Course Schedule
CLAS 345 – America and Antiquity: What the Study of Greece and Rome Taught America's Founders
Gen Ed Attribute: World Cultures and Societies · Writing Emphasis Course
In this course, we will examine the ways in which Civic Institutions in the United States are rooted in and reacting to elements of Ancient Greece and Rome. By studying the founding era through the eyes of Classicists, we will come to understand why the founders were steeped in Classical Education, and how their understanding of ancient history, ancient political theory, and the cultural values of the Greeks and Romans shaped their worldview and particular approaches to governance. Students will come to better understand why American civic art and architecture draw so heavily on Greek and Roman models and symbols, what words like "republic", "commonwealth", "democracy", "federal", and "tyrant" meant for the founders, and how the lessons imparted by the study of the lives of the great (and not-so-great) figures of the past, such as Pericles, Socrates, Julius Caesar, and Nero, continue to shape the destiny of the United States in the 21st century.
In this course, we will examine the ways in which Civic Institutions in the United States are rooted in and reacting to elements of Ancient Greece and Rome. By studying the founding era through the eyes of Classicists, we will come to understand why the founders were steeped in Classical Education, and how their understanding of ancient history, ancient political theory, and the cultural values of the Greeks and Romans shaped their worldview and particular approaches to governance. Students will come to better understand why American civic art and architecture draw so heavily on Greek and Roman models and symbols, what words like "republic", "commonwealth", "democracy", "federal", and "tyrant" meant for the founders, and how the lessons imparted by the study of the lives of the great (and not-so-great) figures of the past, such as Pericles, Socrates, Julius Caesar, and Nero, continue to shape the destiny of the United States in the 21st century.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Waddell, Philip
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 150
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- Section: 002
- Instructor: Waddell, Philip
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 150