Spring 2013
Time and Location 
M W F Period 4, 138 Dauer Hall
Course Description
Reading of select speeches of Lysias to help students increase their understanding of Greek, gain a greater appreciation for Attic prose, and translate with more ease. Particular attention will be given to the political and social context of the dispute, the rhetorical methods that speakers use to persuade an Athenian jury, and the theories and methods that modern scholars apply to the corpus of Attic orators.
Required Texts
- Liddell, H.G., and Robert Scott, eds., An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon, 7th ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1945).
- Smyth, Herbert W., Greek Grammar (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1956).
- Scodel, Ruth, Lysias 1 and 3 (Bryn Mawr: Bryn Mawr Commentaries, 1986).
- Adams, Charles Darwin, Lysias: Selected Speeches (Oklahoma: Oklahoma University Press, 1989).
Course Requirements
- Class Participation (10%) based on attendance, participation in class discussions, and translation of daily assignments.
- Three Hourly Examinations: January 28 (10%), March 1 (25%), April 15 (30%). All exams are “closed book.” No study aids may be used during exams.
- One Term Paper (25%), due on Wednesday, April 24 approximately 1500 words (excluding footnotes and bibliography).
Weekly Assignments
- Translation of select speeches of Lysias (approximately 4-5 OCT pages per week, depending on the difficulty of the text and the pace of the class).
- Scholarly articles on Sakai (approximately 1-2 articles, every other week).
- Review of Greek grammar (daily).
Grading Scale
A = 93-100
A- = 90-92.9
B+ = 87-89.9
B = 83-86.9
B- = 79-82.9
C+ = 75-78.9
C = 72-74.9
C- = 69-71.9
D+ = 66-68.9
D = 62-65.9%
D- = 60-61.9
E < 59
Course Policies
- Students are expected to complete all requirements on the specified dates and will not be granted an alternate date unless they have an acceptable reason for their absence as specified in the undergraduate catalog, fulfill the conditions described therein, and provide timely notification (see Attendance Policies).
- Students are permitted two unexcused absences; after that each unexcused absence will result in a 1% reduction in the final course grade.
- Use of mobile phones and computers are prohibitted during class. Refusal to comply will result in immediate dismissal from the classroom.
- Students are required to be honest in their coursework. Any act of academic dishonesty will be reported to Student Judicial Affairs, and may result in failure of the assignement in question and/or the course. See Honor Code.
- Students seeking special accomommodations, need to submit such requests to the Disability Resource Center prior to the deadline of the scheduled requirement, and preferably as early in the Semester as possible. For further information, see the Disability Resource Center.
- Students facing difficulties completing the course or who are in need of counseling or urgent help may call the on-campus counseling center: 352-392-1575, or the student mental health center: 352-392-1171.