LAT 201
Fall 2025
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01
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We will read portions of Cicero's "Pro Caelio" speech and a selection of the poems of Catullus, with a focus on the tangled social web linking the poet Catullus, the young Caelius, their shared love interest Lesbia/Clodia, and Cicero's long-standing feud with Clodia's brother. We'll get a glimpse behind the curtain of the private lives and public performances of Rome's elite during the late Republic -- complete with secret affairs, political scheming, and even an accusation of poisoning! We will also explore how these texts reflect social and cultural tensions of Rome in the 50s BCE, a period of growing instability not long before the Republic's dramatic fall. This course will fall under the Literature and Performance track. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA CLST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (Art History)(Classical Studies) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
- This course satisfies a language requirement for the Classical Studies major. |
| Instructor(s): Schirmer,Christy Times: ..T.R.. 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: DWNY208; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 10 | | SR major: 1 | JR major: 2 | | |
| Seats Available: 7 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 2 | FR: 2 |
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