Spring 2027

Ancient Greek and Roman Monsters

Ancient Greek and Roman Monsters investigates how Greeks and Romans depicted monsters as chaotic forces or magical beings using translated texts and art, comparing ancient representations with modern media like comics, games, and movies.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · William Brockliss

Students reported a heavy reading load and more total work than initially anticipated, despite the class being described as manageable if one kept up with the material.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate knowledge of Classical societies and cultures.

  • Examine, analyze, and interpret ancient texts in translation and material culture.

  • Critique ancient Greek, Roman, and/or Near Eastern societies and cultures and compare them to other societies and cultures.

  • Evaluate modern conceptions of the monstrous in the light of those of the Greeks and Romans.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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CLASSICS 150

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

WILLIAM BROCKLISS is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · William Brockliss

This course explores monsters in Greek, Roman, and modern mythology through engaging lectures and a humorous teaching style. Students generally found the material interesting and the class atmosphere enjoyable.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.71 GPA, 88.8% A/AB (n=89 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.58 GPA, 80.9% A/AB (n=131 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.86 GPA, 97.2% A/AB (n=144 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · William Brockliss

Students reported a heavy reading load and more total work than initially anticipated, despite the class being described as manageable if one kept up with the material.

Past student reviews · William Brockliss

Grades relied heavily on in-class essays and participation, which some found fair if attentive, while others noted the lecture-heavy format required significant recall of difficult texts for exams.

Topics

  • Monsters as forces of chaos threatening the natural order
  • Monsters as magical beings holding special knowledge or enigmatic intelligence
  • Comparison of ancient and modern representations of monsters in artistic media

Skills

  • Examine, analyze, and interpret ancient texts in translation and material culture.
  • Evaluate modern conceptions of the monstrous in the light of those of the Greeks and Romans.
  • Critique ancient Greek, Roman, and/or Near Eastern societies and cultures and compare them to other societies and cultures.

Grades

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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