The Making of a Roman Emperor

Final Paper Specifications

Nature of the Paper

• A thesis-driven argument
• Demonstrating an abundance of critical thinking, critical spirit
• An appropriate balance of description and analysis
• Evidence, lots of evidence

Specifications

• Title
  • Make sure you have one!
  • Choose a good one: one that already conveys the essence of your argument
• Length
  • 1,500 words ≈ 5–6 pages of 12-point double-spaced Times New Roman font
• Citing sources
  • Footnotes, lots of footnotes
  • (Compare the scholarly pieces we have read together in class)
  • Academic excellence vs. preventing plagiarism?
• Citing Ancient Literary Sources
  • Conventional abbreviations can be found in the Oxford Classical Dictionary
  • For references to ancient literary sources, you may use in-text parenthetical citations or footnotes
  • In your bibliography, where appropriate, please create a separate list of the editions and translations of ancient sources used
• Images, Maps, Plans
  • You are encouraged to include plenty of visual material where appropriate
  • Be sure to note the source of any such material included
    • Either under each image OR in a consolidated “List of Illustrations”

Bibliography

Your bibliography should include an entry for each scholarly work (books and articles) on which you have relied.

Format for Bibliography Items:

• Use whatever format you like, as long as you are consistent
• I have a preference for a simple Author, Date, Page number(s) style, demonstrated below for each type of bibliographical item you are likely to include:
  • Single-authored book:
    • Galinsky, K. (1996), Augustan Culture: An Interpretive Introduction, Princeton.
  • Chapter from an edited volume:
    • Eder, W. (2005), “Augustus and the Power of Tradition,” in Galinsky, K. (ed.), Age of Augustus, Cambridge, pp. 13–32.
  • Journal article:
    • Scott, K. (1931–2), “Mussolini and the Roman Empire,” CJ 27, pp. 645–657.

A footnote for Galinsky’s book would appear in this way.¹ A footnote for Eder’s chapter would appear in this way.² A footnote for Scott’s article would appear in this way.³

​¹ Galinsky (1996) 155.

​² Eder (2005) 14.

​³ Scott (1931–2) 645.