LATN 3200 - Literature in the Age of Nero

Prerequisite: LATN 2002 or LATN 3000 placement.
FDR: Literature Distribution (HL)
Credits: 3

This course provides an opportunity for advanced Latin students to understand a very complicated period by examining representative literature of the age. Readings include the Thyestes of Seneca , as well as selections from his Moral Epistles , selections from Lucan’s de Bello Civili , Petronius’ Satyricon and Tacitus’ Histories . Images of art and architecture of the period are shown, and lectures cover such topics necessary for understanding the literature as slavery, public entertainment, and patronage.