Courses

Students studying classics at Carthage study language, literature, art, history, philosophy, mythology and religion of the Greco-Roman world, as well as the role of that legacy in our modern cultures. Students take courses in art, philosophy, English and geography.

Classics Courses
Courses include Classical Mythology; Classical Archaeology: History and Methods; The Other: Race, Ethnicity and Gender in the Ancient World; The Golden Age of Athens; Socrates: Then and Now; Field Archaeology and more.

Courses in Ancient Greek
At Carthage, students majoring in classics must take two terms of Greek or Latin; students minoring in classics must complete one term. Carthage offers courses that introduce students to classical (ancient) Greek, as well as upper-level courses in which students read prose and poetry in ancient Greek.

Latin Courses
At Carthage, students majoring in classics must take two terms of Greek or Latin; students minoring in classics must complete one term. In introductory Latin courses, students read simple passages in Latin and master grammar. In upper-level course, students read Latin prose and poetry, including Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Cicero, Tacitus, and more.

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