WEEK 1
Mon Jan 16 Introduction of course and course material.
Geographical and historical background.
Wed Jan 18 Italy in the Early Iron Age and the origins of Rome
textbook, ch. 1
WEEK 2
Mon Jan 23 Legendary traditions on the origins of Rome
Livy, selected passages
Wed Jan 25 Rome's First Centuries
textbook, ch. 2
WEEK 3
Mon Jan 30 Rome and Italy in the Fourth Century
textbook, ch. 3
Wed Feb 1 Rome and Carthage
WEEK 4
Mon Feb 6 The Beginnings of a Mediterranean Empire
textbook, ch. 4
Wed Feb 8 Italy and Empire
textbook, ch. 5
Fri Feb 10 MAKE UP CLASS
Watch DVD
WEEK 5
Mon Feb 13 Italy Threatened, Enfranchised, Divided
textbook, ch. 6
Wed Feb 15 The domination of Sulla
textbook, ch. 7 (up to p. 124)
WEEK 6
Mon Feb 20 Spartacus' revolt and Catilina's conspiracy
textbook, ch. 7 (from p. 124)
Wed Feb 22 End of the Republic: Caesar's dictatorship
textbook, ch. 8
WEEK 7
Mon Feb 27 Midterm review
Wed Mar 1 Midterm exam
WEEK 8
Mon Mar 6 Augustus and the transformation of the Roman world
textbook, ch 9
Wed Mar 8 The Julio Claudian
textbook, ch. 10
WEEK 9
Mon Mar 13 The Flavians,
textbook, ch. 11 (up to p. 227)
Wed Mar 15 Research skills workshop
Library material
WEEK 10
Mon Mar 20 Nerva, Trajan
textbook, ch. 11 (up to p. 234)
Wed Mar 22 Hadrian, Antoninus Pius
text book ch. 11 (up to the end) and ch. 12 (up to p. 256)
WEEK 11
Mon Mar 27 Marcus Aurelius, Commodus
textbook ch. 12 (up to p. 256)
Wed Mar 29 The Severan dynasty
textbook, ch. 12 (up to the end)
WEEK 12
Mon Apr 3
Wed Apr 5
WEEK 13
Mon Apr 10
Chicago style notes and bibliography workshop
Library material
Wed Apr 12 The third century crisis
WEEK 14
Mon Apr 17 Easter Monday
Wed Apr 19 Diocletian and the Tetrarchy
textbook, Ch. 13 (up to p. 284)
WEEK 13
Mon Apr 24 Constantine and the Advent of Christianity
textbook ch. 13 (from p. 284 to the end) RESEARCH PAPER DUE
Wed Apr 26 The fall of Roman Western empire and other (his)tories
Wrap up session and final review