WEEK 1
Mon Jan 15 Introduction of course and course material.
Geographical and historical background.
Wed Jan 17 Italy in the Early Iron Age and the origins of Rome
textbook, ch. 1
WEEK 2
Mon Jan 22 Legendary traditions on the origins of Rome
Livy, selected passages
Wed Jan 24 Rome's First Centuries
textbook, ch. 2
WEEK 3
Mon Jan 29 Rome and Italy in the Fourth Century
textbook, ch. 3
Wed Jan 31 Rome and Carthage
WEEK 4
Mon Feb 5 The Beginnings of a Mediterranean Empire
textbook, ch. 4
Wed Feb 7 Italy and Empire
textbook, ch. 5
WEEK 5
Mon Feb 12 Italy Threatened, Enfranchised, Divided
textbook, ch. 6
Wed Feb 14 The domination of Sulla
textbook, ch. 7 (up to p. 124)
Fri Feb 16 MAKE UP DAY for April 25
Watch DVD
WEEK 6
Mon Feb 19 Spartacus' revolt and Catilina's conspiracy
textbook, ch. 7 (from p. 124)
Wed Feb 21 End of the Republic: Caesar's dictatorship
textbook, ch. 8
WEEK 7
Mon Feb 26 Midterm review
Wed Feb 28 Midterm exam
WEEK 8
Mon Mar 5 Augustus and the transformation of the Roman world
textbook, ch 9
Wed Mar 7 The Julio Claudian
textbook, ch. 10
WEEK 9
Mon Mar 12 The Flavians,
textbook, ch. 11 (up to p. 227)
Wed Mar 14 Research skills workshop
Library material
WEEK 10
Mon Mar 19 Nerva, Trajan
textbook, ch. 11 (up to p. 234)
Wed Mar 21 Hadrian, Antoninus Pius
text book ch. 11 (up to the end) and ch. 12 (up to p. 256)
WEEK 11
Mon Mar 26 Marcus Aurelius, Commodus
textbook ch. 12 (up to p. 256)
Wed Mar 28 The Severan dynasty
textbook, ch. 12 (up to the end)
WEEK 12
Mon Apr 2
Wed Apr 4
WEEK 13
Mon Apr 9
Chicago style notes and bibliography workshop
Library material
Wed Apr 11 The third century crisis
WEEK 14
Mon Apr 16 Diocletian and the tetrarchy
textbook ch. 13 (to p. 283)
Wed Apr 19 Constantine and the Advent of Christianity
textbook ch. 13 (from p. 284 to the end) RESEARCH PAPER DUE
WEEK 13
Mon Apr 23 The fall of Roman Western empire and other (his)tories
Wrap up session and final review