Department of Classical Studies
Minor in Classical Civilization
Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements CLCVMIN
Requirements
The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Introductory Course. One (1) course:
- CLAS-C 101 Ancient Greek Culture
- CLAS-C 102 Roman Culture
- CLAS-C 211 Ancient Athletics: Greeks, Romans, and Us
- CLAS-C 212 Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
CLAS-C 101 Ancient Greek Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examination and evaluation of the ideas of the Greeks as reflected in their traditions and way of life and in their intellectual and artistic achievements. Selection from general works and Greek authors in English translation.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 102 Roman Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the culture and history of ancient Rome, both as a distinct past society, and as a cultural force that continues to shape modern life. We will focus on several questions: How was Roman society organized? How did Rome's particular history shape how Roman society developed? What was daily life like for various social classes (elite and poor, free and slace, etc.)? What was the role of religion? How do we interpret different types of evidence about he past, including written and archaeological sources? How does ancient Rome continue to shape the world we inhabit today?
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 211 Ancient Athletics: Greeks, Romans, and Us
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to Greco-Roman culture through sports and spectacle (e.g. ancient Olympics, gladiators, chariot racing) and the literary and material remains associated with them. Examines how sports shaped ancient identities and behavior as well as reflected their cultural context.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 212 Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The ancient Greeks and Romans identified seven wonders of their ancient Mediterranean world. This course explores how these monuments have been interpreted and imagined from antiquity to the present, using literary and material evidence, with emphasis on technology of construction and the cultural criteria that makes a monument a "wonder."
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Emphasis. Choose one of the following areas of emphasis:
- Culture and Literature.
- Introduction to Mythology. One (1) course:
- CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology
- CLAS-C 405 Comparative Mythology
CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to Classical Mythology, the myths of Ancient Greece and Rome. Learn about these important societies through the lens of the stories they told about themselves. Discover the influences that resonate throughout literature, art, film, and more to shape modern society.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 405 Comparative Mythology
- Credits
- 3–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 205
- Description
- Advanced, theoretical study of the forms and functions of classical Greek and Roman myths, including reading and evaluation of comparable myths in ancient Near Eastern cultures (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Canaan). Comparative reading and evaluation of selected myths from outside the Mediterranean cultural area.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Culture and Literature Electives. Three (3) courses:
- CLAS-C 305
- CLAS-C 308 Roman Law
- CLAS-C 310 Classical Drama
- CLAS-C 311 Classical Epics
- CLAS-C 321 Classical Myth and Culture in Film
- CLAS-C 327 Nature and the Environment in Classical Antiquity
- CLAS-C 350 Greek Literature in Translation
- CLAS-C 351 Change and Innovation in Greece
- CLAS-C 360 Roman Literature in Translation
- CLAS-C 361 Ancient Roman Revolutions
- CLAS-C 362 Later Latin Literature in Translation
- CLAS-C 397 Classical Civilization Abroad
- CLAS-C 365
- CLAS-X 490 Individual Reading in Classics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- CLAS-X 491 Individual Reading in Greek (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- CLAS-X 492 Individual Reading in Latin (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- HIST-B 348 Byzantine History
- HIST-C 320 The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
- HIST-C 325 The Roman Empire
- HIST-C 376 Greek History: Bronze Age to the Persian Wars
- HIST-C 377 Greek History: The Persian Wars to the Legacy of Alexander
- HIST-C 388 Roman History
- HIST-C 390 The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
CLAS-C 308 Roman Law
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 102
- Description
- An introduction to Roman law and legal reasoning through analysis of legal cases on topics such as theft, damage, slavery, marriage, inheritance. Taught through casebook method requiring daily participation in discussion; other requirements include short writing exercises, exams, and papers.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 310 Classical Drama
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Masterpieces of ancient Greek and Roman theatre studied in relation to literary, archaeological, and artistic evidence for their production and interpretation.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 311 Classical Epics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The development of Greek and Latin epic from the rich oral tradition of Homer to the strictly literary form exemplified by Virgil's "Aeneid." Epic masterpieces are read with reference to relevant historical and archaeological background.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 321 Classical Myth and Culture in Film
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 205
- Description
- Examines depictions of ancient Greece and Rome in modern cinema and television. Questions to be asked: How historically accurate are these onscreen versions of antiquity? What conventions and stereotypes appear? How has classical mythology been treated? How do these films reflect the period in which they were made?
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 327 Nature and the Environment in Classical Antiquity
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 101, CLAS-C 102, CLAS-C 205, or CLAS-C 206
- Description
- Ancient Greeks and Romans experienced the natural world as a resource and a threat. Using literary, material, and archaeological evidence, analyze Greco-Roman engagement with the environment, including responses to disasters like floods, droughts, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Focused topics may include religious practices, literature and art, engineering, bioarchaeology, and recent scientific inquiries.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SLcourseFall 2024CASE SLcourse
CLAS-C 350 Greek Literature in Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Greek literature through selected literary works of such authors as Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Plato.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 351 Change and Innovation in Greece
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Ancient Greece experienced watershed moments that sparked dramatic socio-political change and artistic achievements, such as the invention of democracy in fifth-century Athens and the military campaigns of Alexander the Great. This course explores one of these moments within its cultural and historical contexts through the study of ancient literary and material evidence.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 360 Roman Literature in Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Latin literature from its beginnings to the middle of the second century after Christ. Among authors read are Plautus, Terence, Catullus, Cicero, Horace, Virgil, Ovid, Petronius, Juvenal, Tacitus, and Apuleius.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 361 Ancient Roman Revolutions
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The Roman world experienced revolutionary eras that generated socio-political change and artistic achievements, such as the crisis of the Republic, the Empire under Augustus, and the Rome of Nero. This course explores one of these eras within its cultural and historical contexts through study of ancient literary and material evidence.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 362 Later Latin Literature in Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 102
- Description
- Survey of Latin literature from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages. Authors may include Jerome, Augustine, Prudentius, Alcuin, Einhard, Hrotsvitha, Peter Abelard, Heloise, Hildegard of Bingen, and Petrarch.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 397 Classical Civilization Abroad
- Credits
- 1–9 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Acceptance into an approved Indiana University overseas study program
- Description
- Credit for foreign study in Classical Civilization when no specific equivalent is available among departmental offerings.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
CLAS-X 490 Individual Reading in Classics
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- None
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 credit.
CLAS-X 491 Individual Reading in Greek
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Independent, guided readings in Greek from selected authors, paying close attention to rhetorical figures, generic conventions, stylistic features, and motifs and themes. May also include exploration of how texts reflect and respond to socio-political developments and particular audiences.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
CLAS-X 492 Individual Reading in Latin
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Independent, guided readings in Latin from selected authors, paying close attention to rhetorical figures, generic conventions, stylistic features, and motifs and themes. May also include exploration of how texts reflect and respond to socio-political developments and particular audiences.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
HIST-B 348 Byzantine History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduces the history and civilization of the Byzantine Empire (A.D. 330-1453). Explores the survival of the eastern Roman empire after the \"fall\" of its western half; how it developed a distinctive culture and ideology; and how it changed in response to economic, political, and military challenges.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 320 The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Nearly eight centuries after Rome was founded by outcasts, Julius Caesar was violently murdered by Senators; Rome's massive Mediterranean empire had become a prize worth killing for. Examination of the chain of events in which Rome ascended to superpower status and subsequently abandoned its Republican constitution in favor of autocracy.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of the combination of HIST-C 320 and HIST-C 325 or HIST-C 388.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 325 The Roman Empire
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- After the death of the Republic, the Romans were ruled by one man, the Princeps-"first among equals". This oxymoronic title exemplifies a contradictory system; a monolithic government ruling a multi-cultural empire. Study of the empire's remarkable rise and fall from the first century B.C. to the fifth century A.D.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of the combination of HIST-C 320 and HIST-C 325 or HIST-C 388.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 376 Greek History: Bronze Age to the Persian Wars
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An introductory survey of early Greek history, beginning with the rise and fall of the Minoans and Mycenaeans of the Bronze Age, then moving on to the rebirth of Greek civilization in the following centuries, ending with Greece's clash with the Persian Empire in the early fifth century B.C.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-C 376 or HIST-C 386.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 377 Greek History: The Persian Wars to the Legacy of Alexander
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of ancient Greek history, ranging from the aftermath of the early fifth century B.C. clash with the Persians and subsequent Athenian Empire to the Hellenistic era initiated by the conquests of Alexander the Great.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-C 377 or HIST-C 387.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 388 Roman History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- History of Roman people, from legendary origins to death of Justinian (A.D. 565), illustrating development from city-state to world empire. Evolutionary stages exemplify transition from early kingship to republican forms, finally replaced by monarchy of distinctively Roman type.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 390 The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- History of the Roman Empire from the Golden Age of the second century A.D. until the collapse of Roman power in the West (476 A.D.) and the rise of Islam; Christianity and the fate of classical culture in an age of political, social, and religious transformation; the impact of recent archaeological discoveries on "the fall of Rome" as a historical problem.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
- Introduction to Mythology. One (1) course:
- Art and Archaeology.
- Introduction to Classical Art and Archaeology. One (1) course:
- CLAS-C 206 Classical Art and Archaeology
CLAS-C 206 Classical Art and Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of the art and archaeology of classical lands from the Minoan-Mycenaean Age through classical Greece and Rome. Emphasis on the contribution of archaeology to our understanding of classical culture.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 206, CLAS-C 206, or FINA-A 206.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Classical Art and Archaeology Electives. Three (3) courses:
- CLAS-C 305
- CLAS-C 395 Topics in Classical Art and Archaeology
- CLAS-C 396 Classical Archaeology Abroad
- CLAS-C 409 Roman Literature and Art
- CLAS-C 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
- CLAS-C 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece
- CLAS-C 414 The Art and Archaeology of the Roman World
- CLAS-C 419
- CLAS-C 420 Topography and Monuments of Athens
- CLAS-C 421 Topography and Monuments of Ancient Rome
- CLAS-C 422 Greek Sculpture
- CLAS-C 423 Ancient Painting
- CLAS-C 425 Greek and Roman Sanctuaries
- CLAS-C 430 Roman Borderlands
- CLAS-X 490 Individual Reading in Classics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- CLAS-X 491 Individual Reading in Greek (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- CLAS-X 492 Individual Reading in Latin (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- ANTH-P 375 Food in the Ancient World
- HIST-B 348 Byzantine History
- HIST-C 320 The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
- HIST-C 325 The Roman Empire
- HIST-C 376 Greek History: Bronze Age to the Persian Wars
- HIST-C 377 Greek History: The Persian Wars to the Legacy of Alexander
- HIST-C 388 Roman History
- HIST-C 390 The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
CLAS-C 395 Topics in Classical Art and Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: ARTH-A 206, CLAS-C 206, or FINA-A 206
- Description
- Special topics in the history and study of classical archaeology.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
CLAS-C 396 Classical Archaeology Abroad
- Credits
- 1–9 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Acceptance into an approved Indiana University overseas study program
- Description
- Credit for foreign study in classical archaeology when no specific equivalent is available among departmental offerings.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
CLAS-C 409 Roman Literature and Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 102, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- An interdisciplinary investigation of selected works of Roman art and literature with attention to their common aesthetic ground, their role as expressions of Roman social ideology, and their place in the evolution of Roman culture.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
- Credits
- 3–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 101, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Introduction to the preclassical art and archaeology of the Aegean Basin: Greece, Crete, and the Aegean islands during the Stone and Bronze Ages (to about 1000 B.C.). Topics covered include Troy, Minoan Crete, and Mycenaean Greece.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece
- Credits
- 3–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 101, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Art and archaeology of Greece from about 1000 B.C. through the Hellenistic period. Special attention given to the development of Greek architecture, sculpture, and vase painting. Continuation of CLAS-C 412 (FINA-A 412), but CLAS-C 412 (FINA-A 412) is not a prerequisite.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 414 The Art and Archaeology of the Roman World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 102, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Explores the material culture of the Roman world in its cultural and socio-political contexts from the beginning through the fourth century CE. Includes the study of ancient Roman architecture, sculpture, painting as well as evidence from geoarchaeology and archaeological survey.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 420 Topography and Monuments of Athens
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 101, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- An archaeological survey of the major monuments of ancient Athens from the prehistoric through the Roman eras. Topics include basic architectural forms and their political, social, and religious functions; Athenian democracy, political patronage, and building programs; and the integration of historical sources and the archaeological record.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 421 Topography and Monuments of Ancient Rome
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 102, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Study of the remains and knowledge of the physical fabric of ancient Rome, from its foundations through the high empire. It is the purpose of the course not only to introduce the student to the city and its monuments, but also through the monuments to provide a better understanding of the history of the city, its statesmen, and authors.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 422 Greek Sculpture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 101, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Analytical survey of ancient Greek sculpture from the Archaic through the Classical periods (c. 600-323 B.C.). Topics include the origins and techniques of Greek sculptures; free-standing and architectural sculpture in religious, funerary, and public contexts; lost "masterpieces" of ancient Greek art; and the problems of Roman copies.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 423 Ancient Painting
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 206 or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Minoan/Mycenaean palace painting; Hellenistic paintings in Macedonia; Etruscan and Lucanian tomb painting; Greek vases from Athens to Southern Italy and the public buildings and houses of the Roman world; Fayum portraits in Egypt and Roman catacombs.
CLAS-C 425 Greek and Roman Sanctuaries
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Sanctuaries provided formal spaces of worship in the Greco-Roman world and locales for competition (e.g., athletic, musical, theatrical) and healing. This course considers sacred architecture, votive dedications, literary accounts, and epigraphy of such sites and explores how scholars reconstruct ancient Mediterranean religion and culture from complex and diverse archaeological datasets.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 430 Roman Borderlands
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Considers how the peripheral areas in the ancient Mediterranean world adapted to Roman rule by exploring the people, art, and archaeology of the Roman Empire's borderlands from Syria to Britannia. Surveys a range of provincial sites, highlighting cultural change, local identities and resistance, and processes of Hellenization and Romanization.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-X 490 Individual Reading in Classics
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- None
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 credit.
CLAS-X 491 Individual Reading in Greek
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Independent, guided readings in Greek from selected authors, paying close attention to rhetorical figures, generic conventions, stylistic features, and motifs and themes. May also include exploration of how texts reflect and respond to socio-political developments and particular audiences.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
CLAS-X 492 Individual Reading in Latin
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Independent, guided readings in Latin from selected authors, paying close attention to rhetorical figures, generic conventions, stylistic features, and motifs and themes. May also include exploration of how texts reflect and respond to socio-political developments and particular audiences.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
ANTH-P 375 Food in the Ancient World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the theoretical and methodological tools that archaeologists use to study food and foodways in ancient societies from a global anthropological perspective. Reveals how studying food and ancient foodways helps anthropologists gain insight into the economic, historic, and political realities of past peoples.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 348 Byzantine History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduces the history and civilization of the Byzantine Empire (A.D. 330-1453). Explores the survival of the eastern Roman empire after the \"fall\" of its western half; how it developed a distinctive culture and ideology; and how it changed in response to economic, political, and military challenges.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 320 The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Nearly eight centuries after Rome was founded by outcasts, Julius Caesar was violently murdered by Senators; Rome's massive Mediterranean empire had become a prize worth killing for. Examination of the chain of events in which Rome ascended to superpower status and subsequently abandoned its Republican constitution in favor of autocracy.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of the combination of HIST-C 320 and HIST-C 325 or HIST-C 388.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 325 The Roman Empire
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- After the death of the Republic, the Romans were ruled by one man, the Princeps-"first among equals". This oxymoronic title exemplifies a contradictory system; a monolithic government ruling a multi-cultural empire. Study of the empire's remarkable rise and fall from the first century B.C. to the fifth century A.D.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of the combination of HIST-C 320 and HIST-C 325 or HIST-C 388.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 376 Greek History: Bronze Age to the Persian Wars
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An introductory survey of early Greek history, beginning with the rise and fall of the Minoans and Mycenaeans of the Bronze Age, then moving on to the rebirth of Greek civilization in the following centuries, ending with Greece's clash with the Persian Empire in the early fifth century B.C.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-C 376 or HIST-C 386.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 377 Greek History: The Persian Wars to the Legacy of Alexander
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of ancient Greek history, ranging from the aftermath of the early fifth century B.C. clash with the Persians and subsequent Athenian Empire to the Hellenistic era initiated by the conquests of Alexander the Great.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-C 377 or HIST-C 387.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 388 Roman History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- History of Roman people, from legendary origins to death of Justinian (A.D. 565), illustrating development from city-state to world empire. Evolutionary stages exemplify transition from early kingship to republican forms, finally replaced by monarchy of distinctively Roman type.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 390 The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- History of the Roman Empire from the Golden Age of the second century A.D. until the collapse of Roman power in the West (476 A.D.) and the rise of Islam; Christianity and the fate of classical culture in an age of political, social, and religious transformation; the impact of recent archaeological discoveries on "the fall of Rome" as a historical problem.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
- Introduction to Classical Art and Archaeology. One (1) course:
- Culture and Literature.
- Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
- A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.