CLCS 383 CULTURE AND SOCIETY OF IMPERIAL ROME SPRING 2024 CLCS 383 ARM 1103 10 30AM CLCS 383 SC 239 1 30PM PRELIMINARY SYLLABUS JAN V2024 PROFESSOR N RAUH School of Languages and Cultures rauhn purdue edu Office Stanley Coulter Room 211 496 6079 Office Hours Tues Thurs 1 00 3 30 PM and by appt REQUIRED TEXTS William C Morey Outlines of Roman History Sir William Smith s Smaller History of Rome Rauh CLCS 181 Website Classical World Civilizations http web ics purdue edu rauhn Hist 416 hist420 HIST420 INDEX htm Packback Assignments you must purchase Packback access see below Required but Available on line Suetonius Lives of the Twelve Caesars Juvenal Satires Petronius The Satyricon New Testament Gospel of John PURPOSE OF COURSE To examine developments from the Augustan Settlement to the end of the Roman Empire 27 B C 476 A D and to explore aspects of cultural and social life throughout the Mediterranean at that time We will devote the first third of the semester to historical and constitutional developments at Rome the problems of imperial rule through the Julio Claudian Dynasty 27 B C through 69 70 A D The second third of the semester will focus upon economic social religious and urban life under the Flavian and Antonine Emperors 70 180 A D The final third of the semester will focus on developments in the Late Roman Empire Germanic migrations the Rise of Christianity the founding of Constantinople the Fall of the Roman Empire The course focuses extensively on the archaeological remains of the Roman world COURSE REQUIREMENTS Reading assignments 200 pp week weekly Packback assignments 10 minimum 3 in class quizzes MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAM ATTENDANCE POLICY Attendance in this class will be monitored on a regular basis in order to gauge over all student performance Attendance will be determined by demand for Review Sheets MAXIMUM EXCUSED ABSENCES 3 EVERY ABSENCE AFTERWARD 1 5 POINT DEDUCTION FROM FINAL GRADE AVERAGE Periodic in class exercises will be used to 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help packback co If you need more help contact their customer support team directly at help packback co For a brief introduction to Packback Questions and why we are using it in class watch this video https www youtube com watch v OV7QmikrD68 Roman Empire web links TEXTBOOK William C Morey Outlines of Roman History On line Roman History Testbook 1901 History 102 On line Lectures Archaic Rome The Roman Constitution The Roman Aristocratic Ethos Roman Imperialism The Fall of the Roman Republic Dictators and Emperors The Pax Romana Late Philosophical Developments Augustan Flow Chart Augustan Settlement Notes Tiberius Notes Claudius Notes Nero Notes Women s Notes Civic Life Notes Notes to Religion lecture Religion table Fall of Roman Empire Notes Diocletian Germanic Invasions Rise of Christianity On Line Resources Perseus Classical Library including Suetonius the Lives of the 12 Caesars Tacitus The Annals The Private Life of the Romans by Harold Whetstone Johnston http www forumromanum org life johnston html Forum Romanum Digital Library of Latin Texts including translations http www forumromanum org literature table html Nikelaos of Damascus Life of Augustus http www csun edu hcfll004 nicolaus html Plutarch s Lives all of the assigned lives are posted here the life of Caesar is unfortunately truncated http classics mit edu Browse browse Plutarch html Suetonius Divus Julius http www fordham edu halsall ancient suetonius julius html CURRENT SCHEDULE OF DEADLINES QUIZ 1 THURSDAY FEB 1 MID TERM TAKE HOME EXAM TUESDAY MARCH 5 QUIZ 2 TUESDAY APRIL 4 FINAL EXAM TBA to posted on brightspace DUE WED MAY 1 COURSE SCHEDULE PART ONE FORMATION OF THE PRINCIPATE JAN 9 FEB 1 Introduction Review of the Roman Republic Suetonius Life of Julius Caesar Plut Life of Caesar Review Morley chapters 1 26 Smith chapters 26 37 History 102 On line Lectures Archaic Rome The Roman Constitution The Roman Aristocratic Ethos Roman Imperialism The Fall of the Roman Republic Dictators and Emperors QUIZ 1 THURS FEB 1 FEB 6 15 The Augustan Settlement Morley chapters 23 24 smith chapter 38 39 Velleius Paterculus TBA R Syme Roman Revolution 476 508 All On Reserve The Reign of Tiberius Suet Life of Tiberius Augustan Flow Chart Augustan Settlement Notes RECOMMENDED Tacitus Annals 3 227 On Reserve Reign of Augustus The Julians on line textbook Feb 20 22 Reign of Caligula Suet Life of Gaius Morley Chapter 24 FEB 27 29 Reigns of Claudius and Nero Suet Lives of Claudius Nero The Julians Morley chapter 24 Tac Ann TBA