Course Description (LNW 3320/4905 & LNW 5675/6905): Close reading of Ovid's Fasti along with study of the Roman calendar will allow us to immerse ourselves in rituals and ceremonies often ancient and strange even to the Romans of Ovid's own day. We will thereby gain insight both into archaic Roman religion as well as Roman religion adapted to the needs of Augustus' "restored Republic." We shall of course also strive to learn to scan elegy with ease, and translate some Latin along the way as well.

Books (may be ordered on line from bookstores like Amazon, but please feel free to substitute other editions; web sites for used books will often yield inexpensive copies, e.g. http://addall.com):

• Elaine Fantham, ed., Fasti, Bk. IV, by Ovid, Cambridge University Press, 1998, ISBN: 0-521-44996-0.
• Ovid, Fasti, tr. J. G. Frazer, 2nd ed. rev. by G. P. Goold, Harvard University Press, 1989 (1931), Loeb Classical Library, No. 253, ISBN 0-674-99279-2.
• Mary Beard, John North, Simon Price, Religions of Rome: Volume 1, A History, Cambridge Univ Pr (Pap Txt) October, 1998 ~ ISBN: 0521316820 ~
• Mary Beard, John North, Simon Price, Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook, Cambridge Univ Pr (Pap Txt) June, 1998 ~ ISBN: 0521456460
• H. H. Scullard, Festivals and Ceremonies of the Roman Republic, Cornell University Press, 1981, ISBN 0801414024. (Out of Print: You may search for a used copy, borrow a copy from your local library, borrow a copy through interlibrary loan, or rely on copies placed on reserve during the institute.)
• Also, a Latin grammar and a dictionary are recommended, e.g.:
  • Gildersleeve, B. L., et al., Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar, Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 1997, ISBN 0865163537.
  • Smith, William Jr., and J. Lockwood, Chambers Murray Latin-English Dictionary, Larousse Kingfisher Chambers, Incorporated, 1995, ISBN 0550190031.

NEW: tentative syllabus (for those who wish a head start!)

The course will be taught on the beautiful, tree shaded campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville. There are attractive, convenient, and inexpensive accommodations on or near campus. Students will have full access to all University of Florida library, computer, and recreational facilities. The nearby area provides a full range of cultural, dining, and other diversions. The campus is an hour drive from the Gulf coast, and 1.5 hours from the Atlantic. Just northwest of Gainesville are some of Florida's most famous springs, as well as the pristine Santa Fe and Suwanee Rivers. Gainesville is about a 2 hour drive from Orlando, Daytona Beach, Tampa, and Jacksonville.

Housing:

Some rooms will be available at the newly renovated University of Florida Reitz Union Hotel, PO Box 118505, Gainesville, FL 32611-8505, in the middle of campus at reasonable rates. Call 352-392-2151 (fax: 352-846-2199); e-mail: ruhotel@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu. Please make your reservations early! Cheap motels abound off campus, however, so please feel free to contact the Department for other possibilities. One favorite is the Rushlake Motel,1410 SW 16th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32608. Their single (one adult) rate is $38 & double rate will be $42.00. Their phone number is (352) 373-5000.

Tuition:

Three credits at the undergraduate level cost @$300 for Florida residents (@$1400 for out-of-state students at the undergraduate level). Special provisions are available to earn graduate credit (for three credits: @$575 in-state; out-of-state teachers pay the in-state rate at the graduate level with verification of employment status!). Additional details on this option are available from the Classics Department office (see below). Information concerning scholarships or other support can be obtained from your local school district. For outside funding opportunities, please see our listing of scholarships available to Latin teachers: http://www.classics.ufl.edu/distance/scholarshipsforteachers.htm.

Faculty: 

Dr. Hans-Friedrich Mueller (Molinarius). After earning BAs in German and Latin at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Molinarius taught Latin and German at Countryside HS in Clearwater, Florida, for six years (1985-1991). Along the way, he earned an MA in Latin from the University of Florida in our joint MA program with USF. He earned his Ph.D. in Classics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1994, and worked for a year as a lexicographer at the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae in Munich, where he wrote articles for fifteen Latin words beginning with the letter "p" (peripetasma, perfugio, periculosus, pernocto, perlustro, proconsulatus, et al.). He returned to Florida in 1995, and taught at Florida State in Tallahassee. He won the American Philological Association's Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Classics for the year 2000, and moved to Gainesville and the University of Florida in 2001. His first book, Roman Religion in Valerius Maximus, was published by Routledge in 2002. His new abridgment of Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire appeared in August 2003 with Random House in their Modern Library series. Molniarius thus combines interests and experience in Latin literature, Roman history, and pedagogy (especially at the high school level). (hmueller@grove.ufl.edu)

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