Atlas = Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome, by Chris Scarre
ARD = As the Romans Did, by Jo-Ann Shelton
RS = Roman Society, by Henry C. Boren

Week 1	Sept 3 Class to be rescheduled Sept 5 Introduction. Early Italy & Its Inhabitants. Early Rome: Myth & Legend READINGS: Atlas pp. 12-19, 20-21. Livy, pp. 33-72. RS pp. 1-10.
Week 2	Sept 9 The Monarchy. The Etruscans and the Growth of Rome READINGS: Livy, pp. 72-101; 129-142. RS pp. 10-13. Sept 12 End of the Monarchy & Beginning of the Republic READINGS: Livy, pp. 218-250; 269-276. ARD pp. 210-218, 224-231. RS pp. 13-18.
Week 3	Sept 16 Early Roman Society. Roman History on the Web. Web #1 READINGS: ARD pp. 3-15; #14, #17, #48-49, #52, pp. 360-368. RS pp. 18-21. Sept 19 Rome Meets Greece. Early Roman Literature: Roman Comedy READINGS: Atlas pp. 22-27. Plautus, Miles Gloriosus. CLAS 54 students: Plautus, Curculio (hypercard program to be distributed). RS pp. 49-64.
Week 4	Sept 23 Roman Comedy and Society. Planning a virtual trip to Rome. Web #2 READING: Plautus, Pseudolus. RS pp. 85-90. Sept 26 The Second Century. Reforms in Politics and Military Affairs READINGS: Atlas pp. 28-29. ARD pp. 249-259, 396-403, #406. RS pp. 65-85, 90-92. FILM (time to be arranged): A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
Week 5	Sept 30 Rome as an Empire. Politics in the First Century READINGS: Cicero, "On the Command of Cnaeus Pompeius" pp. 33-70. Caesar, The Gallic War, book 1. RS pp. 93-116. Oct 3 The Rise & Fall of Julius Caesar. Caesar's Gallic War READINGS: Caesar, The Gallic War, books 2-7. RS pp. 117-131.
Week 6	Oct 7 A Different View of Politics: The Career of Cicero READINGS: Cicero, "Against Lucius Sergius Catilina," (four speeches) pp. 71-145. Plutarch, Life of Cicero, Web #3. RS pp. 139-155. Oct 10 Cicero and Roman Intellectual Life. First Paper ("Characterization") due. READING: Cicero, "In Defence of the Poet Archias," pp. 146-164. RS pp. 155-162.
Week 7	Oct 14 Latin Literature at the End of the Republic. The Fall of the Republic READINGS: Catullus, Selected Poems (handout). Lucretius, On the Nature of Things (handout). Cicero, Selected Writings (handout). Oct 17 MIDTERM
Week 8	Oct 21 The Augustan Age. Politics, Art, Architecture READINGS: RS pp. 163-184. Oct 24 Literature. Vergil's Aeneid & the Traditions of Epic READINGS: Vergil, Aeneid, books 1-5.
Week 9	Oct 28 Vergil's Aeneid & Augustan Rome READINGS: Vergil, Aeneid, books 6-8. Oct 31 The Meaning of Empire READINGS: Vergil, Aeneid, books 9-12. RS pp. 184-189.
Week 10	Nov 4 Education. Roman Women READINGS: ARD pp. 24-55, 104-126.ÊRS pp. 153-155, 166-167. Nov 7 The Julio-Claudian Dynasty: Tiberius, Gaius, Claudius, Nero READINGS: ARD pp. 389-395. RS pp. 190-201.
Week 11	Nov 11 Literary and Intellectual Life in the Empire. READINGS: to be assigned, and RS pp. 184-189. Nov 14 Daily Life in the Early Empire READINGS: ARD pp. 168-189, 190-205, 290-307, 308-359.
Week 12	Nov 18 Petronius' Satyricon: Living on the Edge READINGS: Petronius, Satyricon, pp. 21-105. ARD pp. 331-335 Nov 21 Petronius' Satyricon & Roman Life in the Empire READINGS: Petronius, Satyricon, pp. 105-165. ARD pp. 325-331.
Week 13	Nov 25 The Flavian Dynasty. Rome & The Provinces. The Good Emperors. The Roman Empire on the Web. Web #4 presentations. READINGS: ARD pp. 231-248, 259-269, 270-289. RS pp. 201-231, 233-252. Nov 28 ---Thanksgiving Break---
Week 14	Dec 2 Religion & Philosophy. The Coming of Christianity READINGS: ARD pp. 403-437. RS pp. 290-294. Dec 5 Christians and Pagans. The Latter Empire to Constantine the Great. CLAS 54 student debate READINGS: Finley, Aspects, chp. 14, "Christian Beginnings," pp. 167-184. RS pp. 252-267, 304-317.
Week 15	Dec 9 Heritage and Wrap up
	Dec 10 Final Exam 12:00-2:00 Second Paper ("Fragment") due

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