a basic knowledge of Roman history from the beginnings to the end of the Republic
Course Prerequisites
None
Teaching Methods
Lectures and seminarial discussions on pre-assigned texts
Assessment Methods
Oral exam
Texts
Any handbook of Roman history- further indications will be given in class
Contents
I. The formation of the Roman identity 1. The first Roman communities 2. The Servian constitution 3. Kings and magistrates 4. Patricians and plebeians II. War and Empire 5. Rome and the Latins 6. The First and Second Punic War 7. The Defeat of the Macedonian Kingdoms 8. The empire in 133 BCE 9. The consequences of the empire: Italy and slavery III. The Roman Republic 10. The Gracchi 11. The Age of Sulla 12. Spartacus, pirates and Mithridates 13. Pompey 14. Caesar IV. Transition from Republic to Principate 15. The era of the triumvirs 16. Octavian and Antony 17. Augustus. 18. The succession
