Ancient World Literature

This course introduces high school students to some of the classic literary texts, or Great Books, of the ancient Roman world. These texts have influenced the development of the West. While studying these texts, students explore the ideas, events, and cast of characters that molded the Roman World.

This course focuses on literature, but also integrates some Ancient History, helping students to see and enjoy the integration of both history and literature. In this upper-school course, students will examine and discuss events, trends, ideas, achievements, and failures found in these historical periods, while also comparing and contrasting such study with their own contemporary period.

Required Materials:
Books and supplies are not included in the purchase of the course.

Theogony, Hesiod
The Odyssey, Homer, trans. Robert Fagle
- ISBN: ‎ 9780140268867
The Greek Plays
- ISBN: ‎ 978-0812983098
The Portable Plato
- ISBN: ‎ 978-0140150407
The Portable Roman Reader
- ISBN: ‎ 978-0140150568
The Apostolic Fathers in English
- ISBN: ‎ 978-0801031083

*Free versions for most of these texts can be found online

Dr. Brian Phillips

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Brian Phillips is the pastor of Holy Trinity Reformed Church (CREC – Concord, NC), teaches Humanities at Oaks Classical Christian Academy, and writes The Legal Update for the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS). He served as the Director of Consulting for The CiRCE Institute, Head of Upper School at Covenant Classical School (Concord, NC), and as an adjunct faculty member of Belmont Abbey College.
Dr. Phillips has an M.A. in Theological Studies, an M.A. in Classical Studies, an Ed.D. in Classical Education, and is currently studying Biblical Languages and Linguistics at Liberty University. He is also the author/editor of several books, including Sunday Mornings: An Introduction to Biblical Worship, Tales of Wonder (Vol. I & II) and the Canon Classics Guides to Dante’s Inferno and the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius.
Brian and his wife, Shannon, live in North Carolina with their two ballerina daughters, two soccer playing sons, and their German Shepherd, Ajax the Great.

Dr. Christine Seaward

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Christine Seaward was born and raised in central California. She received her B.A. in Liberal Arts and earned her elementary teaching credential at California State University, Stanislaus before becoming an Air Force wife in 1992. During the nomadic years of military life, she lived in various places: Oklahoma, Colorado, South Korea, Japan, Hawaii, and Florida. She is blessed to be a wife and mother of two teenage girls. Christine has served as the President of the Protestant Women of the Chapel at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. She has also served as a group and administrative leader in Bible Study Fellowship. She completed her M.A. in Humanities from California State University, Dominguez Hills and her Ph.D. in Humanities with a concentration in Literature from Faulkner University where the Great Books program changed the way she viewed education. Christine has taught high school English in a traditional Christian school. She also taught a course on Aquinas and Dante and served as the faculty adviser for the student book club at Kepler Education. She is a long-time admirer of C.S. Lewis, and she continues to grow in her appreciation for the Great Books of the Western World. She enjoys supporting her daughters, taking long walks with her husband, following sumo wrestling, and the pleasure of reading.

Quarter 1

_Theogony, _Hesiod
_The Odyssey, _Homer

Quarter 2

_The Greek Plays, _selections

Quarter 3

The Portable Plato, selections

Quarter 4

The Portable Roman Reader, selections
The Apostolic Fathers in English, Holmes

Computer: You will need a stable, reliable computer, running with a processor with a speed of 1 GHz or better on one of the following operating systems: Mac OS X with Mac OS 10.7 or later; Windows 8, 7, Vista (with SP1 or later), or XP (with SP3 or later). We do not recommend using an iPad or other tablet for joining classes. An inexpensive laptop or netbook would be much better solutions, as they enable you to plug an Ethernet cable directly into your computer. Please note that Chromebooks are allowed but not preferred, as they do not support certain features of the Zoom video conference software such as breakout sessions and annotation, which may be used by our teachers for class activities.

High-Speed Internet Connection: You will also need access to high-speed Internet, preferably accessible via Ethernet cable right into your computer. Using Wi-Fi may work, but will not guarantee you the optimal use of your bandwidth. The faster your Internet, the better. We recommend using a connection with a download/upload speed of 5/1 Mbps or better. You can test your Internet connection here.

Webcam: You may use an external webcam or one that is built in to the computer. Webcam Recommendations: Good (PC only) | Best (Mac and PC)

Headset: We recommend using a headset rather than a built-in microphone and speakers. Using a headset reduces the level of background noise heard by the entire class. Headset Recommendations: USB | 3.5mm

Zoom: We use a web conferencing software called Zoom for our classes, which enables students and teachers to gather from around the globe face to face in real time. Zoom is free to download and easy to use. To download Zoom:

Visit zoom.us/download.
Click to download the first option listed, Zoom Client for Meetings.
Open and run the installer on your computer.
In August, students will be provided with instructions and a link for joining their particular class.

Scanner: In this class, students frequently submit homework assignments by scanning pages from their workbooks. Students and/or their parents should have easy access to a scanner and the ability to use it.

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