Course Notes
John Porter, University of Saskatchewan

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• Classics 104: The Classical Myths
• Classics 110: Greek Civilization
• Classics 121: Roman Culture and Civilization   [revised version of Classics 111: Roman Civilization]
• Classics 220: Daily Life
• Classics 226: Tragedy
• Classics 227: Comedy
• Latin 112/113 Notes, Worksheets, and Keys to Quizzes and Examinations
• Latin 400: Miscellaneous Notes
• Petronius, Satyricon
• Greek 112/113 Notes

Classics 104: The Classical Myths

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Chronological Overview: Periods and Sources
• Internet Links Page
• Map Assignment Page   [password required]
• Note on Transliteration
• Some Useful Bibliography

Classics 110: Greek Civilization

• The Mythological Background of Homer's Iliad

• Plot Outline for Homer's Iliad and List of Principal Characters

• Plot Outline for Homer's Odyssey

• The Iliad and the Greek Bronze Age

• The Iliad as Oral Formulaic Poetry

• Homeric Society

• The Homeric Gods

• The Archaic Age and the Rise of the Polis

• The Greek Lyric Poets

• The Rise of Athens and the Athenian Democracy: From Solon to Cleisthenes (with a brief glance at Sparta)

• Greek Temple Design

• Herodotus

• Outline of Herodotus, The Histories, Books 1, 6.48ff., 7, and 8

• Greek Tragedy and the Ancient Stage

• Glossary of Terms Associated with the Greek Stage

• Introduction to Aeschylus' Persians

• Sophocles' Oedipus the King

• The Structure and Meters of Sophocles' Oedipus the King

• Euripides' Hippolytus

• Thucydides

• Aristophanes and Greek Old Comedy

• Aristophanes' Clouds

• Guide to Reading Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito

Classics 121: Roman Culture and Civilization   [revised version of Classics 111: Roman Civilization]

• A Brief Chronology of Roman History

• The Roman Name

• The Early Republic

• The Punic Wars and Roman Expansion throughout the Mediterranean

• Roman New Comedy

• The Late Republic: From the Gracchi to Sulla (133-79 BC)

• From the Death of Sulla to the Death of Julius Caesar

• C. Valerius Catullus

• Lucretius

• Octavian and Antony: The Rise of Augustus

• Vergil: The Aeneid

• Ovid

Classics 220: Daily Life

• Daily Life in Classical Antiquity - General Bibliography

• Chronological Overview

• Attic Vases

• Greek and Roman Weights, Measures, and Currency

• The Greek House
  • Images of Furniture on Greek Vases

• The Roman House

• Greek and Roman Costume
  • Images of Greek Costume

• Women in Antiquity - Bibliography

• The Greek and Roman Wedding
  • Images of the Greek Wedding

• Education in Antiquity
  • Images of Greek Education

• Food in Antiquity

• Women's Work
  • Images of Female Toil on Attic Vases

• The Ancient Symposium/Convivium
  • Images of the Greek Symposium

• Eros and Attic Vases
  • Images of Eros on the Greek Vases [password required]

• Slavery in Antiquity

• A Roman's Day

• The Roman Baths

• The Ancient Olympics and Greek Sport
  • Images of Greek Sport

• Arena and Circus - The Roman Games

• Ancient Medicine

Classics 226: Tragedy

• Skenotheke: Images of the Ancient Stage

• Greek Drama: A Chronological Overview

• Greek Tragedy and the Ancient Stage

• Greek Tragedy: Formal Elements

• Glossary of Terms Associated with the Greek Stage

• Introduction to Aeschylus' Persians

• Mythological Background to Aeschylus' Agamemnon and the Oresteia Trilogy

• Zeus in Aeschylus

• Sophoclean Tragedy and Oedipus the King

• Mythological Background to Sophocles' Antigone

• The Structure and Meters of Sophocles' Oedipus the King

• The Sophoclean Hero and Aristotle

• Euripidean Tragedy and Hippolytus

• Mythological Background to Euripides' Medea

• Mythological Background to Euripides' Ion

Classics 227: Comedy

• Classics 227: Greek and Roman Comedy — A Brief Introduction

• Skenotheke: Images of the Ancient Stage

• Greek Drama: A Chronological Overview

• Aristophanes and Greek Old Comedy

• Aristophanes' Clouds

• Background Material for Menander's The Arbitration (Epitrepontes)

• Roman New Comedy

Latin 112/113 Notes, Worksheets, and Keys to Quizzes and Examinations

• see the separate index of resources for students in Latin 112/113

Latin 400: Miscellaneous Notes   (pdf format)

• The Latin Hexameter

• The Latin Elegiac Couplet

• Meter and Style in Ovid, Amores 1.2.1-26

Petronius, Satyricon

• Some Suggested Topics for In-Class Reports on Petronius' Satyricon

• Word-List for Petronius' Cena Trimalchionis

• A Grammatical Commentary on the Tale of the Widow of Ephesus (Satyricon 110.6-113.4)

• Xenophon of Ephesus' Ephesian Tale and the Greek Romantic Novel

Greek 112/113 Notes

• Enclitics   [pdf format]

• Vocabulary for Anne H. Groton, From Alpha to Omega: Lessons 3-17   [pdf format]

• Principal Parts for Anne H. Groton, From Alpha to Omega: Lessons 3-19 (Aorists)   [pdf format]

• Principal Parts for Anne H. Groton, From Alpha to Omega: Lessons 3-20 (Perfects)   [pdf format]

• Principal Parts for Anne H. Groton, From Alpha to Omega: Lessons 3-22 (Perfect Middle/Passives)   [pdf format]

• Vocabulary for Anne H. Groton, From Alpha to Omega: Lessons 3-24 (Prepositions)   [pdf format]

• Conditions   [pdf format]

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