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CLSICS 289 - Rome in Hollywood


3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded (includes P/F option)
Not repeatable for credit

Description:
This course focuses principally on the treatment of Rome in American films. It compares ancient sources with their adaptations into film. The ways Romans change in the transition from page to screen furnish clues to America’s view of itself, providing a case study of how ideology distorts history.

Distribution Area: Humanities
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