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A retrospective of past courses. Register your interest for any program you would like to see return in a future term
A retrospective of past courses. Register your interest for any program you would like to see return in a future term
This seminar offers a philological and historical examination of ancient Greek spherical astronomy through primary texts by Ptolemy and Aratus. Students transition from mythos to geometric logos while refining their command of scientific Greek prose.
Taught in Ancient Greek
Recordings Available
Wed, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT (US East) / 17:00 – 18:30 CET (Central Europe)
Sep 2 – Nov 4
15h total
This course provides a technical introduction to the fundamental meters of Ancient Greek poetry—iambic, hexameter, and anapest—through the study of classical and Christian authors. Students engage with authorities like Hephaistion and Tzetzes.
Taught in Ancient Greek
Recordings Available
Sat, 12–1:30 PM EDT (US East) / 6–7:30 PM CEST (Central Europe)
Jun 13 – Jul 11
7.5h total
This immersion seminar offers a comprehensive reading of Plato’s Apology in the original Greek. Participants explore the ethical interrogations raised by Socrates’ defense while refining their mastery of Attic forensic and philosophical style.
Taught in Ancient Greek
Recordings Available
Mon, 12–1:30 PM EDT (US East) / 6–7:30 PM CEST (Central Europe)
Jul 27 – Sep 28
15h total
This course provides a philological analysis of Menander’s One-Verse Maxims, exploring their ethical depth and poetic structure. Students master iambic trimeter through recitation and memorization to reveal the ancient Athenian worldview.
Taught in Ancient Greek
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Tue, 1:30–3 PM EDT (US East) / 7:30–9 PM CEST (Central Europe)
Jun 30 – Sep 1
15h total
This seminar offers a philological and philosophical examination of the concept of philia through primary texts by Plato and Aristotle. Students explore the nature of virtue and reciprocity while refining their command of Ancient Greek prose.
Taught in Ancient Greek
Recordings Available
Mon, 1–2:30 PM EDT (US East) / 7–8:30 PM CEST (Central Europe)
Jun 29 – Aug 31
15h total
This seminar offers a rigorous immersion into ancient eloquence by pairing Aesop’s Fables with the classical Progymnasmata. Students transition from analysis to stylistic mastery, using seminal handbooks to model their oral and written work.
Taught in Ancient Greek
Recordings Available
Tue & Thu, 2–3:30 PM EDT (US East) / 8–9:30 PM CEST (Central Europe)
Jun 23 – Sep 10
36h total
Starting from Quintilian’s declaration that satura tota nostra est, this course surveys Roman satire as a uniquely indigenous genre, exploring its historical development, generic boundaries, and its distinctive literary legacy through the ages.
Taught in Latin
Recordings Available
Thu, 10:30 AM – 12 PM EDT (US East) / 4:30 – 6 PM CEST (Central Europe)
Jun 18 – Sep 4
18h total
This twelve-week seminar explores a curated selection of narratives from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, contextualizing them within the Roman literary landscape and tracing their enduring influence on Medieval and Early Modern art, music, and literature.
Taught in Latin
Recordings Available
Sat, 10:30 AM – 12 PM EDT (US East) / 4:30 – 6 PM CEST (Central Europe)
Jun 18 – Sep 4
18h total
This seminar offers a rigorous philological and intertextual analysis of Ovid’s Heroides, focusing on the Trojan cycle epistles to examine the rhetorical construction of the feminine voice and its complex dialogue with the Homeric tradition.
Taught in Latin
Recordings available
Tue & Thu, 5–7 AM EDT (US East) / 11 AM – 1 PM CEST (Central Europe)
Jul 7–30
16h total
Led by Joanna Thornhill
In this seminar we will read selections from the Greek Anthology, a collection of Greek poetry spanning many centuries, and including authors such as Callimachus, Nossis, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Palladas.
Taught in Ancient Greek
Recordings Available
Tue, 1:30 PM – 3 PM EDT (US East) / 7:30 – 9 PM CEST (Central Europe)
Sep 8 – Nov 10
15h total
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