21H.302 The Ancient World: Rome, Spring 2005

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Broadhead, William
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The Ancient World: Rome
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Abstract
This course elaborates the history of Rome from its humble beginnings to the fifth century A.D. The first half of the course covers Kingship to Republican form; the conquest of Italy; Roman expansion: Pyrrhus, Punic Wars and provinces; classes, courts, and the Roman revolution; Augustus and the formation of empire. The second half of the course covers Virgil to the Vandals; major social, economic, political and religious trends at Rome and in the provinces. Emphasis is placed on the use of primary sources in translation.
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2005-06
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118339
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21H.302-Spring2005
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21H.302
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History, Rome, ancient, world, origins, fifth century A.D., Kingship, Republican form, conquest, Italy, Roman expansion, Pyrrhus, Punic Wars, classes, courts, Roman revolution, Augustus, empire, Virgil, Vandals, social, economic, political, religious, trends, provinces, primary sources, translation
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