This course introduces students to elementary grammatical forms, basic syntax, and vocabulary of Latin, and simple readings in the language.

This course continues the study of the fundamentals of the Latin language, including more vocabulary, grammar, syntax and more advanced readings. (Latin I or its equivalent is a prerequisite for this course.)

This intermediate-level course centers on translation of prose and poetry of Roman authors, with special emphasis on review of Latin grammar as it is encountered in the selected texts.

This course centers on translation of representative selections from the historical works of Republican, Augustan and other Latin authors.

This course focuses on the literature and society of Rome at the time of Julius Caesar, in particular translation of selected readings from such authors as Lucretius, Catullus, Sallust, Caesar and Cicero.

This course focuses on the literature and society of Rome at the time of Augustus. Selected readings are from such authors as Vergil, Horace, Livy, Ovid, Tibullus and Propertius.

This course focuses on the literature and society of Rome at the time of Nero. Selected readings are from such authors as Tacitus, Petronius, Seneca, and Lucan.

This course focuses on the literature and society of Rome at the time of the emperors Vespasian, Titus and Domitian. Selected readings are from such authors as Tacitus, Suetonius, Martial and Juvenal.

Students study a selected range of masterworks in Latin literature. (This is a special topics course in Latin.)

This course involves practical exercises to develop correct and fluent expression in written Latin prose.

This course examines the correspondence of Cicero, as well as the political, social, and intellectual context of Classical Rome.

This course examines the writings of the early church fathers, including such as Ambrose, Jerome and Augustine; it also comprises an introduction to the historical background of Western patristic thought.

This course examines the correspondence of the younger Pliny, as well as the political, social, and intellectual context of later Classical Rome and Roman customs in public and private life.

This course centers on the public orations of Cicero, his methods of oratorical persuasion, and the judicial processes of late Republican Rome that form the context for these orations.

This courses centers on Quintilian and his Institutio Oratoria, a comprehensive textbook of the technical aspects of ancient rhetoric.

This course examines the works of Livy or Sallust and their contexts in the later Republic and early Empire.

This course examines the works of Tacitus, Suetonius or Latin historical writers of the later Roman Empire.

This course focuses on Vergil's Aeneid and the genre of Latin epic poetry, in particular, on the character of Aeneas and his place within the context of Augustan Roman politics and society.

The subject of this course is Latin poetic verse, including selections from Catullus, Horace, Martial, Statius and other Latin poets.

The subject of this course is Latin elegiac poetry, including selections from Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid.

This course focuses on selections of the odes, satires and epistles of Horace, set against the backdrop of late Republican and Augustan Rome.

This course focuses on the satires of Juvenal, set against the backdrop of Flavian Age Rome and the Roman Empire.

This courses centers on early Christian poets such as Ausonius, Prudentius and Fortunatus, and their works.

This course focuses on the genre of Roman comedy, including selected plays of Plautus and/or Terence.

This course centers on translation and understanding of the De Rerum Natura of Lucretius.

This course focuses on translation and understanding of the works of Saint Augustine.

This course focuses on translation and understanding of the philosophical works of the orator Cicero, including, for example, De Amicitia.

This course focuses on translation and understanding of the works of the philosopher and playwright, Seneca.

This course examines the objectives, standards, methods of presentation, testing, audiovisual aids, and desirable backgrounds for the teaching of Latin in secondary schools. This course is for prospective teachers of Latin and is taught in cooperation with Loyola's School of Education.

This course focuses on readings in medieval Latin prose and poetry, as well as on comparison with classical Latin style and content.

Students study a selected range of masterworks in Latin literature. (This is a special topics course in Latin.)

Students study a selected range of masterworks in Latin literature. (This is a special topics course in Latin.)

This course examines the writings of the early church fathers such as Ambrose, Jerome, and Augustine, looking through them to the historical and intellectual background of Western patristic thought.

This course focuses on selected works of Augustine, set against the backdrop of Roman society and Mediterranean Christianity in the later Roman period.

This course focuses on Julius Caesar's Commentaries on his Gallic War and the Civil War against Pompey the Great. It examines the texts within multiple frameworks in order to understand the political, military, intellectual, and historical contexts of Caesar's writing.

This course focuses on Livy's Ab Urbe Condita and the historical, intellectual, literary, and cultural contexts of this work. It considers Livy's place in Rome's historiographical tradition and the relationship of his work to the emerging imperial government.

This course focuses on the historical writings of Tacitus and the historical, intellectual, literary, and cultural contexts of their production. It considers Tacitus's place in the Roman historiographical tradition and the relationship of his work to the Roman imperial administration and socio-political systems of power.

This course focuses on the historical writings of Tacitus and the historical, intellectual, literary, and cultural contexts of their production. It considers Tacitus's place in the Roman historiographical tradition and the relationship of his work to the Roman imperial administration and socio-political systems of power.

This course focuses on Suetonius's Lives and the historical, intellectual, literary, and cultural contexts of his writing. It examines the genre of biography in the ancient historiographical tradition and explores Suetonius's depiction of the Roman Emperors as both biographical and literary creations.

This course centers on Vergil's Aeneid. It examines the poem's place in the tradition of Latin epic poetry with attention to Vergil's literary technique. It explores the poem's participation in and resistance to the Augustan imperial political program. It will touch on the enduring influence of the poem.

This course centers on Vergil's Eclogues and/or Georgics. It examines the genre(s) of bucolic and/or didactic poetry, focusing on Vergil's developing technique, especially his commitment to Alexandrian and Neoteric principles. It will explore how these poems respond to the uncertainty of the political moment and emergence of Imperial rule.

This course centers on Catullus, the literary genres and traditions in which he worked, and the particular moment of late-Republican neoteric poetry. It considers Catullus' importance as an innovator in Latin poetry, his place in the social fabric of aristocratic Roman culture and how his poetry reflects that culture.

This course focuses on Latin elegiac poetry through selections from Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius, and/or Ovid. The course explores elegy as a peculiarly Roman literary tradition linked closely to the Late Republic and Early Empire. It examines the recurrent themes and techniques of Latin Elegy.

This course centers on the poetry of Ovid, the genres in which he wrote, and the cultural, social, and historical contexts in which he worked. It explores Ovid's role as both a continuator and innovator within the Roman literary tradition and how his poetry responds to his socio-political moment.

This course centers on the Odes of Horace, their relationship with traditions of lyric poetry and Roman Alexandrianism, and the cultural, social, and historical contexts to which Horace responded. The course examines Horace's poetic technique and his engagement with the emerging Augustan imperial regime.

This course focuses on Roman comedy, including selected plays of Plautus and/or Terence. It examines the place of these works in the traditions of New Comedy more generally, exploring how they are produced in Latin as theater in the context of Roman Republican society.

This course focuses on selected tragedies of Seneca. It examines these works in light of the traditions of ancient tragic drama and Latin literature more generally. It also explores the connection of these plays to Seneca's Stoic philosophy and the imperial regimes of Claudius and Nero.

This course centers on the De Rerum Natura of Lucretius. It examines Lucretius' literary technique and his place in the Roman tradition of hexametric poetry. It also explores Lucretius as a major exponent of Epicurean philosophy and the scientific world view of that philosophical tradition.

This course focuses on the philosophical works of Cicero and the Roman reception of Greek philosophical thought. It explores Cicero's role as a conduit into the Roman world for Greek ideas, including his contribution to the establishment of a philosophical vocabulary, and the enduring influence of his work.

This course offers extensive and in-depth study of selected works of ancient Roman literature. The course includes consideration of these works in their social, historical, and literary contexts-that is, both as part of a tradition and as responses to particular moments in Roman social history.

This course offers extensive and in-depth study of selected works of ancient Roman literature. The course includes consideration of these works in their social, historical, and literary contexts-that is, both as part of a tradition and as responses to particular moments in Roman social history.

This course frames extensive and in-depth study of a selected author or topic involving Latin language or literature written in Latin, for graduate students to pursue under the direction of a faculty member of the department.

This course investigates Roman verse satire and its traditions through selections from Horace, Persius, and/or Juvenal, considered in their social, historical, and literary contexts. The Romans claimed satire as the one truly Roman genre: this course will explore the key themes and techniques animating the genre and its tradition. They should engage critically with scholarship concerned with the historical, social, intellectual, and literary contexts of this genre.