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Interesting personality, nice guy and good prof. I took this class freshman year and my two biggest things were 1. The tests (which are entirely essay-based and long ones at that) required a lot of recall of difficult texts. 2. The class was a power lecture and had no discussion, but you were required to participate enough to receive a good grade.Rate My Professors ↗
Nepo baby whose professor father cleared the way for him at Oxford.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Brockliss is amazing. His lectures are super engaging, and he takes the time go over the readings which can be really complex and difficult to understand. The lectures are very collaborative, he frequently asks for our thoughts and ideas on texts and images. The class itself is super interesting as well due to the way he teaches it.Rate My Professors ↗
This class was really interesting, but way more work than I anticipated. I took this as a schedule filler, and it ended up giving more work than some of the classes towards my major. Prof Brockliss is super knowledgable and makes lectures pretty engaging. I would definitely recommend this class but be aware of the amount of work going into it!Rate My Professors ↗
Prof Brockliss is a great professor (and is british). The class is very lecture and reading heavy but they are both engaging and if you love mythology it doesn't really feel like work. The exams are formatted similar to a AP English test but are very manageable.Rate My Professors ↗
Class grew on me throughout the semester. If you pay attention in class + do the notes you won't really have to study for the exams at all. Exam style is similar to a DBQ/LEQ on an AP exam for comparison. Had no TA for my class so he did all the grading himself, was a fair grader + left good feedback. Worst thing is participation which is graded.Rate My Professors ↗
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GREEKS, ROMANS AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT examines ancient Greek and Roman interactions with their environment through poetry, prose, and art.
No offering record · Spring 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026GREEK 890 is an individual mentored study course for completing research theses, arranged with a faculty member.
No offering record · Spring 2026
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Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | CLASSICS/ENVIRST 488 | Greeks, Romans and the Natural Environment |
| Spring 2026 | GREEK 890 | Individual Research Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | CLASSICS 150 | Ancient Greek and Roman Monsters |
| Fall 2025 | GREEK 890 | Individual Research Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | LATIN 519 | Latin Poetry |
| Spring 2025 | CLASSICS 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2025 | GREEK 890 | Individual Research Thesis |
| Fall 2024 | CLASSICS 150 | Ancient Greek and Roman Monsters |
| Fall 2024 | CLASSICS 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2024 | CLASSICS/ENVIRST 488 | Greeks, Romans and the Natural Environment |
| Fall 2024 | GREEK 890 | Individual Research Thesis |
| Spring 2024 | CLASSICS/ENVIRST 488 | Greeks, Romans and the Natural Environment |
| Spring 2024 | ENVIRST 999 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2024 | GREEK 510 | Homer |
| Fall 2023 | CLASSICS 150 | Ancient Greek and Roman Monsters |
| Spring 2023 | ENVIRST 922 | Historical and Cultural Methods in Environmental Research |
| Spring 2023 | GREEK 306 | Fourth Semester Ancient Greek |
| Fall 2022 | CLASSICS 150 | Ancient Greek and Roman Monsters |
| Spring 2022 | CLASSICS/ENVIRST 488 | Greeks, Romans and the Natural Environment |
| Spring 2022 | GREEK 306 | Fourth Semester Ancient Greek |
| Fall 2021 | CLASSICS 150 | Ancient Greek and Roman Monsters |
| Fall 2021 | GREEK 512 | Greek Lyric Poets |
| Fall 2020 | CLASSICS 150 | Ancient Greek and Roman Monsters |
| Fall 2020 | GREEK 305 | Third Semester Ancient Greek |
| Fall 2019 | CLASSICS 150 | Ancient Greek and Roman Monsters |
| Fall 2019 | GREEK 103 | First Semester Ancient Greek |
| Fall 2019 | LATIN 103 | First Semester Latin |
| Spring 2019 | GREEK 306 | Fourth Semester Ancient Greek |
| Spring 2019 | GREEK 510 | Homer |
| Fall 2018 | CLASSICS 150 | Ancient Greek and Roman Monsters |
| Fall 2018 | CLASSICS 320 | The Greeks |
| Spring 2018 | GREEK 505 | Greek Prose Composition |
| Fall 2017 | CLASSICS 320 | The Greeks |
| Spring 2017 | GREEK 104 | Second Semester Ancient Greek |
| Spring 2017 | GREEK 304 | Second Semester Ancient Greek |
| Spring 2017 | GREEK 306 | Fourth Semester Ancient Greek |
| Fall 2016 | CLASSICS 150 | Ancient Greek and Roman Monsters |
| Fall 2016 | GREEK 910 | Seminar-poetry |
| Fall 2015 | CLASSICS 373 | Topics in Classical Culture |
| Fall 2015 | GREEK 305 | Third Semester Ancient Greek |
| Fall 2015 | GREEK 401 | Readings in Greek Literature |
| Spring 2015 | CLASSICS 150 | Ancient Greek and Roman Monsters |
| Spring 2015 | GREEK 104 | Second Semester Ancient Greek |
| Fall 2014 | CLASSICS 320 | The Greeks |
| Fall 2014 | GREEK 505 | Greek Prose Composition |
| Spring 2014 | GREEK 511 | Hesiod |
| Fall 2013 | CLASSICS 320 | The Greeks |
| Fall 2013 | GREEK 103 | First Semester Ancient Greek |
| Fall 2013 | GREEK 303 | First Semester Ancient Greek |
| Spring 2013 | GREEK 104 | Second Semester Ancient Greek |
| Spring 2013 | GREEK 304 | Second Semester Ancient Greek |
| Spring 2013 | GREEK 306 | Fourth Semester Ancient Greek |
| Fall 2012 | CLASSICS 373 | Topics in Classical Culture |
| Fall 2012 | GREEK 510 | Homer |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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