Academics

The academic resoluteness of the Department is evidenced by the various positions the staff have continued to hold as visiting scholars and lecturers/professors in renowned universities abroad.

DESCRIPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Our core curriculum comprises Latin and Greek languages, Greek and Roman Literature, Classical and Hellenistic Philosophy, History, Religion, mythology, Rhetoric, Law and Jurisprudence, and Gender and Sexuality Studies.

CLL 101
Introduction to Latin I
The sounds of Latin, morphology and syntax; reading of increasingly complex Latin illustrating important aspects of Roman culture and society; translation practice.

CLL 102
Introduction to Latin II
Grammar and Syntax; reading and translation practices; derivatives of English practice; derivatives of English from Latin literary texts.

CLL 103
Introduction to Latin for Lawyers I
The sounds of Latin; basic grammar and syntax directed to imparting the ability to read legal Latin.

CLL 104
Introduction to Latin for Lawyers II
Grammar, Syntax; reading of elementary legal Latin maxims.

CLL 201
Latin language I
Grammar, Syntax, reading and translation practices literary texts, English derivatives from Latin.

CLL 202
Latin language II
Grammar, Syntax,(continued); further exercises in reading and translation; literary texts, English derivatives from Latin.

CLL 301
Intermediate Latin Language I
Syntax, prosody, practice in unseen translation; further selected literary texts of increasing complexity.

CLL 302
Intermediate Latin Language II
Syntax, prosody, stylistics, practice in unseen translations; further selected literary texts.

CLL 401
Advance Latin Language I
Advanced syntax, prosody and stylistics; exercises in advanced translation; study of advanced Latin texts.

CLL 402
Advance Latin Language II
Advanced syntax, prosody and stylistics (continued); exercises in advanced translation; study of advanced Latin texts.

CLG 101
Introduction to Greek I
The alphabet and sounds; basic grammar and syntax; reading and translation of selected elementary passages.

CLG 102
Introduction to Greek II
Grammar, Syntax and translation practice; reading of elementary texts.

CLG 201
Greek Language I
Grammar and syntax; reading practice and translation exercises; literary texts, English derivatives from Greek.

CLG 202
Greek Language II
Grammar and syntax (continued); further reading practice and translation exercises; literary texts, English derivatives from Greek.

CLG 301
Intermediate Greek Language I
Syntax, prosody, practice in unseen translation; further selected literary texts of increasing complexity.

CLG 302
Intermediate Greek Language II
Syntax, prosody, stylistics, practice in unseen translation; further selected literary texts.

CLC 101
Introduction to Ancient Greek Culture
Literature, mythology and religion f the ancient Greece with study of Homeric poems and other selected texts in English translation.

CLC 102
Introduction to Ancient Roman Culture
Literature, mythology and culture of Early Rome with special attention on Virgil’s Aeneid and other selected materials in English translation.

CLC 103
Introduction to Ancient Greek History and Society
Introduction to political, social and economic history of archaic Greece, Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations, emergence of the polis, reference to major aspects of ancient Greek society with study of selected materials in English.

CLC 104
Introduction to Ancient Greek History and Society
The ancient Roman political, social and economic system; law, life values and institutions; the Roman empire as a multi ethic state.

CLC 105
Introduction to Ancient Greek Philosophy and Political Thought
Survey of Greek Philosophy from Thales if Miletus to the Atomists, Democritus and Leucippus with emphasis on cosmology, epistemology, and metaphysics.

CLC 201
Greek Epic Poetry
The epic genre; oral epic and written epic; study of the Iliad, Odyssey and Argonautica English translation.

CLC 202
Greek and Roman theatre
Introduction to Greek and Roman theatre; historical survey of the forms of drama; study of representative texts in English translation.

CLC 203
Greek History, Society and Institutions
Survey of the political, social and economic history of Classical Greece; development of political institutions; major aspects of Classical Greek society with study of selected source materials in English translation.

CLC 204
Roman History, Society and Institutions
Survey of the political, social and economic history of Classical Rome; development of political institutions; major aspects of Roman society with the study of selected source materials in English translation.

CLC 205
Early Greek Philosophy
Traditional Greek thought and the beginning not philosophical speculation; the pre-Socratic.

CLC 206
Roman Epic Poetry
The Classical Epic tradition and the beginning of Roman Epic; Virgil and his successors; the Aeneid in English translation.

CLC 207
The Greek and Latin Roots of Scientific Terminology
Systematic explanation of the Greek and Latin elements in the etymology of English medical and scientific vocabulary.

CLC 301
Classical Lyric, Iambic and Elegiac Poetry
Study of the genres with selection of representative texts in English translation.

CLC 302
Greek Drama
Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and the 5th Century Greek theatre: drama and society, the study of representative plays in English translation.

CLC 303
Roman Drama
The comedies of Plautus, Terrence and Seneca; drama of representative plays in English translation.

CLC 304
Roman Satire
Historical background of Roman Satire; history of the Lucilian tradition of satire in Classical times, satire and society; study of representative texts in English translation.

CLC 305
Classical Literary Theory and Criticism
Survey of Classical Literary Theory with special reference to Aristotle, Horace and Longinus.

CLC 306
The Classical Background to English Literature
Main characteristics of Classical Literature and the influence of the Classical Tradition on English literature, with special reference to Epic and Drama, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.

CLC 307
Classical Influence in 17th Century French Drama
Brief survey of Classical Influence on European Literature; influence of Classical Drama and Dramatic Theory on the Dramatic Literature of 17th Century France.

ClC308
Greek and Roman Historiography
Origins and development of the genre; Historiography as opus oratorium; philosophy and methodology of the major historians, with particular reference to Herodotus. Thucydides, Polybius, Livy, and Tacitus; study of representative texts and commentaries in English translation.

CLC 309
The Greek City States
Emergence and growth of the polis as political, social and economic systems, colonial expansion; constitutional developments, hegemonies and conflicts of the city states; society and decline of the polies; study of selected documents in English translation.

CLC 310
The Roman Republic
Development of Republican institution and government; Roman imperialism, economy, society and Tmores in the Republican Period; social conflict and revolution: 146_30 BC; party politics; end of the Republic Study of selected documents in English translation.

CLC 311
Greek Civilization in Africa and the Near East

CLC 312
The Roman World under the Principate
The military basis of the Principate; government, law and imperial administration; building of the supranational state; society, economy and culture of the Roman World in the first three centuries AD: selected texts and documents in English translation.

CLC 313
The World of late Roman Antiquity
Disorder and Renewal; the Dominant and the New Christian Order; divergence of East and West.

CLC 314
Historical Background to the New Testament
Culture of the Roman World in New Testament times; society, economy, law and administration of the Jewish habitat; history and Christian ideology in the New Testament.

CLC 315
The Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle
Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics and Political Theory in Plato and Aristotle.

CLC 316 and 317
Greek and Roman Mythology and Religion
The Greek and Roman myths; theories of myth; themes of the myths; the Greek religion in practice; Roman religion in practice; prayer, divination and ritual; similarities and differences between Greek and Roman religion; survival of paganism into Christianity.

CLC 321
Roman Civil Law
Sources and development of Roman law; laws of family (sui juris),property, contracts, obligations, procedures; citizenship; guardianship et cetera.

CLC 322
Jurisprudence in Roman Law
Historical and constitutional background to Roman legal practices; statuses; plebiscitum; senatus consulta; edicta; constitutions principis; Interpretatio prudentium; ius repondendi; codex Justiininae; Classical and Postclassical Periods.

CLC 401
Long Essay
Supervised Project on a topic within or relate to Classical Studies.

CLC 402
Advanced Study in Classical Literature
Advanced Study, based on English translations of an author or theme in Classical Literature.

CLC 403
Advanced Study in Ancient History
Advanced Study of a topic based on source materials in English translation.

CLC 404
Advanced Study in Ancient Philosophy
Advanced Study of a topic based on source materials in English translation.

CLC 405
Advanced Study in Classical Mythology and Religion
Advanced study of a topic based on source materials in English translation.

CLC 406
Ancient History and Archaeology of N/East Africa
Survey of Egyptian political, social and cultural history in the Dynastic, Ptolemaic and Roman Periods; major developments in Northern Sudan and Northern Ethiopia in Classical Antiquity; Relations of Nubia and Axum with the Greco-Roman World.

CLC 407
Ancient History and Archaeology of the Maghrib
The sources: archaelogical, epigraphic, numismatic, literary, Phoenician colonisation and it’s impact; the world of Carthage; indigenous kingdoms; Roman conquest and the nature of Romano African civilization; North African contribution to the Roman World; Resurgence of barbarians and the end of Roman power in North Africa.

CLC 408
The Philosophy of the Stoics and Epicureans
Post Aristotelian schools of Graeco-Roman Philosophy with emphasis on epistemology, metaphysics, ethics and Political Theory.

Teachers With Vision

Academic Staff

The Department has seasoned lecturers who are dynamic and cerebral researchers in different areas of the discipline, and passionate about demonstrating their commitment to qualitative research, teaching and learning.

Prof. Folake Onayemi

B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D, (Ibadan), Professor. Comparative Classical and African Literature, Epic Tradition, Gender Studies, Greek and Roman Drama, Mythology, Latin Language. fonayemi02@yahoo.com , folake.onayemi@mail.ui.edu.ng.

Prof. Olakunbi Olasope

B.A. ,M.A., Ph.D. (Ibadan), Professor, Greek History; Roman History; Latin Language; Women’s Studies, Roman Legal History, Roman Civil Law, Roman Law of Jurisprudence. kbolasope@mail.ui.edu.ng, kunbiolasope@yahoo.com.

Prof. E. F. Taiwo

B.A., M.A., M.phil., Ph.D, (Ibadan), Professor, Latin Language; Roman Satire; Lyric and Elegiac Poetry; Greek and Roman Culture; Classical Philosophy.

Dr. Gill Adekanbi

B.A., M.A., Ph.D.(Ibadan), Senior Lecturer, Latin Language; Greek and Roman History, Latin and Greek Origins of Scientific and Medical Terms, Historical Background to the New Testament. tsn.ade@yahoo.com.

Dr. Goke Akinboye

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Ibadan) Senior Lecturer, Greek and Roman History, Philosophy, Latin Language, Legal Latin. oa.akingboye@mail.ui.edu.ng, oyegoke4real@yahoo.com.

Dr. Aneni Monica

B.A., M.A., PhD (Ibadan), Senior Lecturer, Greek and Roman History, Latin Epigraphy. monaneni@yahoo.com.

Dr. I. M. Alade

B.A., M.A., PhD (Ibadan), Senior Lecturer, Latin and Greek Languages, Greek and Roman Literature, Greek and Roman Mythology and Religion, Greek Philosophy. idowualade@gmail.com.

Dr. Bosede Adebowale

B.A., M.A., PhD (Ibadan) Lecturer I, Greek Philosophy, Greek and Roman Mythology and Religion. olusegunbosede@gmail.com.

Dr. Tunde Blavo

B.A., M.A., PhD (Ibadan) Lecturer II, Greek and Roman Theatre, Greek and Roman Literature. tundeblavo@yahoo.com.