Hunter College

Civil War in Latin Literature

This course will study the vital and fascinating issue of civil war in Latin literature.  Starting with a brief outline of major events of civil strife in Roman history, the class will read passages from Latin works of the first centuries B.C.E. and C.E., including prose authors such as Caesar, Cicero, and Tacitus, and Roman poets such as Virgil, Horace, Ovid, and Lucan.  The course will address the question of how various Roman authors engage with the theme of civil war, and why this theme is important in Latin literature.

This class is designed for upper-level undergraduate Latin students, who will register for Latin 316, and for MA-level Latin students, who will register for Latin 708. Some course requirements will be differentiated based on undergraduate/graduate status.

The class will run from mid-July to mid-August. Exact dates for Hunter’s “Summer Session II” to be posted shortly. Class meets Monday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings.

Instructor: Timothy Hanford, M.A. in the Teaching of Latin, Hunter College, Ph.D. Candidate in Classics, CUNY Graduate Center, Adjunct Lecturer, Hunter College

General questions about the course and registration can be addressed to Ronnie Ancona, rancona@hunter.cuny.edu. Specific questions about the course will be forwarded to the instructor.

Qualified non-degree students are welcome, along with regular Hunter students. See the following links for non-degree registration information and deadlines.

Undergraduate: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/ugprospects/getting-in/Applying/Non_Degree
Graduate: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/graduateadmissions (look for “non-degree” under Quick links at the left)
Hunter College is located on the upper East Side in NYC. It is easily reached by public transportation. Please see the following links for:

about Hunter College http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/abouthunter
directions to the campus http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/abouthunter/maps/68th-street-main-campus
Classics at Hunter http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/classics/classics

CONTACT INFORMATION

Ronnie Ancona
rancona@hunter.cuny.edu
212-772-4960