18 courses with the subject LAT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
This year-long course introduces the elements of the classical Latin language. Skills in grammar and syntax will lead to an ability to read continuous Latin prose as well as illuminate the Hollins University 2026–27 Undergraduate Catalog Page 172
This course completes a survey of advanced grammatical and syntactical issues while reviewing the basics and increasing vocabulary. The class will read unaltered Latin prose selections from such works as Petronius’ Satyricon, Apuleius’ The Golden Ass, Pliny’s Letters, or the Vulgate that will lead to discussions of prose style, genre, and Roman cultural norms. Prerequisite: LAT 102 or equivalent. Open to first-year students. Offered every fall term. (WL, LAN: if taken with LAT 210, 220, 227, or 280)
In this second-year course, students will read, analyze, and discuss selections from Vergil’s Aeneid, Ovid’s Metamorphoses, or Lucretius’ de Rerum Natura (depending on semester).. The class will complete advanced study in the scansion and rhetorical devices of Latin poetry, as well as expand vocabulary and grammatical understanding. The course will also set the poems in the context of the historical and social events in Rome that inspired them as well as explore the Greek precedents for the genre of epic poetry. May be retaken as long as selected work changes.
In this second-year course, students will read, analyze, and discuss the poetry of Catullus and Horace. The class will complete advanced study in the scansion and rhetorical devices of Latin poetry, as well as expand vocabulary and grammatical understanding. The course will also set the poems in the context of the historical and social events in Rome that inspired them as well as explore the Greek precedents for the genre of lyric poetry.
If the surviving correspondence of Pliny or Cicero is a reliable witness, the Romans were prodigious letter writers. This course will read and analyze the published letters of the more illustrious Romans named above and letters that survive on papyri and wooden tablets, such as the famed Vindolanda letters. The study of the epistolary genre reveals details of daily life, Hollins University 2026–27 Undergraduate Catalog Page 173
Petronius’ Satyrica and Apuleius’ Metamorphoses or The Golden Ass are the main representatives of the Roman novel. In this second-year course, students will read significant portions of both texts in Latin and study the stylistic and syntactical distinctions of each author. The class will also track the evolution of the genre from the Greek period into the late Roman empire with selected readings in translation.
Independent study conducted below the advanced level. Application must be made with faculty prior to registration. Offered any term.
Students will read, analyze, and discuss selections from Vergil’s Aeneid, Ovid’s Metamorphoses, or Lucretius’ de Rerum Natura. The class will complete advanced study in the scansion and rhetorical devices of Latin poetry, as well as expand vocabulary and grammatical understanding. The course will also set the poems in the context of the historical and social events in Rome that inspired them as well as explore the Greek precedents for the genre of epic poetry. This course meets in conjunction with LAT 210. Prerequisite: LAT 210, LAT 220, LAT 227, LAT 280, or equivalent. Course may be repeated if a different author is studied. (PRE)
Students will read, analyze, and discuss the poetry of Catullus and Horace. The class will complete advanced study in the scansion and rhetorical devices of Latin poetry, as well as expand vocabulary and grammatical understanding. The course will also set the poems in the context of the historical and social events in Rome that inspired them as well as explore the Greek precedents for the genre of lyric poetry. This course meets in conjunction with LAT 220. Prerequisite LAT 210, LAT 220, LAT 227, LAT 280, or equivalent. (PRE) Hollins University 2026–27 Undergraduate Catalog Page 174
This course will read and analyze the published letters of illustrious Romans such as Cicero, Pliny, and Seneca, and letters that survive on papyri and wooden tablets, such as the famed Vindolanda letters. Letters will be studied as a mode of communication, historical documents and literary vehicles. The course meets in conjunction with LAT 227. Prerequisite: LAT 210, LAT 220, LAT 227, LAT 280, or equivalent. Course may be repeated if different authors are studied. (PRE).
A study of ancient historiography based upon the translation and thoughtful analysis of readings in English from four major Roman historians: Sallust, Livy, Suetonius, or Tacitus. To enhance our understanding of the genre and the history of the era, we shall also read selections from other ancient historians, orators, and biographers, as well as works of modern scholarship. author is studied. (PRE)
This course surveys Latin literature from late antiquity to the Renaissance. Readings will be chosen according to the needs and interests of students; possible subjects include: the Vulgate, Augustine’s Confessions, Einhard’s Life of Charlemagne, the letters of Abelard and Heloise, and poems from the Carmina Burana. The class will also study linguistic changes and teach the rudiments of paleography (the reading of ancient and medieval manuscripts). authors are studied. (PRE)
A study of the comic art of Plautus and Terence based on translation and analysis of at least two of their plays. We shall also read (in English) and discuss several more of their plays, as well as those of their Greek ancestors (Aristophanes, Menander) and modern descendants (Shakespeare, Moliere). We shall also watch several videos and examine important works of modern scholarship.
A study of the various works of the great Roman orator, statesman, and philosopher. We shall translate and analyze at least one oration plus either a philosophical work or selections from Hollins University 2026–27 Undergraduate Catalog Page 175
Petronius’ Satyrica and Apuleius’ Metamorphoses or The Golden Ass are the main representatives of the Roman novel. Students will read significant portions of both texts in Latin and study the stylistic and syntactical distinctions of each author. The class will also track the evolution of the genre from the Greek period into the late Roman empire with selected readings in translation. This course meets in conjunction with LAT 280. Prerequisite: LAT 210, LAT 220, LAT 227, LAT 280, or equivalent. Open to first-year students. Course may be repeated if a different author is studied. (PRE)
Independent study conducted at the advanced level. Application must be made with faculty prior to registration. Offered any term.
Application must be made with faculty prior to registration. May be proposed in any term.
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