| Course Title: Cicero and the Enemies of the Roman Republic |
| Start Date: 01/23/2023 End Date: 05/08/2023 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2023 |
| Description: The career of the Roman orator and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero spanned the last generation of the Roman Republic, a period of political instability and civil war. As the leading orator of his day, Cicero often used his rhetorical skills to thwart those who he believed were bent on the destruction of the Roman Republic. In this course, we will examine the role of public oratory in the political process in this period with a close reading of Cicero's speeches and letters concerning one of his political enemies (Catiline, Clodius, or Mark Antony). |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , LANG - Language |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Geoffrey Sumi | 413-538-2277 | gsumi@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 09:00AM - 10:15AM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 301 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: Two courses in Latin at the 200-level or any 300-level Latin course. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ANCST0001 | ANCST: Ancient Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Ancient Studies major and/or minor. |
| ANCST0001 | ANCST: Ancient Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Ancient Studies major and/or minor. |
| CLASS0001 | CLAS: Classical Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Classical Studies major and/or minor. |
| CLASS0001 | CLAS: Classical Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Classical Studies major and/or minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 3 | Available: 15 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: A Cicero Reader Author: May, James Copyright: 2011 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780865167131 Publisher: Bolchazy Carducci |
Required | 19.00 |
| Title: Cicero, pro Marco Caelio Author: Dyck, Andrew Copyright: 2013 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781107643482 Publisher: Cambridge University Press |
Required | 39.99 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |