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CCIV274
The Last Days of the Roman Republic
CCIV274 SP
Crosslistings: HIST274, COL 279
Photo Caption and Credits
Next Offered in 9899 SP
This course will examine the events and literature of the
civil war years from the assassination of Julius Caesar in
44 B.C. to the consolidation of power in the hands of
Rome's first emperor in the '20s B.C. We will look both at
the struggle for power by Octavian, Mark Antony, and others,
and at the response to crisis of the intelligentsia, as a
new generation of historians and poets both fled from the
real world to the escape of literary pursuits, and also
grappled with the events of the day through writing that
hoped to influence that real world.
MAJOR READINGS
R. Syme, THE ROMAN REVOLUTION
H. Scullard, FROM THE GRACCHI TO NERO, A HISTORY OF ROME
FROM 133 B.C. TO A.D. 68
Selections from the late work of CICERO
Sallust, THE JUGURTHINE WAR and CONSPIRACY OF CATILINE
Livy, THE EARLY HISTORY OF ROME
Horace, EPODES and SATIRES
Vergil, ECLOGUES and GEORGICS
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Short (2 page) papers and
brief class presentations during the term; a final 5-10
page paper or essay exam.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
No prior knowledge
of Roman history or literature is required; the course may
serve as an introduction to Roman culture.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
About the Photo:
Reference:
Brandon, S.G.F., ed. MILESTONES OF HISTORY. New
York: W.W. Norton and Company, Inc., 1970
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