21H.132 | Spring 2017 | Undergraduate

The Ancient World: Rome

Course Description

This course covers the history of Rome from its humble beginnings to the 5th century A.D. The first half 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 covers …
This course covers the history of Rome from its humble beginnings to the 5th century A.D. The first half 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 covers Virgil to the Vandals; major social, economic, political and religious trends at Rome and in the provinces. There is an emphasis on the use of primary sources in translation.
Learning Resource Types
Written Assignments
Lecture Notes
A painting of a young man holding a blue blanket containing twin babies towards the outstretched hands of a young woman.
The Shepherd Faustulus Bringing Romulus and Remus to His Wife, a 1654 painting by Nicolas Mignard. (This image is in the public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.)