CLASSICS/HISTORY 122 |
HISTORY OF ROME |
FALL 2008
|
Professor Rodgers |
10:10-11:00 MWF
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481 Main Street, room 301 |
427 Waterman
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Maps of various provinces of the Roman empire
The seven hills of Rome5 The Kings of Early Rome
Regions of the city8 Roman Social and Political Structure, and Religion
Consuls of the Roman Republic10 Conflict of the Orders I. The Latins and Other Italians
Remains of the XII Tables (in Latin)12 The Gauls. Conflict of the Orders II
Some of the old Laws (in English)
Another English version
Chronological Table of Civil and Military Events15 Samnite wars; Pyrrhus
Map of Greek and Phoenician colonization17 Rome in the Third Century BCE
19 The First Punic War
Polybius book 2.14-36; C-S chapter 12
Map of Sicily
22 The Second Punic War
Polybius books 3, 7-11, 15; Plutarch
Lives of Q. Fabius
Maximus and M.
Claudius Marcellus; C-S chapter 13
[Livy Books 21-30; Study guide for Livy]
Rome and Carthage in 218 BCE24 The Macedonian Wars and the Greek East
Hellenistic kingdoms26 Examination (through end of Second Punic War)
29 Rome in the West: Northern Italy, Gaul, Spain
Polybius books 36, 39; [Livy books 35-40;] C-S
chapter 14
October
1 146 BCE
3 Roman Government
Polybius book 6; C-S chapters 17 and 18
6 Second-Century Rome
Plutarch Life of M.
Porcius Cato (censor) ; [Livy books 41-45]; C-S chapter 19
Dramatis Personae: Major players for the years 134-43 BCE8 The Gracchi
10 Marius. The Social War
Plutarch Life of Marius;
C-S chapters 21.2-6 and 22
Rome in Italy 500-100 BCE13 Sulla and MithradatesRoman and Italian minted propaganda (the links for the relevant coins are at the very bottom of the page)
Background on Mithradates VI15 Sulla's Settlement. Cicero
17 Pompey, Lucullus, Crassus
Plutarch Life of L. Licinius
Lucullus; C-S chapter 25
20 First-Century Rome
Cicero Against Verres (Works),
fragments of In toga candida, his election speech; C-S
chapter 29
The Roman Forum22 Caesar in Rome, Gaul and Britain
Map of Western Provinces24 VCLA meeting: no class
27 Civil War (I)
Cicero Works pp. 78-90; Plutarch
Life of M.
Porcius Cato (Vticensis); C-S chapter 27
29 Civil War (II) and the Second Triumvirate
Cicero On Duties III and Second
Philippic
(Works), Works pp. 90-98; Plutarch Lives of M.
Antonius and M.
Iunius Brutus; C-S chapter 28
Coin Portraits of Cleopatra and M. Antonius31 The Augustan Settlement
November
3 Examination (through 31 BCE)
5 Augustus and Tiberius
Tacitus Annals Books 2.82-88, 3.18-36,
3.49-76, 4.1-36; C-S chapter 31
Trade routes in the first century CE7 The Julio-Claudians
10 The First Century CE
Tacitus Annals Books 14-16
List of Provinces as of 69 CE12 The Year of Four Emperors
List of Roman Emperors from Augustus to Heraclius
14 The Flavians
Tacitus Agricola; Suetonius
Lives of Vespasian,
Titus,
Domitian;
C-S chapter 36
Leave in my office (room 301) or in box outside office door, not in mailboxes downstairs
19 The Five Good Emperors. The Second Century CE
C-S chapters 37 and 39
Expansion of Rome 264 BCE - 180 CE21 The Provinces of the Empire. Commerce
Provinces of the Eastern Roman Empire3 The Third Century CE
Narrative: Gallienus to Theodosius I5 The Tetrarchy
8 Constantine and the Neo-Flavians
10 The Fourth Century CE and the End of the Empire in the West
C-S chapters 43-44
12 Final Examination at 8:00 a.m. in 427 Waterman
There are two 50-minute examinations and a final examination.
There will be one research project consisting of an annotated bibliography and a thesis statement. The bibliography must contain both primary and secondary sources and an assessment of those sources. Preliminary drafts are strongly encouraged. Late projects cost five percentage points per weekday (weekends free).
Final grade will be computed as follows: 25% for each examination (including the final), 25% for the research project.
Telephone 656-4607
bsaylor@zoo.uvm.edu
Office hours: Monday 3:30-5:00, Wednesday 2:30-3:30, Friday 9:00-10:00 and by appointment
Last updated: 28 October 2008 Send Comments to: Barbara Rodgers, barbara.rodgers@uvm.edu Copyright © 2008 UVM Classics Department All Rights Reserved. |