Roman Civilization and History, Fall 1998

Classics 24
Classics 54

Roman History and Civilization

Fall 1998

INSTRUCTOR:	Robert W. Cape, Jr., Associate Professor of Classics
OFFICE:	AD 310	PHONE: x2241	MAIL: 61653	EMAIL: rcape@austincollege.edu
OFFICE HOURS:	1:30-2:30 MWF, & by appointment or just dropping by.

REQUIRED TEXTS:: Scarre, Chris. Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome. London: Penguin, 1995.
Shelton, Jo-Ann. As the Romans Did: A Sourcebook in Roman Social History, 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
Plautus. The Pot of Gold and Other Plays. Translated by E. F. Watling. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1965 [often reprinted].
Cicero. Selected Political Speeches. Translated by Michael Grant. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1969 [revised 1973, often reprinted].
Lucretius. On the Nature of the Universe. Translated by Ronald Latham. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1958 [rept.].
Catullus. The Poems of Catullus. Translated by Peter Whigham. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1966 [oft. rept.].
Caesar. The Gallic War. Translated by Carolyn Hammond. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Livy. The Early History of Rome. Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1960 [often reprinted].
Vergil. The Aeneid of Virgil. A verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum. New York: Bantam Books, 1981 (1971).
Petronius. The Satyricon. Translated by William Arrowsmith. New York: New American Library, 1959.

RECOMMENDED TEXT
Henry C. Boren. Roman Society. 2nd ed. Lexington, Mass.: D. C. Heath, 1992.

TEXTS ON RESERVE IN ABELL LIBRARY:
Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic. Hassocks: Harvester Press, 1978.
Finley, Moses. Aspects of Antiquity: Discoveries and Controversies. 2nd ed. Middlesex: Pelican Books, 1977.; Shelton, Jo-Ann. As the Romans Did: A Sourcebook in Roman Social History, 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
Plautus. The Pot of Gold and Other Plays. Translated by E. F. Watling. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1965 [often reprinted].
Cicero. Selected Political Speeches. Translated by Michael Grant. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1969 [revised 1973, often reprinted].
Lucretius. On the Nature of the Universe. Translated by Ronald Latham. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1958 [rept.].
Catullus. The Poems of Catullus. Translated by Peter Whigham. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1966 [oft. rept.].
Caesar. The Gallic War. Translated by Carolyn Hammond. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Livy. The Early History of Rome. Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1960 [often reprinted].
Vergil. The Aeneid of Virgil. A verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum. New York: Bantam Books, 1981 (1971).
Petronius. The Satyricon. Translated by William Arrowsmith. New York: New American Library, 1959.

RECOMMENDED TEXT
Henry C. Boren. Roman Society. 2nd ed. Lexington, Mass.: D. C. Heath, 1992.

TEXTS ON RESERVE IN ABELL LIBRARY:
Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic. Hassocks: Harvester Press, 1978.
Finley, Moses. Aspects of Antiquity: Discoveries and Controversies. 2nd ed. Middlesex: Pelican Books, 1977.; Plautus. The Pot of Gold and Other Plays. Translated by E. F. Watling. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1965 [often reprinted].
Cicero. Selected Political Speeches. Translated by Michael Grant. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1969 [revised 1973, often reprinted].
Lucretius. On the Nature of the Universe. Translated by Ronald Latham. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1958 [rept.].
Catullus. The Poems of Catullus. Translated by Peter Whigham. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1966 [oft. rept.].
Caesar. The Gallic War. Translated by Carolyn Hammond. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Livy. The Early History of Rome. Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1960 [often reprinted].
Vergil. The Aeneid of Virgil. A verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum. New York: Bantam Books, 1981 (1971).
Petronius. The Satyricon. Translated by William Arrowsmith. New York: New American Library, 1959.

RECOMMENDED TEXT
Henry C. Boren. Roman Society. 2nd ed. Lexington, Mass.: D. C. Heath, 1992.

TEXTS ON RESERVE IN ABELL LIBRARY:
Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic. Hassocks: Harvester Press, 1978.
Finley, Moses. Aspects of Antiquity: Discoveries and Controversies. 2nd ed. Middlesex: Pelican Books, 1977.; Cicero. Selected Political Speeches. Translated by Michael Grant. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1969 [revised 1973, often reprinted].
Lucretius. On the Nature of the Universe. Translated by Ronald Latham. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1958 [rept.].
Catullus. The Poems of Catullus. Translated by Peter Whigham. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1966 [oft. rept.].
Caesar. The Gallic War. Translated by Carolyn Hammond. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Livy. The Early History of Rome. Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1960 [often reprinted].
Vergil. The Aeneid of Virgil. A verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum. New York: Bantam Books, 1981 (1971).
Petronius. The Satyricon. Translated by William Arrowsmith. New York: New American Library, 1959.

RECOMMENDED TEXT
Henry C. Boren. Roman Society. 2nd ed. Lexington, Mass.: D. C. Heath, 1992.

TEXTS ON RESERVE IN ABELL LIBRARY:
Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic. Hassocks: Harvester Press, 1978.
Finley, Moses. Aspects of Antiquity: Discoveries and Controversies. 2nd ed. Middlesex: Pelican Books, 1977.; Lucretius. On the Nature of the Universe. Translated by Ronald Latham. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1958 [rept.].
Catullus. The Poems of Catullus. Translated by Peter Whigham. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1966 [oft. rept.].
Caesar. The Gallic War. Translated by Carolyn Hammond. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Livy. The Early History of Rome. Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1960 [often reprinted].
Vergil. The Aeneid of Virgil. A verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum. New York: Bantam Books, 1981 (1971).
Petronius. The Satyricon. Translated by William Arrowsmith. New York: New American Library, 1959.

RECOMMENDED TEXT
Henry C. Boren. Roman Society. 2nd ed. Lexington, Mass.: D. C. Heath, 1992.

TEXTS ON RESERVE IN ABELL LIBRARY:
Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic. Hassocks: Harvester Press, 1978.
Finley, Moses. Aspects of Antiquity: Discoveries and Controversies. 2nd ed. Middlesex: Pelican Books, 1977.; Catullus. The Poems of Catullus. Translated by Peter Whigham. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1966 [oft. rept.].
Caesar. The Gallic War. Translated by Carolyn Hammond. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Livy. The Early History of Rome. Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1960 [often reprinted].
Vergil. The Aeneid of Virgil. A verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum. New York: Bantam Books, 1981 (1971).
Petronius. The Satyricon. Translated by William Arrowsmith. New York: New American Library, 1959.

RECOMMENDED TEXT
Henry C. Boren. Roman Society. 2nd ed. Lexington, Mass.: D. C. Heath, 1992.

TEXTS ON RESERVE IN ABELL LIBRARY:
Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic. Hassocks: Harvester Press, 1978.
Finley, Moses. Aspects of Antiquity: Discoveries and Controversies. 2nd ed. Middlesex: Pelican Books, 1977.; Caesar. The Gallic War. Translated by Carolyn Hammond. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Livy. The Early History of Rome. Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1960 [often reprinted].
Vergil. The Aeneid of Virgil. A verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum. New York: Bantam Books, 1981 (1971).
Petronius. The Satyricon. Translated by William Arrowsmith. New York: New American Library, 1959.

RECOMMENDED TEXT
Henry C. Boren. Roman Society. 2nd ed. Lexington, Mass.: D. C. Heath, 1992.

TEXTS ON RESERVE IN ABELL LIBRARY:
Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic. Hassocks: Harvester Press, 1978.
Finley, Moses. Aspects of Antiquity: Discoveries and Controversies. 2nd ed. Middlesex: Pelican Books, 1977.; Livy. The Early History of Rome. Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1960 [often reprinted].
Vergil. The Aeneid of Virgil. A verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum. New York: Bantam Books, 1981 (1971).
Petronius. The Satyricon. Translated by William Arrowsmith. New York: New American Library, 1959.

RECOMMENDED TEXT
Henry C. Boren. Roman Society. 2nd ed. Lexington, Mass.: D. C. Heath, 1992.

TEXTS ON RESERVE IN ABELL LIBRARY:
Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic. Hassocks: Harvester Press, 1978.
Finley, Moses. Aspects of Antiquity: Discoveries and Controversies. 2nd ed. Middlesex: Pelican Books, 1977.; Vergil. The Aeneid of Virgil. A verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum. New York: Bantam Books, 1981 (1971).
Petronius. The Satyricon. Translated by William Arrowsmith. New York: New American Library, 1959.

RECOMMENDED TEXT
Henry C. Boren. Roman Society. 2nd ed. Lexington, Mass.: D. C. Heath, 1992.

TEXTS ON RESERVE IN ABELL LIBRARY:
Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic. Hassocks: Harvester Press, 1978.
Finley, Moses. Aspects of Antiquity: Discoveries and Controversies. 2nd ed. Middlesex: Pelican Books, 1977.; Petronius. The Satyricon. Translated by William Arrowsmith. New York: New American Library, 1959.

RECOMMENDED TEXT
Henry C. Boren. Roman Society. 2nd ed. Lexington, Mass.: D. C. Heath, 1992.

TEXTS ON RESERVE IN ABELL LIBRARY:
Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic. Hassocks: Harvester Press, 1978.
Finley, Moses. Aspects of Antiquity: Discoveries and Controversies. 2nd ed. Middlesex: Pelican Books, 1977.
RECOMMENDED TEXT: Henry C. Boren. Roman Society. 2nd ed. Lexington, Mass.: D. C. Heath, 1992.

TEXTS ON RESERVE IN ABELL LIBRARY:
Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic. Hassocks: Harvester Press, 1978.
Finley, Moses. Aspects of Antiquity: Discoveries and Controversies. 2nd ed. Middlesex: Pelican Books, 1977.
TEXTS ON RESERVE IN ABELL LIBRARY:: Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic. Hassocks: Harvester Press, 1978.
Finley, Moses. Aspects of Antiquity: Discoveries and Controversies. 2nd ed. Middlesex: Pelican Books, 1977.; Finley, Moses. Aspects of Antiquity: Discoveries and Controversies. 2nd ed. Middlesex: Pelican Books, 1977.

COURSE SCOPE & GOALS:

This course examines Roman civilization from its prehistoric beginnings to the first two centuries of its Empire. Our readings will come primarily from Roman poets, historians, biographers, and the everyday Roman craftsmen and artisans who left inscriptions and artwork that we can still view. We will supplement these texts with archaeological material and some modern scholarship. Our primary goal is to understand better the Romans as a foreign and historic people. A secondary goal is to trace the influence of Rome upon the literary, artistic, legal, religious, political, and social aspects of our culture.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING:

The class will meet twice a week and the format will be a mixture of lecture and discussion. The reading assignments should be completed before the class in which they are to be discussed. Participation is an important part of the overall grade and is based on comments to and about the readings done prior to class. Both the readings and the lectures will be full of crucial names, dates, places and terms which you must remember. All such terms introduced in lecture will be written out for your convenience. Yet, despite the wealth of factual material, the focus of the course will be on making sense of this material through synthesis, analysis, and interpretation. Therefore, interpretative and communicative essays will form a major part of the grade in addition to more objective examinations.

There will be two examinations: a midterm on Tuesday, October 13, and a final on Tuesday, December 8, from 12:00-2:00. Make-up examinations are not given except under the most extreme conditions, about which I must be notified in advance if possible. There are also two papers, the first due October 6, and the second due at the final exam. These papers, 4-5 pages in length, are designed to help develop skills in analyzing sources and communicating information to others. There will be one movie shown outside the regular class time (exact time and place to be announced; alternative times/places will be offered). In addition, due to my travel schedule this semester, I may have to reschedule a class or two for another time and day, but arrangements will be made in advance.

Attendance at class meetings is mandatory. Each unexcused absence in excess of three (3) will lower your attendance/participation score by one-half letter grade (e.g. from A- to B on fourth absence, from B to C+ on the fifth). I shall drop the student from the class after the seventh unexcused absence. The College's Standards of Academic Integrity are assumed to apply to your work for this course.

The grading structure is as follows:

Class attendance, preparation, participation	20%
Midterm	20%
Papers (two papers @ 10% each; approx. 4-5 pp.)	20%
Internet Projects (#1, 4, 5 @ 5% each)	15%
Coin Project	5%
Final examination	20%

As you can see, participation is a significant percentage of your grade, more significant than you may have expected. One participates in several ways in such a course, and the participation indicated here is active participation, not merely attending class. This participation is a natural product of solid preparation, commitment to the class, and an eagerness to learn about the material. Participation is expressed by taking part in discussions, asking pertinent questions, being attentive in class, and showing initiative in following up discussion topics.

For students who are taking this course as CLAS 54, you will be required to do a term paper and one group project. The topic of the term paper will be determined later in the semester, but it will address issues above and beyond those covered in class. It will also require further readings and a moderate knowledge of appropriate bibliographic resources, for which I shall provide assistance. The group project will take the form of a debate (topic and procedure to be discussed later) to be held and judged in class on December 3.

The following is a tentative schedule of class presentations and reading/preparation assignments. There may be some adjustment during the course of the semester if we need more or less time to discuss certain topics, or if we desire to investigate a subject not currently on the list. All adjustments will be announced in advance in class.

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

Week

1

Sept. 1

Introduction. Early Rome: Myth, Legend, History, Archaeology. Roman history and the Web.

Sept. 3

Early Italy & Its Inhabitants.

READINGS: Atlas pp. 12-19, 20-21. Livy, pp. 33-72. RS pp. 1-10.

Week

2

Sept. 8

The Monarchy. The Etruscans and the Growth of Rome. Roman History on the Web. Web #1

READINGS: Livy, pp. 72-101; 129-142. RS pp. 10-13.

Sept. 10

End of the Monarchy & Beginning of the Republic

READINGS: Livy, pp. 218-250; 269-276. ARD pp. 207-215, 220-228. RS pp. 13-18.

Week

3

Sept. 15

Early Roman Society.

READINGS: ARD pp. 2-13; #15, #19, #54-55, #59, pp. 359-381. RS pp. 18-21. Roman History Web Project Due.

Sept. 17

Rome Meets Greece. Early Roman Literature: Roman Comedy

READINGS: Atlas pp. 22-27. Plautus, Miles Gloriosus, Curculio .Web #2. ARD pp. 346-348. RS pp. 49-64.

Week

4

Sept. 22

Roman Comedy and Society.

READING: Plautus, Pseudolus. RS pp. 85-90.

Sept. 24

The Second Century. Reforms in Politics and Military Affairs: The Beginnings of Empire

READINGS: Atlas pp. 28-29. ARD pp. 243-252, 393-400, #454. RS pp. 65-85, 90-92.
FILM (time to be arranged): A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

Week

5

Sept. 29

Politics and the "Public" in the First Century

READINGS: Cicero, "On the Command of Cnaeus Pompeius" pp. 33-70. Caesar, The Gallic War, book 1. Atlas 30-31, 36-37. RS pp. 93-116-131.

Oct. 1

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.

Week

6

Oct. 6

Roman Intellectual Life and Art.
First Paper ("Characterization") due.

READING: Cicero, "In Defence of the Poet Archias," pp. 146-164. RS pp. 155-162.

Oct. 8

Latin Literature at the End of the Republic. The Fall of the Republic

READINGS: Atlas 32-35. Catullus, Selected Poems (handout). Lucretius, On the Nature of Things, book 1.

Week

7

Oct. 13

MIDTERM

Oct. 15

The Augustan Age. Politics, Art, Architecture

READINGS: Atlas 38-49. ARD 226-242. RS pp. 163-184.

Week

8

Oct. 20

Literature. Vergil's Aeneid & the Traditions of Epic. Intro to Roman Empire on the Web. (Web #4)

READINGS: Vergil, Aeneid, books 1-4.

Oct. 22

Vergil's Aeneid & Augustan Rome

READINGS: Vergil, Aeneid, books 5-8.

Week

9

Oct. 27

The Meaning of Empire

READINGS: Vergil, Aeneid, books 9-12. RS pp. 184-189. The Roman Empire on the Web. Web #4 presentations.

Oct. 29

Education. Roman Women in the Empire

READINGS: Atlas 78-79. ARD pp. 20-55, 100-122, 288-306. RS pp. 153-155, 166-167.

Week

10

Nov. 3

The Julio-Claudian Dynasty: Tiberius, Gaius, Claudius, Nero. Planning a virtual trip to Rome. Web #5

READINGS: Atlas 50-53. ARD pp. 386-392. RS pp. 190-201.

Nov. 5

Daily Life--High and Low--in the Empire.

READINGS: Atlas 80-83. ARD pp. 163-202, 307-358. RS pp. 184-189.

Week

11

Nov. 10

Petronius' Satyricon: Living on the Edge

READINGS: Petronius, Satyricon, pp. 21-105. ARD pp. 332-337.

Nov. 12

Petronius' Satyricon & Roman Life in the Empire

READINGS: Petronius, Satyricon, pp. 105-165. ARD pp. 312-329. Web Project: Virtual Travel due

Week

12

Nov. 17

Coin Project: Getting Dirty: Interpreting Roman Material Culture From the Ground Level (and Lower)
Virtual Catalogue of Roman Coins. Web #6

Nov. 19

Coin Project: Getting Dirty: Interpreting Roman Material Culture From the Ground Level (and Lower), part 2

Week

13

Nov. 24

The Flavian Dynasty. Rome & The Provinces. The Good Emperors.

READINGS: Atlas 54-77. ARD pp. 252-267, 270, 284-287. RS pp. 201-231, 233-252.

Nov. 26

---Thanksgiving Break---

Week

14

Dec. 1

Religion & Philosophy. The Coming of Christianity

READINGS: ARD pp. 388-430. RS pp. 290-294.

Dec. 3

Christians and Pagans. The Latter Empire to Constantine the Great.
CLAS 54 student debate

READINGS: Atlas 86-135. Finley, Aspects, chp. 14, "Christian Beginnings," pp. 167-184. RS pp. 252-267, 304-317.

Week
15

Dec. 8

Final Exam 12:00-2:00
Second Paper ("Fragment") due

Robert W. Cape, Jr., Associate Professor of Classics
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