Current Courses

The following is a selection of graduate and upper-division courses (marked with *) relating to the Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology program that are offered in the Fall 2026 semester. The links below will take you to the online schedule of classes for course descriptions, meeting places, and more detailed and up-to-date information.

Department of Ancient Greek & Roman Studies 

CLAS 202A: Survey of Latin Literature - Elliot (TTh 9:30-11:00 AM)

CLAS 230: Latin Poetry of the Republic and Early Empire - Oliensis (M 3:00-6:00 PM)

CLAS 239 (FALL 2025 AHMA SEMINAR): Manicheaism: A World Religion? - Benkato and MacRae (T 2:00-5:00 PM)

CLAS 270: Craft Production and Industry in the Roman World - Gosner (F 1:00-4:00 PM)

* GREEK 121: Thucydides - Sailor (MW 12:30-2:00 PM)

Department of Anthropology

ANTHRO 229A: Archaeological Research Strategies: Research Design - Williams (W 2:00-5:00 PM)

Department of History

HIST 280A: The Afterlife of Antiquity in the Greek, Latin, and Arabic Middle Ages - Mavroudi (Th 2:00-4:00 PM)

HIST 283: Historical Method and Theory - Delay and Philliou (T 2:00-5:00 PM)

* HIST 106B: The Roman Empire - Noreña (MWF 11:00 AM-12:00 PM)

* HIST 185A: Christianity: The Beginnings - Elm (TTh 2:00-3:30 PM)

* HIST 188E: Eros: A History of Love from Ancient Greece to the Renaissance (TTh 12:30-2:00 PM)

Department of History of Art

* HISTART 192B: The Visual Culture of Pompeii: Past and Present - Pieraccini (T 2:00-5:00 PM)

Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures

MELC 223: Mobility and Migration in the Middle East and Mediterranean - Porter (F 9:00 AM-12:00 PM)

MELC 298 (FALL 2025 AHMA SEMINAR): Manicheaism: A World Religion? - Benkato and MacRae (T 2:00-5:00 PM)

EGYPT 203: Late Egyptian - Lucarelli (TTh 12:30-2:00 PM)

IRAN 201A: Iranian Philology - Benkato (M 2:00-5:00 PM)

* MELC 103: Religion of Ancient Egypt - Lucarelli (TTh 11:00 AM-12:30 PM)

* CUNEIF 100A: Elementary Akkadian - Pearce (TTh 11:00 AM-12:30 PM)

* EGYPT 100A: Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphics - Richter (MW 12:00-2:00 PM)

* HEBREW 106A: Elementary Biblical Hebrew - Kemp (TTh 11:00 AM-12:30 PM)

3D model of the coffin of Iwefaa

3D model of the coffin of Iwefaa. Image courtesy of Rita Lucarelli.