A study of one or more works selected from the beginnings of Roman literary history to 31 B.C., the period of such writers as Cicero, Caesar, Sallust, Plautus, Terence, Lucretius, and Catallus. Texts may include prose, including history, philosophy, rhetoric and oratory, and letters, and/or poetry, including drama and satire. A particular author, work, genre, or theme is selected each time the course is offered. Textual analysis is emphasized, with lectures and class discussion on the literary milieu. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits under a different subtitle.