Classics

One of the best courses I've taken at Middlebury. Pavlos is a fantastic lecturer; every day, he would just come into class and talk off the top of his head for 75 minutes. It is truly incredible how passionate and knowledgeable he is about the material. Grading-wise the course was very easy. We had a midterm and a final (both passage recognition), as well as, if memory serves, one paper the entire semester. If I were to criticize anything, it would be the fairly lackluster discussion sessions, but despite being boring, these still deepened my understanding of the material. Overall, this is a very low pressure course on some very valuable material, taught by a brilliant professor.

One of the best courses I've taken at Middlebury. Pavlos is a fantastic lecturer; every day, he would just come into class and talk off the top of his head for 75 minutes. It is truly incredible how passionate and knowledgeable he is about the material. Grading-wise the course was very easy. We had a midterm and a final (both passage …Read more

The material is fascinating; by going through the history of Augustus's life, as well as examining his legacy, you get a fairly holistic overview of Roman history. Readings were fairly light and not much work was required outside of class, even when taking this as a CW (like I was). Ganiban, however, isn't my favorite. Unlike the other Classics professors I've taken courses with, he lectures off a PowerPoint and doesn't stimulate that much interest in the topic.

The material is fascinating; by going through the history of Augustus's life, as well as examining his legacy, you get a fairly holistic overview of Roman history. Readings were fairly light and not much work was required outside of class, even when taking this as a CW (like I was). Ganiban, however, isn't my favorite. Unlike the oth …Read more

Professor Chaplin enjoys her teaching a lot. Her excitement in class is a very important part of understanding the material. Lectures were very valuable with a lot of historic events, especially that the historic period examined is very interesting. Discussions might be a bit demanding as she calls out on everyone, but as long as you know the topic you'll be fine. Exams are very old school, but not difficult if you're familiar with the material.

Professor Chaplin enjoys her teaching a lot. Her excitement in class is a very important part of understanding the material. Lectures were very valuable with a lot of historic events, especially that the historic period examined is very interesting. Discussions might be a bit demanding as she calls out on everyone, but as long as you …Read more