Assignment

Point value

Grade %

Due Date

Response Papers (8)

120

(15 each)

20

variable

Midterm

100

16.5

Oct. 22

Essay Thesis

15

Oct. 31

Essay Annotated Outline

Essay Rough Draft

Essay

100

20

Dec. 5

Final

130

21.5

Participation

60

10

EVERY DAY

Week 1

Lecture Topic

Reading Assignment

Sept. 5

Lecture 1:

Introduction to Ancient History

Go out and buy the textbooks

Sept. 7

Lecture 2:

Early Italy

BHR: pages 1-12

Week 2

Origins of Rome

Chapter 2

Sept. 10

Lecture 3:

Etruscan Kings

BHR pages 12-25

Reader: Romulus and Remus; Rape of Lucretia

Sept. 12

Lecture 4:

Birth of the Republic

BHR pages 25-31

Reader: Constitution, Scaevola; Camillus

Sept. 14

Discussion:

Origin Myths

Warrior, "Livy's Preface to His History"

Romelivy

Response Paper A DUE

Week 3

Cultural Unification of Italy

Chapter 3

Sept. 17

Lecture 5:

Romanitas

BHR 32-46

Reader: Horatius; Cincinnatus

TRW: Romanitas

Sept. 19

Lecture 6:

Unification of Italy

BHR 46-53

Reader: Military; Pyrrhic

Sept. 21

Discussion:

What it means

to be Roman?

Rosenstein, "Warfare in Roman Republic"

Romeweek3

Response Paper B DUE

Week 4

Mediterranean Empire

Chapter 4

Sept. 24

Lecture 7:

Punic Wars

BHR 54-72

Reader: Great; Hannibal

Sept. 26

Lecture 8:

Hellenistic Wars

BHR 72-77

Reader: Ingenuity; Phalanx

Sept. 28

Discussion:

Roman Imperialism

Rich, “Fear Greed and Glory: Causes for War”

Pages%20from%20Rich%20combo

Response Paper C DUE

Week 5

Social Changes of Empire

Chapter 5

Oct. 1

Lecture 9:

Effects of luxus

BHR 79-90

Reader: Decline; Moral Character; Greek Conquers

Oct. 3

Lecture 10:

The Gracchi

BHR 90-98

Reader: Slave System

TRW: Gracc2

Oct. 5

Discussion:

Decline of Moral Character

Garnsey, "Grain Law of G. Gracchus"

rathbone%20G%20Gracchus

Response Paper D DUE

Week 6

Empire Threatened

Chapters 6 and 7

Oct. 8

Columbus Day

No Class

Oct. 10

Lecture 11:

New Man Marius

BHR 99-110

Sallust, Jugurtine War, 85: 84%20%20Now%20Marius

Oct. 12

Lecture 12:

Social War and Sulla

BHR 110-124

Reader: First Dictatorship

Week 7

Subaltern:

Slaves and Women

Chapter 7

Oct. 15

Lecture 13:

Roman Slavery and Spartacus

BHR 124-129; 132-140

Matz, "Slavery" Slav3

Reader: Orders; Tough Master; Spartacus,

Oct. 17

Lecture 14:

Being A Woman of Rome

BHR 129-131

Laudatio Turiae: (click link below)

http://www.stoa.org/diotima/anthology/wlgr/wlgr-publiclife168.shtml

Oct. 19

Discussion:

Who could participate?

Shaw, "Roman Slave Wars" SlaveandSpar

Response Paper E DUE

Week 8

Caesar’s Dictatorship

Chapters 7 and 8

Oct. 22

MIDTERM

Oct. 24

Lecture 15:

The First Triumvirate

BHR 142-146

Reader: Roman Tyranny

Oct. 26

Lecture 16:

Caesar in Gaul

BHR 152-166

Reader: Ides of March

Week 9

Augustus’ Transformation

Chapter 9

Oct. 29

Hurricane Sandy

Classes Cancelled

Oct. 31

Lecture 17:

Second Triumvirate

BHR 167-179

Reader: Enemy of Freedom; Life of Augustus

Mellor, "Rise of Octavian" RiseofOct

ESSAY Thesis DUE

Nov. 2

Lecture 18:

The Augustan System

BHR 180-200

Reader: Powers of the Emperor

Mellor, "Augustus as Princeps"  AugasPrinc

Response Paper F

Week 10

Principate and Freedmen

Chapters 10 and 11

Nov. 5

Lecture 19:

Julio-Claudian Dynasty

BHR 201-221

Reader: Multiethnic

TRW: julio1new

ESSAY Annotated Outline DUE

Nov. 7

Lecture 20

The Flavian Dynasty

BHR 222-227

TRW: josephus

Cassius Dio: sala%20Niger

Nov. 9

In-Class Movie:

Coliseum: Rome’s Arena of Death

Kyle, "Gladiators, Arena and Empire"

RoMeGlad

Response Paper G DUE

Week 11

Empire and Games

Chapters 11 and 12

Nov. 12

Veteran's Day

No Class

Nov. 14

In-Class

Writing Workshop

ESSAY Draft DUE (at least 5 pages)

Writing Guides

Lecture 21:

The Five “Good” Emperors

BHR 227-236; 247-255

Reader: Hadrian Trains Troops

Week 12

 Thanksgiving

Nov. 19

Lecture 22:

Romans and their Borders

Reader: German Democracy; German Justice

TRW: calgac1

 Response Paper H DUE

I shall (try to) return Essay Rough Drafts this day

Nov. 21

Thanksgiving Break

No Class

Nov. 23

Thanksgiving Break

No Class

Week 13

“All the World Speaks Latin”

Chapters 11 and 12

Nov. 26

Lecture 23:

Management of the Provinces

BHR 262-272

Reader: Christians

TRW: trajplin

Nov. 28

Lecture 24:

Roman Wealth and Privilege

BHR 237-246

Reader: Extravagance; Ambition; Poverty

Nov. 30

Lecture 25:

The Severan Dynasty

BHR 256-261

Reader: Senate Damns an Emperor

TRW: SeptSev

Edict of Caracalla: Edict%20of%20Caracalla

Week 14

Constantine and Christianity

Chapter 13

Dec. 3

Lecture 26:

Crisis of the 3^rd Century

BHR 273-284

Reader: Adrianople; Huns

Dec. 5

Lecture 27:

Constantine, Theodosius and Christianity

BHR 284-297

Essay DUE IN CLASS

Dec. 7

In Class Film:

Agora (2009) starring Rachel Weisz and Max Minghella

Week 15

Dec. 10

REVIEW for FINAL

 Dec. 19

FINAL

8-11 AM in Coburn 109