This class aims to familiarize the student with the broad trends of the Ancient Mediterranean World (Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome) as well as the basic sets of evidence to any Classically‐oriented scholar (archaeology, epigraphy, texts, etc.) through the themes of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll. We will examine both our own preconceptions about sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll and how they could bias the modern scholar, as well as consider how the ancients experienced and thought about these topics, in what contexts (domestic, funerary military, diplomatic, etc.) they appeared, and how each category of evidence should be handled by the modern scholar.