Starr, The Ancient Greeks
Aeschylus I (Oresteia), tr. Lattimore
Aeschylus II (Prometheus Bound, etc.), tr. Grene, et al.
Sophocles, Complete Plays, tr. Roche
Homer, Iliad, tr. Lattimore
The Trials of Socrates, ed. and tr., Reeve
Aug. 27 - Introduction
Aug. 29 - Starr, pp. 1-35
Sept. 3 - Starr, pp. 36-78
Sept. 5, 10 - Aeschylus, Agamemnon
Sept. 12 - Starr, pp. 79-139
Sept. 17 -Starr, pp. pp. 191-211
Sept. 19 - Aeschylus, Libation Bearers
Sept. 24 - Aeschylus, Eumenides
Sept. 26 - Sophocles, Oedipus the King
Oct. 1 - review
Oct. 3 - TEST
Oct. 8, 10 - Sophocles, Antigone
Oct. 15 - Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound
Oct. 17 - Starr, pp. 140-190
Oct. 22 - review, etc.
Oct. 24 - PAPER due (750 to 1250 words, i.e., roughly 3 to 5 pages), introductory discussion of Homer
Oct. 29, 31 - Homer, Iliad, Book 1
Nov. 5, 7 - Homer, Iliad, Book 24
Nov. 12 - review
Nov. 14 - TEST
Nov. 19, 21 - Plato, Apology
Nov. 26, Dec. 3 - Aristophanes, Clouds
Dec. 5. - PAPER due (750 to 1250 words, i.e., roughly 3 to 5 pages), review
Friday, Dec. 13 - 4:00 - 5:50 PM EXAM
Grade will be based on 2 tests and 2 papers (15% each) and comprehensive final exam (40%).