That's an interesting take. In England, for O level (hence a few years younger than college age) we did both Plato and Homer as set books. I think the reasoning

That's an interesting take. In England, for O level (hence a few years younger than college age) we did both Plato and Homer as set books. I think the reasoning was that yes the language differences are challenging, but it's important to encompass both to really appreciate the language and culture.