Classical Greek and Roman Cultures Courses at the University of Colorado at Boulder

Discover Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome. Learn latin. Find out about the women of Ancient Rome or Ancient Greece. Classics is broad in subjects it covers; from Greek Mythology to The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire.

What is Classics

Classics or Classical Studies is the branch of the Humanities dealing with the languages, literature, history, art, and other aspects of the ancient Mediterranean world; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during the time known as classical antiquity, roughly spanning from the Ancient Greek Bronze Age in 1000 BCE to the Dark Ages circa CE 500. The study of the Classics was the initial field of study in the humanities. The word "Classics" also refers to the literature of that period. Traditionally, the focus of classics was tightly centered on ancient Greece and Rome.

Coolest Classics courses in my opinion

Literature, Culture and Thought

CLAS 1010: The Study of Words (3 Credits) - Study of English words of Latin and Greek origin, focusing on etymological meaning by analysis of component parts (prefixes, bases, suffixes) and on the ways in which words have changed and developed semantically.

CLAS 1100: Greek Mythology (3 Credits) - Covers the Greek myths as documents of early human religious experience and imagination, the source of Greek culture, and part of the fabric of Western cultural tradition. Of particular interest to students of literature and the arts, psychology, anthropology, and history.

CLAS 1140: Bread and Circuses: Society and Culture in the Roman World (3 Credits) - Surveys the outstanding achievements of Roman culture and society as reflected in literature, philosophy and art, private and official religion, and legal and political thought.

CLAS 2100: Women in Ancient Greece (3 Credits) - Examines evidence of art, archaeology, and literature of Greek antiquity from a contemporary feminist point of view. Focuses on women's roles in art, literature, and daily life.