May 25, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

HIST 104 Quest for Power: Famous Figures in History


An examination of the lives and times of selected leaders from the ancient and modern worlds. Examples of figures to be covered are Pericles, Nero, Napoleon I and Adolf Hitler. Major literary monuments of the periods will be examined as well. Team taught by a member of the History Department and a classicist.

Often cross-listed with  

Credit 3 hrs May not be repeated for additional credit
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation No planned offerings

Prerequisites -
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Additional Information - This course satisfies one literature or one history requirement. See honors humanities courses

Equivalent Course(s) - CLAS 104  
Course History -
Course Rotation updated 3/2019;

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