The first scientific traditions in the classical Mediterranean and the Near East, with emphasis on Greek science. Discussions of early physical science, biology, mathematics, and astronomy, and their place in ancient life and thought, based on primary sources in translation. Designed for students in both the sciences and humanities.

A survey of the myths and legends of ancient Greece (and their extension to Rome) with some consideration of their role in ancient and modern literature and art.

Already in antiquity, Socrates was viewed as a watershed in philosophical history, and a reference-point for everything that came after him. This course explores the evidence for his beliefs and methods and the context in which he lived and worked, and it introduces a lively circle of interlocutors and pupils going far beyond the most famous, Plato and Xenophon.

A study of the overlapping and contested categories of “magic”, “religion”, and “science” in ancient Greek and Roman thought and practice.

A survey of the practices and theory of archaeology in the Classical Mediterranean, from the Greek Bronze Age through the Roman Empire. This course introduces students to the archaeological record of the Greco-Roman past, as well as the means by which we access it. Students will develop essential skills to recognize and analyze ancient material culture in preparation for upper level classes, or for fieldwork. No previous knowledge of the discipline is required.

An introduction to the military history of ancient Greece and Rome from the 8th century BCE to the 7th century CE, with an emphasis on the political, social and economic implications of warfare and military institutions.

An exploration of the groups and individuals who could be considered "marginal" in Greek and Roman antiquity. Includes discussion of ancient ideas about race, ethnicity, social status, economic class, gender, sexuality, and disability.

A survey of the position of women in ancient Greece and Rome, with focus on women's sexuality and socialization; their economic, religious, and political roles; and their creative production in the arts.

A study of the themes of sex and death and the connection between them in the poetry of ancient Greece and Rome. Readings will be drawn from Greek and Roman lyric, epic, tragedy, and other genres.

A study of the relation between literature and empire in ancient Greece and Rome. The course covers a variety of genres and historical moments, examining how literature can support or challenge imperial power.

A study of letters and letter writing in Greek and Roman Antiquity. Students will be introduced to ancient theories of epistolography and a wide variety of texts, including letters by famous historical figures, philosophical letters, poetic letters, and fictional letters in prose.

A historical survey of the most significant features in the development of the civilization and states of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age to the second century B.C.E.

A historical survey of the most significant features in the development of the civilization and state of ancient Rome from the mythical beginnings to the fourth century C.E.

A study of one or more of the epic poems of Greek and Roman antiquity (e. g. The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer and the Aeneid of Virgil).

An introduction to key issues in methodology and theory in the study of the classical world.

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

An introduction to the Greek romances of love and adventure (Chariton, Longus, Heliodorus), and the more ironical and socially conscious works of the Roman writers Petronius and Apuleius.

A detailed study of the major modern approaches to the analysis and interpretation of myth with specific reference to their applications to ancient Graeco-Roman myth.

A study of the religious cults and forms of worship in the ancient Greek world.

A study of the religious cults and forms of worship in the Roman world, including the pagan cults, Judaism, and early Christianity.

Ancient Greek and Roman thought about the emotions and the relationship that individuals have, or ought to have, with them. Primary sources in translation drawn from ancient literary, medical and philosophical texts.

A study of slavery and slave systems in ancient Greek and Roman societies.

This course looks at Greek culture in the Roman imperial context. Topics include the Second Sophistic; the creation of canons and the idea of the "Classics"; alterity; the rise of Christianity; cultural loss and nostalgia; the fiction of Greece as a site of cultural capital and prestige. Authors including Pausanias, Philostratus, Plutarch, Aristides, Galen, and Lucian are read in translation.

An exploration of the motivations and consequences of colonial movements and foundations throughout classical antiquity, and the role of race and ethnicity in ancient structures of colonial power. Includes consideration of their influence on later colonial and imperial projects and reactions to them.

Detailed study of the representation of sexuality and gender in Greek and/or Roman literary texts from one or more genres.

An examination of various aspects of athletic competition in the ancient Greco-Roman world, employing literary and archaeological evidence.

Modern reception of the classical world in a variety of media, such as art, literature, music, popular culture, etc.

A study of some of the ways in which ancient Greek and Roman philosophy was itself a literary endeavour, and its relations to other kinds of ancient literature.

A study of legal sources and systems in ancient Greek and/or Roman states with particular attention to social and historical context.