LATIN 2201 - Latin Prose

(HB) (LA-AS, ALC-AS) Satisfies Option 1.

Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: LATIN 1205 or grade of A- or above in LATIN 1202, LATIN 1204 or placement by departmental exam.

D. Gallagher.

Cicero’s Philippics – his fierce denunciations of Mark Antony delivered after the assassination of Julius Caesar – offer an insight into one of the most turbulent times in Roman – and world – history. Reading these orations with close attention to their rhetorical style and historical context reveals their political potency, leading to the death of the man who delivered them.