This course examines how American democratic civic traditions have been shaped by the Classical worlds of Greece and Rome. Students explore the direct and indirect ways in which the politics, philosophy, and culture of the ancient world has played a central role in the creation of the American Republic and develop means of critiquing the role of the ancient world in modern political discourse. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
This course examines how American democratic civic traditions have been shaped by the Classical worlds of Greece and Rome. Students explore the direct and indirect ways in which the politics, philosophy, and culture of the ancient world has played a central role in the creation of the American Republic and develop means of critiquing the role of the ancient world in modern political discourse. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
