CLAS112-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013

Roman History

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2013
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2013
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 1 March 2013
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 17 May 2013

Description

The history of the Roman world from the Etruscans to the late Roman Empire.

The history of the Roman world from the Etruscans to Constantine.

This is an introductory survey course in Roman history. We begin by exploring the difficulties caused by the lack of reliable sources for early Roman history, and then we discuss the topography and early settlement in Latium, followed by Rome’s transition from monarchy to republic. We next examine the social and constitutional structure of Rome around 300 BCE, the strains put on this structure by Rome’s conquest of the Mediterranean (ca.200 BCE), and the republic’s ultimate demise in the face of social and political upheaval caused by differentiation of wealth and pursuit of the rewards of high political office arising from the rapid growth of Rome's empire. Finally, we will study the principate of Augustus (27 BCE - CE 14) and some of his successors up to the reign of Constantine. This narrative embraces such themes as the role of the emperor, military campaigns, Imperial society, and the rise of Christianity.

This course will introduce you to ancient source material, as well as the assessment and interpretation of that material. In doing so we look at some key events, places and peoples in Roman history; and therefore you will also gain a better understanding and appreciation of Rome’s evolution from a small settlement by the Tibur to the centre of a significant empire. This course will give you a good grounding for further studies in Classics or other related fields in the social sciences.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of this course students will have acquired:

  • An appreciation of Rome’s evolution from a small village to the centre of a vast empire.
  • An appreciation of the diverse types of source materials used in assessing and understanding
           events in the Ancient World.
  • Be introduced to methods of source analysis and evaluation
  • Gain greater skills in critical thinking, argument development and problem solving.
  • Improved study skills

Restrictions

CLAS113

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Gary Morrison

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $644.00

International fee $2,800.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Humanities .

All CLAS112 Occurrences

  • CLAS112-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013
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