Latin and Classics at Austin College

Austin College has a very active Classics program, offering majors in Classics, Latin, and Classical Civilization, and a minor in Classics. The Program offers courses in Latin, Greek, ancient history, classical literature in translation, mythology, and a variety of special topics, such as "The Tragic Perspective," and "The Classical World in Film." It also offers a very popular January term course, "Rome: the Eternal City," taught in Rome, Italy.

The faculty are:

• Robert W. Cape, Jr., Associate Professor of Classics
• James F. Johnson, Professor of Classics
• Osman Umurhan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics
  

A description of the Program and courses may be found under Classical and Modern Languages in the Austin College Bulletin.

Important Internet projects created by the classics faculty include:

• American Classical League Task Force on Oral Latin and Greek
• Athenaze: Supplementary Exercises
• Daily Life in Ancient Rome (Vita Romana Cottidiana)
• Internet Workbook for the Oxford Latin Course
• Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins

If you have questions about the Classics Program, please contact one of the professors through their home page links above.

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