Ancient Rome has occupied a unique place in the Western consciousness for over 2000 years. It is a city that has inspired many texts, and both its physical fabric and symbolic nature have been reworked and rethought by archaeologists, historians, and literary critics alike. For the ancients, ‘Rome’ took on meaning not just from its concrete monuments, but also from the literary motifs and symbols it evoked. In this class, we will consider how Rome is used as both a setting and inspiration for Latin poetry, and consider how poets both represented and created an image of ‘Rome’.<\/p>\n\n \n

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\n Credits:<\/label>\n \n 6\n <\/span>\n <\/li>\n
\n Liberal Arts Requirements:<\/label>\n \n LA, Literary\/Artistic Analysis<\/a>\n <\/span>\n <\/li>\n
\n Tags:<\/label>\n \n CL: 100 level<\/a>\n CLAS Core<\/a>\n CLAS Literary Analysis<\/a>\n <\/span>\n <\/li>\n \n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n