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Classics (Literature): Ancient Greek
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Classics offers a program that includes both a major and a minor centered on the study of the Ancient Greek and Latin languages in order to gain access to the richness and variety of the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome. The program is conceived in broad intellectual, aesthetic, social, political, geographical, and historical terms, examining Greco-Roman civilization in itself and in relation to the many cultures that interacted with it in the Mediterranean and European world, from Iran, Egypt, Nubia, and the Etruscans, to Britain, the Franks, the Huns, the Lombards, and the Goths.
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For a minor in Classics, 15 hours (five courses)are required, of which 9 must be in three core courses in the language, literature and culture of the ancient Mediterranean world. Courses in parentheses are among frequently offered courses that satisfy the requirement..
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The roots of Western philosophy lie in the study of the classics. The very word philosophy is Greek in origin—a term coined by Pythagoras to describe the "love of wisdom." It is not surprising, then, that many classicists study the wealth of philosophical works surviving from Roman and Greek philosophy. Among the most formidable and lasting of these thinkers are Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics.
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Associate Professor Mary Jaeger chose an academic career in classics because she loves Latin. She has been at the UO since 1990. She teaches both Latin and Greek, as well as lecture courses on epic, gender and sexuality in the ancient world, and topics in Roman culture. Jaeger researches stories that Romans told and the monuments they built to preserve their history.
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Traditionally, the focus of classics was tightly centered on ancient Greece and Rome. Ancient Egypt was thought to be beyond the discipline. Today, classicists study a subject more broadly defined as that pertaining to the Ancient Mediterranean World. Those scholars focusing upon the landward side of the eastern Mediterranean—the ancient Persian Empire and the kingdoms of ancient India—are termed Orientalists.
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Covers 500+ English-language journals (including some full text) in classics, archaeology, religion, philosophy, and world history, and world literature. Indexed titles include Classical Antiquity, Greek, Roman, & Byzantine Studies, Journal of Hellenic Studies, Mnemosyne, and others (1984-present).
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