WEEK 1
Mon Aug 28 Introduction of course and course material.
Geographical and historical background.
Wed Aug 30 Italy in the Early Iron Age and the origins of Rome
textbook, ch. 1
WEEK 2
Mon Sept 4 Legendary traditions on the origins of Rome
Livy, selected passages
Wed Sept 6 Rome's First Centuries
textbook, ch. 2
WEEK 3
Mon Sept 11 Rome and Italy in the Fourth Century
textbook, ch. 3
Wed Feb 13 Rome and Carthage
WEEK 4
Mon Sept 18 The Beginnings of a Mediterranean Empire
textbook, ch. 4
Wed Sept 20 Italy and Empire
textbook, ch. 5
Fri Sept 22 MAKE UP CLASS
Watch DVD
WEEK 5
Mon Sept 25 Italy Threatened, Enfranchised, Divided
textbook, ch. 6
Wed Sept 27 The domination of Sulla
textbook, ch. 7 (up to p. 124)
WEEK 6
Mon Oct 2 Spartacus' revolt and Catilina's conspiracy
textbook, ch. 7 (from p. 124)
Wed Oct 4 End of the Republic: Caesar's dictatorship
textbook, ch. 8
WEEK 7
Mon Oct 9 Midterm review
Wed Oct 11 Midterm exam
WEEK 8
Mon Oct 16 Augustus and the transformation of the Roman world
textbook, ch 9
Wed Oct 18 The Julio Claudian
textbook, ch. 10
WEEK 9
Mon Oct 23 The Flavians,
textbook, ch. 11 (up to p. 227)
Wed Oct 25 Research skills workshop
Library material
WEEK 10
Mon Oct 30 Nerva, Trajan
textbook, ch. 11 (up to p. 234)
Wed Nov 1
WEEK 11
Mon Nov 6 Hadrian, Antoninus Pius
text book ch. 11 (up to the end) and ch. 12 (up to p. 256)
Wed Nov 8 Marcus Aurelius, Commodus
textbook ch. 12 (up to p. 256)
WEEK 12
Mon Nov 13 The third century crisis
Textbook ch 12
Wed Nov 15 Chicago style notes and bibliography workshop-Library material
WEEK 13
Mon Nov 20 Diocletian and the Tetrarchy
textbook, Ch. 13 (up to p. 284)
Wed Nov 22 Constantine and the Advent of Christianity
textbook ch. 13 (from p. 284 to the end) RESEARCH PAPER DUE
WEEK 14
Mon Nov 27 The fall of Roman Western empire and other (his)tories
Wed Nov 29 Wrap up session