Latin 103 Cicero's Pro Caelio Spring 2016
Click here for the rules and regs, a list of texts for the course, etc.
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Click here for a .pdf of the first few chapters of the Pro Caelio, with Dyck's commentary Download Click here for a .pdf of the first few chapters of the Pro Caelio, with Dyck's commentary
Click here for the alphabetically-arranged list of common words in the Pro Caelio Download Click here for the alphabetically-arranged list of common words in the Pro Caelio
Assignments (due on the day listed)
Monday March 28
- First class; introduction to Cicero, Clodia, and the Pro Caelio; in-class reading of portions of Cicero ad. fam. 5.2 (to Q. Metellus Celer)
Wednesday March 30
- Read Skinner Chapter 3 "Women and Wealth" Download Read Skinner Chapter 3 "Women and Wealth"
- Cicero, Pro Caelio §1 (these paragraphs are marked with § in the Bryn Mawr edition; they are the Arabic numerals in the Austin edition; in Dyck, they are marked by Arabic numerals in the margin). See the top of ths page for a link to a .pdf of the first few chapters with Dyck's commentary
- As you read, fill out this worksheet Download As you read, fill out this worksheet
- Read this review of the use of nōn dubitō quīn Download review of the use of nōn dubitō quīn
- Take a look at our vocab lists: this one is arranged alphabetically (good for use as a dictionary) Download this one is arranged alphabetically (good for use as a dictionary) and this one is arranged by frequency (good for studying vocab Cicero uses often) Download this one is arranged by frequency (good for studying vocab Cicero uses often)
Friday April 1
- Read Everitt, Anthony. Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician. New York: Random House, 2001, pp. 9-20 ("Fault Lines"), and take this quiz
- In Latin: Cicero, Pro Caelio §2-3
- Continue to fill out the verb worksheet for §1-2 and this one, which is for §3-4 Download this one, which is for §3-4
Monday April 4 (Ludi Megalenses)
- Tutoring Begins! SIgn up at https://eop.sa.ucsc.edu/OTSS/tutorsignup/ or email Michelle at mplouse@ucsc.edu.
- In translation: Cicero, Pro Caelio through §6a Download In translation: Cicero, Pro Caelio through §6a
- In Latin: Cicero, Pro Caelio §6b-8; here's the verb worksheet Download here's the verb worksheet
- Read "The Appeal of Youth" (pages 72-77) from Williams, Craig. Roman Homosexuality. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Download Read "The Appeal of Youth" (pages 72-77) from Williams, Craig. Roman Homosexuality. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Wednesday April 6
- Read Everitt, Anthony. Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician. New York: Random House, 2001, pp. 87-112 ("Against Catilina") and take this quiz
- Cicero, Pro Caelio §9-11 (remember that we didn't finish going over §8 in class, so make sure that is done as well); here's the verb worksheet Download here's the verb worksheet
Friday April 8
- Read Skinner Chapter 1 "Cicero as a Biographical Source"
- Make sure you are ready with the rest of Pro Caelio §9-11
Monday April 11
- Read Skinner Chapter 2 "The Gens Claudia" and 4 "The Claudii Pulchri"
- Cicero, Pro Caelio §12-14; here's the verb worksheet Download here's the verb worksheet
Wednesday April 13
- Read Skinner Chapter 5 "The Metelli"
- In translation: Cicero, Pro Caelio through §28 Download In translation: Cicero, Pro Caelio through §28
- Cicero, Pro Caelio §28-29; here's the verb worksheet Download here's the verb worksheet
Friday April 15
- Test 1 on Pro Caelio §1-3 and §6b-14
- In class, after the test we will finish going over §29 and then move on to §30
Monday April 18
- Cicero, Pro Caelio §30-31; here's the verb worksheet Download here's the verb worksheet
Wednesday April 20
- Cicero, Pro Caelio §32-33; here's the verb worksheet Download here's the verb worksheet
Friday April 22
- Take the Skinner Chapter 4 "The Claudii Pulchri" quiz
- Cicero, Pro Caelio §34; here's the verb worksheet Download here's the verb worksheet
Monday April 25
- Cicero, Pro Caelio §35
- Word Search Assignment; bring your answers to class!
Wednesday April 27
- Cicero, Pro Caelio §36-38; here's the verb worksheet Download here's the verb worksheet
- Read Everitt, Anthony. Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician. New York: Random House, 2001, pp. 113-145 ("Pretty Boy's Revenge") and take this quiz
Thursday April 28 Special Extra Credit Opportunity
- Professor Mireille Lee of Vanderbilt University speaks on "The Archaeology of Ancient Dress." 5 p.m. in Humanities I, room 210. Flyer here! Download Flyer here! To claim your extra credit, attend the lecture and submit a paragraph of response via this link.
Friday April 29
- Test 2 on Pro Caelio §29-35
- After the test, we'll talk some more about Roman comedy and translate from 36 and 37
Monday May 2
- In class we'll finish through 37-38 before we go on.
- In translation: Cicero, Pro Caelio §39-42 Download In translation: Cicero, Pro Caelio §39-42
Wednesday May 4
- Cicero, Pro Caelio §43-44; here's the verb worksheet Download here's the verb worksheet
Thursday May 5 Deppe Lecture 5 p.m. at Cowell Provost House
- Professor Carol Dougherty of Wellesley College speaks on "Nobody’s Home: Mētis, Improvisation, and the Instability of Return in Homer’s Odyssey" at 5 p.m. at the Cowell Provost House. Flyer here! Download Flyer here! To claim your extra credit, attend the lecture and submit a paragraph of response via this link.
Friday May 6
- Paper Topic Due
- Cicero, Pro Caelio §45-46; verb worksheet for 45 -47 here Download verb worksheet for 45 -47 here
Monday May 9
- Cicero, Pro Caelio §47-48; verb worksheet for 48-50 here Download verb worksheet for 48-50 here
Wednesday May 11
- Cicero, Pro Caelio §49-50
- Review of gerunds and gerundives
Friday May 13
- Test 3 on Pro Caelio §43-50
Monday May 16
- In translation: Cicero, Pro Caelio §51-end Download In translation: Cicero, Pro Caelio §51-end
- Read Leigh, Matthew. "The Pro Caelio and Comedy," Classical Philology 99.4 (2004), pp. 300-335. Download Leigh, Matthew. "The Pro Caelio and Comedy," Classical Philology 99.4 (2004), pp. 300-335.
- Translate the letter to Cicero marked "34" in your handout (it's Caelius to Cicero VIII.6 (= Loeb ad fam. 88) written from Rome in February 50 BC). Download Translate the letter to Cicero marked "34" in your handout (it's Caelius to Cicero VIII.6 (= Loeb ad fam. 88) written from Rome in February 50 BC).
- Here are all the letters between Cicero and Caelius in Shackleton Bailey's translation. Download Here are all the letters between Cicero and Caelius in Shackleton Bailey's translation.
Wednesday May 18
- Read Everitt, Anthony. Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician. New York: Random House, 2001, pp. 146-177 ("Exile") and take this quiz.
- In class, we'll finish ad Fam. VIII.6 Download ad Fam. VIII.6
- Extra Credit Opportunity: improve the Wikipedia article on Clodia!
Friday May 20
- Read Catullus 51 and Catullus 50 and Yeats, "The Scholars"
- First draft of paper due
- Read Catullus 5 and 7 (in class)
Monday May 23
- Translate Catullus 58, 69, 77, 100 (Poems about Caelius) and begin on Catullus 43, 70, 72, 75, 76, 83, 86, 87, 92, 107, 109 (Lesbia and Love)
- Read Skinner Chapter 6 "Palatine Medea" and Chapter 7 "Lesbia"
Wednesday May 25
- Continue translating Catullus 43, 70, 72, 75, 76, 83, 86, 87, 92, 107, 109 (Lesbia and Love)
Friday May 27
- Finish translating Catullus 43, 70, 72, 75, 76, 83, 86, 87, 92, 107, 109 (Lesbia and Love)
- Finish correcting rough drafts
Monday May 30 Memorial Day
Wednesday June 1
- Test 4 on Catullus 58, 69, 77, 100, 43, 70, 72, 75, 76, 83, 86, and 87
- In class (after the test), we'll read Catullus 92, 107, and 109
- Final draft of paper due
Friday June 3
Sunday June 5 at 5 p.m. Classics Picnic at 2108 Ocean St Ext, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (Professor Devecka's house).