LATN 015. Catullus and the Fall of the Roman Republic

This course will consider individual poems of Catullus and relevant selections from Cicero and Sallust. Our focus will be on the poems in their literary context and also their connections with a Rome that was descending into civil war. The course is suitable for those with a year of college Latin or 3-4 years in high school, and will include some review of basic grammar and vocabulary. Writing course status to be applied for.
Prerequisite: College level Latin and/or 3-4 years high school Latin.
Humanities
1 credit.
Fall 2022. Turpin.
Fall 2024. Staff.
Catalog chapter: Classics
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/classics

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