HIST 414: Ancient Rome:  The Republic -- Winter, 2011

Marianne S. Nicols -- msnic@uoregon.edu -- 541.346.4817

Below is the Syllabus from the Winter Term of 2011. The updated syllabus will be posted in early September, 2012

Syllabus

• 4 Jan.  Introduction; Geography of Italy and the Mediterranean
• 6 Jan.  Archaeology and Tradition of Early Roman History.
• Classroom Report: Evidence
• 11 Jan.  Regal Rome: society and institutions
• 13 Jan.  The Unification of Italy
• Classroom Report: Roman expansion in Italy: status, familia, patronage
• 18 Jan.  Structure of the Roman state:  constitution and society.
• ClassroomReport on the Struggle of the Orders
• 20 Jan.  Rome's Entry into the Mederranean World
• 25 Jan. The 1st Punic War.
• 27 Jan. 2nd Punic War and its implications. Roman Culture and Society in the 2ndCent, BC
• Classroom Report: Causes of the 2nd Punic War.
• 1 Feb.  The Conquest of the Mediterranean
• 3 Feb. Roman imperialism and administration
• Classroom Report: RomanForeignPolicy
• 8 Feb. Roman politics in theory and in practice
• 10 Feb. Discussion and Review
• 15 Feb.Midterm for Winter 2011
• 17 Feb.  The Gracchi
• Classroom Report: The Gracchi
• 22 Feb.  Political Issues in the Late Republic;
• 24 Feb.  Citizenship, the provinces, chronology 122-70
• Classroom Report: Citizenship
• 1Mar. Understanding your midterm grade. Literature and Culture.
• 3 Mar. Caesar and the Civil War.
• 8 Mar.  Old (?) Problems and New (?) Solutions.
• 10 Mar.  Post-mortem on the Republic. Material Culture of the Late Republic (archaological material); review.
• Classroom Report: Post mortem on the Republic
• IDs for the Final Exam. One and Two and Three

Final Examination: 8:00 Friday, 18 March 2011 [a very late date; we need to discuss the options here, but whatever is decided it must be done by consensus.]