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Academic Year 2001/2002

The Age of Nero
LAT 251 FA

Nero--artist or monster (or both)? This course will focus on the personality and politics of the emperor and the reaction he evoked in contemporary and subsequent accounts of his reign. We will discuss the omnipresent theatricality of the period and the sense in many of the Neronian texts of a world falling apart: What strategies did the members of the Roman ruling classes adopt to cope with the insecurity and threats to their identity and spriritual integrity in Neronian Rome?

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA CLAS    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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