Dr. Cain specializes in the Greek and Latin literature of Late Antiquity, with strong interests in Medieval and Renaissance Latin literature as well. His subspecialties include source criticism and various literary genres such as hagiography and epistolography.
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Greek and Latin literature of Late Antiquity, Medieval & Renaissance Latin literature, source criticism, hagiography, epistolography
ARTH 3019 - Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius
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Spring 2024 / Summer 2024
Introduces the towns and villas buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 C.E. Explores the layout and decoration of ancient Roman houses, the variety of artifacts uncovered as evidence for daily life and the history of the excavations. Same as CLAS 3019.
CLAS 1140 - Bread and Circuses: Society and Culture in the Roman World
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
Surveys the outstanding achievements of Roman culture and society as reflected in literature; philosophy and art; private and official religion; and legal and political thought. No Greek or Latin required.
CLAS 3019 - Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius
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Spring 2024 / Summer 2024
Introduces the towns and villas buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 C.E. Explores the layout and decoration of ancient Roman houses, the variety of artifacts uncovered as evidence for daily life and the history of the excavations. Same as ARTH 3019.
CLAS 4130 - Greek and Roman Comedy
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Summer 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023
Studies Aristophanes, Plautus, and Terence in English translation. No Greek or Latin required. Same as CLAS 5130 and HUMN 4130.
HUMN 4130 - Greek and Roman Comedy
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Summer 2018
Studies Aristophanes, Plautus, and Terence in English translation. No Greek or Latin required. Same as CLAS 4130 and CLAS 5130.
LATN 3014 - Introduction to Latin Prose
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Fall 2020
Author or topic in Latin specified in the online Schedule Planner (e.g., Cicero, Livy, Pliny). May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours for different topics. Formerly CLAS 3014.
LATN 3024 - Introduction to Latin Poetry
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Spring 2019
Author or topic in Latin specified in the online Schedule Planner (e.g., Virgil, Ovid, Catullus, Horace). May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours for different topics.
LATN 5044 - Topics in Latin Poetry
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Fall 2021
Author or topic specified in Latin specified in the online Schedule Planner (e.g., Roman elegy, Neronian poetry, Lucretius, Roman satire). May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours for different topics. Same as LATN 4044.
LATN 5404 - Special Project: Teaching
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Fall 2023
Trains students to prepare classroom-ready materials, which are then tested in the students' own classroom. Required of master's candidates (teaching of Latin option). Formerly CLAS 5404.
