AHIS3020
Late Roman Republic
10 Units
Available in 2014
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 2 |
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Previously offered in 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005
Examines the history of the Late Roman Republic from the late 2nd Century BC down to the assassination of Caesar in 44BC. The primary focus of the course is upon the political climate of the period and the pressures brought to bear upon the institutions of Rome by external factors and individual ambition. Emphasis is placed upon the use of ancient source material in translation (incorporating Greek and Roman value terms) in conjunction with modern scholarly opinion.
| Objectives | 1. Knowledge of Late Republican Rome, her history, culture, and tradition in antiquity 1.1 To offer students a sound, discipline-based study of Late Republican Rome 1.2 To foster an interest in the course and its various components: the political upheaval at Rome from the time of the Gracchi to the constitutional reforms of Sulla; the subsequent disintegration of Republican institutions down to 49BC; the nature of ?service? in Republican life, military, magisterial, judicial, and religious; her relations with provinces and client kingdoms; the analysis of the period by contemporary writers, and later philosophers and historians; aspects of religion and cult, and society during the Late Republic 2. Appreciation of the influence of Late Republican Rome on subsequent history 2.1 To establish and develop connections between Late Republican Rome, her history, culture and tradition and other courses taught within the field of humanities 2.2 To encourage and strengthen linkages between the artistic and cultural worlds of ancient Greece and Rome and the historical and social environments of Western society 3. The Development of Communication Skills 3.1 Oral communication 3.2 Written communication 3.3 Electronic communication 4. Research Development 4.1 Independent research skills 4.2 An ability to communicate the products of research in a clear, concise and analytical manner |
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| Content | An Introduction to the Course: Aims, Teaching Methodology, Difficulties in dealing with the evidence Aftermath of the Gracchi; the equites and Marius The Italian Problem, Social War, Civil War, Sulla Administration of the Roman World, urban and provincial; the courts, the great commands Revolution: Lepidus, Spartacus, Catilina The last decade of the Republic Caesar Republican Rome through the eyes of contemporary writers and later Philosophers and Historians |
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| Replacing Course(s) | n/a | ||||||||
| Transition | n/a | ||||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | 20 units at any level in Ancient History or History | ||||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture
Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for 10 weeks |
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| Timetables | 2014 Course Timetables for AHIS3020 |