the course. No previous experience in Classical Studies or Latin required.

CNE 360. History of Medieval Ethics. 3 credits. (Same as PHL 360)

An investigation of mediaeval ethics, tracing its roots in classical antiquity and religious tradition, outlining its innovations, and outlining the ways in which it lays the foundations of modern ethics. P: Philosophical Ideas course, Ethics course.

CNE 362. Imaging Christ: The Challenge of Early Christian Art. 3 credits. OD (Same as ARH 362)

Study of the development of early Christian architecture, painting, sculpture, and industrial arts; archaeological excavation of early churches and catacombs with emphasis on problems of interpretation; Western and Byzantine iconography.

CNE 365. Greek Art. 3 credits. OD (Same as ARH 365)

Sculpture, painting, and the minor arts of Greece.

CNE 366. Etruscan and Roman Art. 3 credits. OD (Same as ARH 366)

Sculpture, painting, and the minor arts of the Etrusco-Roman people.

CNE 369. Medieval Art and Architecture. 3 credits. OD (Same as ARH 369)

Architecture, painting, and sculpture of Europe from the 4th century to the 14th century.

CNE 370. History Of Ancient Western Philosophy. 3 credits. AY (Same as PHL 370)

Examination of the origins and development of Western philosophy in ancient Greece and Rome from the pre-Socratics to Hellenistic philosophy, with substantial study of the works of Plato and Aristotle. P: Philosophical Ideas course.

CNE 371. History of Hellenistic Philosophy. 3 credits. AY (Same as PHL 371)

Examination of the development of Western philosophy after Aristotle during the Hellenistic period in ancient Greece and imperial Rome. The study of Epicureanism (pleasure is the highest good), Stoicism (living in agreement with nature is the highest good), Skepticism (peace of mind is gained by suspending one's judgment on all dogmatic claims to truth), and Neo-Platonism. P: Philosophical Ideas course.

CNE 372. History of Medieval Philosophy. 3 credits. AY (Same as PHL 372)

Study of St. Augustine and the development of Scholasticism; the Arab commentators; the achievements of St. Thomas Aquinas; Duns Scotus; William of Ockham and the rise of nominalism. P: Philosophical Ideas course.

CNE 401. Greek History to the Peloponnesian War. 3 credits. AY, FA (Same as HIS 401)

The political and social history of Greece, with excurses into its material culture, from prehistoric times through the end of the Peloponnesian War.

CNE 402. Alexander the Great and His Legacy. 3 credits.

The political and social history of Greece from the end of the Peloponnesian War through the fall of Greece to Rome in 146 B.C. Emphasis will be placed on Alexander's conquests and the lasting influence of Hellenistic political, social, and cultural institutions.

CNE 403. The Roman Republic. 3 credits. AY, FA (Same as HIS 403)

The political and social history of Rome with excurses into material culture covering developments from the Bronze Age to the end of the Roman Republic. Some emphasis will be placed on the political structures of the Republic, both in seeking the antecedents of the American constitution and in analyzing the causes of the Republic's fall.

CNE 404. The Roman Empire. 3 credits. AY, SP (Same as HIS 404)

The political and social history of the Roman Empire, with excursus into its material culture, from the Age of Augustus through the reign of Constantine the Great. Emphasis will be placed on the provinces and the diverse ethnic groups within the Empire.

CNE 405. Jews & Judaism: History, Heroes, Holidays. 3 credits.

This course explores Jews and Judaism thematically from the biblical period through the modern world. There are many ways to view Jews: religious beliefs and rituals, shared historical and cultural experiences, political doctrines, ethnic connections, kinship. There is also the prophetic command "to be a light unto the nations," illuminating and being of service to all humanity. This course will explore dynamic features of Judaism that allow us to identify a community as Jewish. lt will also seek to delineate the resilience and creativity that Jews have developed in the face of implacable hatred and persecution. ln this way, students will be led to reflect on the universal struggle for justice, equality, and dignity and to expand the opportunities to experience these positive features of life through personal experience and service. P: Critical Issues in Human Inquiry; Senior standing.

CNE 410. Stoicism. 3 credits. OD (Same as PHL 410)

Study of the philosophy originated by Zeno of Citium in the Stoa Poikile in Athens around 300 BCE and the influence of Stoicism in the history of Western philosophy. Investigation of the Stoic system of physics, logic, and ethics; the doctrines of naturalism, rationalism, fatalism, providence, cosmopolitanism, autarky, apatheia, and suicide. Possible topics include philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, freedom and determinism, and political philosophy. P: Philosophical Ideas course.

CNE 418. Great Empires of the Near East. 3 credits. (Same as HIS 418)

This course will examine the history, culture, and society of the peoples of Mesopotamia, including the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Hittites, and Persians. Focus will be given to their distinctive institutions and world-views and how these are expressed through their cultural artifacts and social system.

CNE 419. Ancient Egypt: History, Society and Culture. 3 credits. (Same as HIS 419)

This course will explore the history, society, economy, and religion of ancient Egypt from the predynastic era through the Ptolemaic period, as revealed through its artistic and material remains. Attention will be given to how sculpture, painting, architecture, and other material remains provide a window on Egyptian life and thought.

CNE 420. Selected Topics In Ancient History. 3 credits. OD (Same as HIS 420)

Topical approach to selected problems or special periods in ancient history. Course will be subtitled in the Schedule of Courses. Course is repeatable as long as subtitle is different.

CNE 423. Greek and Roman Comedy. 3 credits. OD

Origins, literary characteristics, and influence of Greek Old and New Comedy and Roman Comedy: Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, and Terence. Theory of the comic.

CNE 430. Selected Topics In Ancient Art And Archaeology. 3 credits. OD (Same as ARH 430)

Topical or regional focus in the area of ancient art and/or archaeology. Course will be subtitled in the Schedule of Courses. Course is repeatable as long as subtitle is different.

CNE 440. Selected Topics In Classical Literature. 3 credits. OD

Topical approach to selected problems or themes in ancient literature. Course will be subtitled in the Schedule of Courses. Course is repeatable as long as subtitle is different.

CNE 461. The City of Rome in Antiquity. 3 credits. OD (Same as ARH 461)

An Architectural, Artistic, and Social Historical Survey of the city of Rome, concentrating on the ancient city but also tracing its development (as appropriate) through modern times. Political History will be covered to the extent needed to provide a framework for the course, but does not overlap with CNE404/HIS 404.

CNE 462. Homer, Troy and the Trojan War. 3 credits. OD

Study of the literature, mythology, art and archaeology connected with the Trojan War. An examination of the historicity of the Trojan war, with discussion of questions such as: can literature be used as a guide to archaeology? Can the archaeological record confirm or deny the reality of the Trojan War?.

CNE 464. Selected Topics in Ancient Philosophy. 3 credits. OD (Same as PHL 464)

Topic approach to selected problems or themes in ancient philosophy, or focus on an individual philosopher or school of philosophy. Course will be subtitled in the Schedule of Courses. P: Philosophical Ideas course.

CNE 465. The City of Rome. 3 credits. (Same as ARH 465)

An architectural, urban, and social historical survey of the city of Rome from the end of the Empire, through the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and ending with the modern city. The class will focus on urban history, theory and design, but will cover political history to the extent needed to provide a framework for the course.

CNE 493. Directed Independent Readings. 1-3 credits. FA, SP, SU

Credit by arrangement. Designed to meet the special needs of qualified students. May be repeated to a limit of six hours. P: DC.

CNE 497. Directed Independent Research. 1-3 credits. OD

May be repeated to a limit of six hours. P: DC.

CNE 498. Senior Capstone Seminar. 3 credits. FA (Same as GRK 498, LAT 498)

Directed research on a general topic; preparation and public presentation of a senior thesis. CNE 498 open only to Classics majors.

CNE 523. Israelite Religions. 3 credits. (Same as THL 523)

This course will examine the manifold expressions of Israelite religions - biblical, archaeological, and epigraphic. Emphasis will be placed on the diversity of Israelite religions and the relationship of Israelite religions to the religions of her Near Eastern neighbors. P: Jr. stdg.

CNE 524. History of Ancient Israel. 3 credits. OD (Same as HIS 524, THL 524)

An examination and reconstruction of the history of ancient Israel from biblical and other ancient New Eastern literary texts, and from archaeological and epigraphic materials. P: THL 100 and a 200-level Scripture course and Jr. stdg.

CNE 525. Archaeological Fieldwork And Analysis. 3 credits. SU (Same as ANT 525, THL 525)

The student learns the principles of stratigraphic archaeology (or underwater archaeology) by participating in an excavation for a minimum of four weeks. The student will learn stratigraphic theory and excavation strategy, basic archaeological techniques, and the basic analysis of archaeological materials recovered from the site. (Underwater archaeologists will learn basic underwater techniques in place of some terrestrial methods.) CO: CNE 526.

CNE 526. Archaeology Of Roman Palestine. 3 credits. SU (Same as ANT 526, THL 526)

This is a study of ancient Palestine from the rise of the Herodian dynasty in the first century BCE to the aftermath of the Muslim conquest in the seventh century CE. The material of the course is the physical remains of archaeological sites throughout modern Israel, along with movable cultural remains that issued from these sites. The major focus of the course will be the interaction between classical Mediterranean civilization on the one hand, and the Jews and other Middle Eastern peoples on the other, in the age that yielded Rabbinic Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. CO: CNE 525.

CNE 529. Translations of the Bible. 3 credits. OD (Same as THL 529)

Various ancient translations of the Bible and their significance. P: THL 100 and a 200-level Scripture course and Jr. stdg.

CNE 535. Exploring Italy. 3 credits. (Same as ITA 535, ARH 535)

Students will learn the history of culinary culture, including cuisine, food production, and artisanal activity, through a week spent in Umbria. Students will then learn about the great political and artistic patrimony of Italy in the city of Rome, covering all periods of the city but with a special emphasis on the ancient and the modern city.