Skidmore College Department of Classics

CC 200: Classical World. 3 credits
An introduction to classical antiquity for students interested in ancient Greece and Rome, the impact of antiquity on Medieval and Renaissance Europe, and a general background in the Western tradition. This interdisciplinary course is taught every spring semester by a team of faculty members addressing Greek and Roman literature, history, philosophy, science and art, and their reception in Medieval and Renaissance Europe. Highlights of the course include an evening in the Pohndorff Room - the Special Reading Room in Scribner Library - devoted to examining our permanent collection of Renaissance Greek and Latin texts; a field trip either to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts or NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art; the annual Classical World lecture, the highlight of the Department's annual lecture series. Prerequisite: None. Counts toward the Liberal Studies requirement. Department.

HF 200 Classical World: Honors. 1 credit
In this Honors workshop we will examine the nature of the Greek (oikos) and Roman (domus) households and the complex relationships that made up the center of private life in antiquity. We will analyze the dynamics of power between public and private as well as the roles of each member of the household in order to determine the extent of influence and importance the family, which was controlled and managed by women, exerted on society as a whole. Open to all students enrolled in CC200. Department.