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Greek and Roman Rhetoric
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By modern standards, Greek, Etruscan and Roman furniture was sparse. Backed chairs were synonymous with dignity or prestige and were valued items for people of high rank. Tripod tables, beds, stools and storage chests for woolens and linens were the other usual furnishings. Poorer people slept on piled skins or cloth. Domestic utensils such as pottery vases, jars, basins and cups were set on the floor or hung on the wall.
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George Kennedy, a leading scholar of ancient Greek and Roman rhetoric, has provided a fascinating way to conceive of rhetoric. He proposes that rhetoric might be defined as a form of energy, the "energy inherent in communication." Kennedy identifies four kinds of rhetorical energy:
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Three different majors in classical language are available to St. Olaf students: Greek, Latin, and Classics. The Classics major combines Greek and Latin and is the most rigorous. All three majors have as their objectives understanding of classical language at an advanced level, skill in translating and analyzing classical literature of different genres, and basic knowledge about classical civilization. Potential Latin teachers may complete a Latin Education major. Ancient Studies and Medieval Studies, two interdisciplinary majors overseen by the Department of Classics, are described elsewhere in this catalog.
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Etruscans wore vividly coloured clothes (similar to Greek styles) with purple bands and flowered motifs. These were clasped by embroidered belts fastened under the breast. Men wore simple laced sandals, while women sometimes wore high-sided ankle length Greek-style shoes. Etruscans were widely renowned for the quality of their jewellery (cat. nos 112, 113) such as brooches, necklaces, earrings, tiaras, bracelets and rings.
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