Tomb of businesswoman Naevoleia Tyche, 1st c. CE (Pompeii, photo John Starks 2005 ) Daily Assignments/Syllabus Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi “These are my Jewels” Honore Daumier, 1842 ‘Ancient History #46’ (Cleveland Museum of Art)

Commemorative Bronze Sestertius – Obverse: Agrippina Maior; Reverse: funeral cart pulled by mules minted by her son, Emperor Caligula 37-41 CE (Image - Forum Ancient Coins) Prof. John H. Starks, Jr. jstarks@binghamton.edu Library Tower 1102 607-777-4524 Office Hours: 9-10 AM W, Th Course Requirements/Grading

Latin 203 Intermediate Latin de vitis mulierum Romanarum Binghamton University SUNY Fall 2011 Science Library 302 MW 3:30-4:55 PM Roman woman having hair dressed by slaves Tomb, Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier (Image – B. McManus, VRoma)

Course Objectives:

* Improved fluency in translating and understanding Latin literary and documentary texts

* Functional command of major grammatical and syntactical constructions in Latin

* Understanding and awareness of women’s roles in Roman society

* Discernment of gendered and class-based perspectives in reading Latin texts about women