Class Schedule

**Greek and Roman Religions, Fall 1999**
			Class Schedule

	Sept. 9		Introduction, Historical Overview No Reading Assignment Preparation, Lecture

	Sept. 16		Cultic Religion, Political and Social Organizations Reading: Burkert Preparation, Lecture

	Sept. 23		Greek Literature Reading: Burkert Preparation, Lecture

	Sept. 30		Roman Literature Reading: BNP or articles Preparation, Lecture

	Oct. 7		Orality, Literacy, Growth of Literature / Cosmogonies Reading: BNP or articles Preparation, Lecture

	Oct. 14		Etruscan, Italic, and Indo-European Religions Reading: Cosmogonies Preparation, Lecture REVIEW OF VEYNE DUE

	Oct. 21		Ovid & Augustine Ideology Reading: Lyric Preparation, Lecture

	Oct. 28		Ancient Astronomy and Calendars / Greek Drama Reading: Ovid Preparation, Lecture

	Nov. 4		Roman Scholarship / Athenian State Religion Reading: Euripides Preparation, Lecture

	Nov. 11		Three Hellenistic Cultures: Greece, Rome, Persia Reading: Berossus, Manetho, Megasthenes Preparation, Lecture REVIEW OF FEENEY DUE

	Nov. 18		Philosophical Critique Reading: Burkert, primary sources Preparation, Lecture PAPER SUMMARY DUE

	Nov. 25		Thanksgiving Break: No Class

	Dec. 2		Iconography No Reading Assignment Lecture

	Dec. 9		Archaeology No Reading Assignment Lecture

	Dec. 16		FINAL PAPER DUE

Boldface indicates major lecture topics for the day.

Follow this link for explanation of how to do weekly preparation for class.

Note: Since this was the schedule for a real course, changes were made during the course of the semester. Thus, the subjects listed on this page do not correspond exactly to the material covered in the lecture notes for that day.

last updated: September 6, 1999