Pliny: Letters to Trajan

Course Description

Course Description: In this course, we will read selected letters from Pliny the Younger’s correspondence with the Roman emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 C.E.). Our focus will be the letters dating from Pliny’s tenure as governor of Bithynia-Pontus (c. 110-113 C.E.) in northwestern Turkey. These missives—which include many of Trajan’s own replies—cover a wide range of interesting topics including ancient firefighting, Roman engineering & construction, and most famously, Christianity, with Pliny being our earliest known Latin source on the customs and practices of the early Christians Level: Students should come with a firm grasp of Latin grammar and have experience reading continuous texts Textbook: Instructor will provide materials

Details

• Semester: Spring 2025
• Day: Saturday
• Time: 9:00 PM ET
• Duration: 60 minutes per session

Tuition

$250 per course

Availability

This section is full

Cancellation Policy

Telepaideia tuition is non-refundable. However, if you need to cancel your enrollment or withdraw from your class, you may be eligible for a 50% credit to be used toward a future Telepaideia course. In order to be eligible for this credit, you must notify info@paideiainstitute.org of your withdrawal before the second class meeting has taken place.