Welcome to CLAS 2007

CLAS 2007

Roman Myth and Religion

Winter 2012

 

Instructor: Dr. Ilse Mueller                                                                

Office: H 339                                                                                        

Telephone: (705) 474-3450 ext. 4423                  

Email: ilsem@nipissingu.ca

Website:  http://faculty.nipissingu.ca/ilsem/imhome

Office Hours: Thursdays 10-12

 

Required Texts:

1. T.P. Wiseman, The Myths of Rome, Exeter 2004, 

2. Lucius Apuleius, The Golden Ass.  

3. Additional Primary source material will be made available on the website

 

Other primary sources are available on the internet at these sites:  

1. Ovid, The Metamorphoses

2. Vergil, The Aeneid

3. Livy, The Early History of Rome  

Additional short excerpts will be provided also in electronic format under the individual reading assignments if necessary.

 

Breakdown of grades

Evaluation

Assignment # 1                         15%     Due January 31, 2011

4 Quizzes (3 will count)             15%     Jan. 24; Feb. 9; Mar. 1; Mar. 15

Research Essay                         25%     Due April 5, 2012 (an annotated bibliography 

                                                           due March 20, 2012)

Final Exam                               35%     During exam period

Participation/Attendance            10%    

 

 

 

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Resources on the Web

see also the writing resources on my main website

 

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Outline of Roman History at ForumRomanum by William C. Morey (1901) It is a bit dated but provides the basic historical outline for those of you who lack the background in Roman history. Note, not acceptable as secondary literature for essays.

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Hesiod, The Theogony, transl. by translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White at Sacred Text

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Ovid, Metamorphoses, transl. by A.S. Kline

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Ovid, Fasti, transl by A.S. Kline

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Homer, The Iliad, at Johnstonia

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Homer, The Odyssey, at Johnstonia

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Ancient History Sourcebook

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Vergil's Aeneid (Kline translation)

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Livy, The History of Rome Vol. 1, Vol. 2

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lInternet Sacred Texts Archive - http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm

Also at Sacred Texts: Bullfinch's Greek Mythology

lPerseus Digital Library - http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
lVroma - http://www.vroma.org/

At Perseus - Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (search the index for topics of interest)