HIST 414: Ancient Rome:  The Republic -- Winter, 2007

John Nicols -- nic@uoregon.edu -- 541.346.4817
GTF: David Orique --dorique@uoregon.edu
Classroom and Project Assistant: Anika Copp --acopp@uoregon.edu

Syllabus for student in Eugene

Syllabus for students in Bend

LiveAction in the Roman Republic --you are there!

• 9 Jan.  Introduction; Geography of Italy and the Mediterranean. Guest: Professor M. S. Nicols
• 11 Jan.  Archaeology and Tradition of Early Roman History. Guest: Professor Wim Jongman, University of Groningen, Netherlands.
• 16 Jan.  Regal Rome: society and institutions
• 18 Jan.  The Unification of Italy
• 23 Jan.  Structure of the Roman state:  constitution and society. Projects discussed in class.
• 25 Jan.  Rome's Entry into the Mederranean World
• 30 Jan. Discussion; the 1st Punic War. Important information on the Projects.
• 1 Feb. Roman culture in the early republic; 2nd Punic War and its implications. Prospectus for projects due.
• 6 Feb.  The Conquest of the Mediterranean
• 8 Feb. Roman imperialism and administration
• 13 Feb. Roman politics in theory and in practice
• 15 Feb. Discussion and Review
• 20 Feb. Midterm (click on the word Midterm to access the exam!) REVIEW NOTES
• 22 Feb.  The Gracchi
• 27 Feb.  Political Issues in the Late Republic; IMPORTANT INFORMATION on PROJECT and EXAM
• 1 Mar.  Citizenship, the provinces, chronology 122-70
• 6 Mar.  Literature and Culture. Projects presented
• 8 Mar.  Caesar and the Civil War. Projects presented
• 13 Mar.  Old (?) Problems and New (?) Solutions. Projects presented.
• 15 Mar.  Material Culture of the Late Republic (slides); review. Projects presented.

SCHEDULE OF PRESENTATIONS:

Grading Guidelines

Final Examination: in Eugene at 8:00 am Monday, 19 March; in Bend at 8:00 am on Thursday, 22 March.