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