HIST532 - The Roman Republic and Empire
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This course is a study of Roman civilization from its beginnings to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. The course emphasizes ancient Rome's constitutional, political, economic, social, diplomatic, military, naval, maritime, artistic, architectural, engineering, legal, philosophical and intellectual dynamics. Key topics include the Roman way of land and naval warfare, maritime trade and the economy, Punic and Gallic Wars, imperial expansion, transition from Republic to Empire, the Imperial system, Republic and Imperial constitutions, and the impact of Ancient Rome on the evolving Western Civilization.
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 09/26/11 - 02/26/12 |
03/05/12 - 06/24/12 |
Winter 2012 Session C - 16 Week session |
| 10/31/11 - 03/25/12 |
04/02/12 - 07/22/12 |
Spring 2012 Session A - 16 Week session |
| 11/28/11 - 04/29/12 |
05/07/12 - 08/26/12 |
Spring 2012 Session K - 16 Week session |
| 12/26/11 - 05/27/12 |
06/04/12 - 09/23/12 |
Spring 2012 Session C - 16 Week session |
| 01/30/12 - 06/24/12 |
07/02/12 - 10/21/12 |
Summer 2012 Session A - 16 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
A History of Rome, 4th Ed (Recommended for HIST532)
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| ISBN: |
1405183276
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| Publication Info: |
Blackwell
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| Author: |
LeGlay
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| Unit Cost: |
$57.00
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| Book Title: |
Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire: From the First Century A. D. to the Third
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| ISBN: |
0801821584
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| Publication Info: |
Johns Hopkins University Press, 1977
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| Author: |
Luttwak, Edward N.
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| Unit Cost: |
$28.00
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| Book Title: |
Swords Against the Senate (Recommended for HIST532)
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| ISBN: |
0306812797
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| Publication Info: |
Da Capo Press, Incorporated, 2002
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| Author: |
Hildinger, Erik
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| Unit Cost: |
$18.95
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| Book Title: |
A History of Rome
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| ISBN: |
0312383959
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| Publication Info: |
St. Martin's Press, 1976
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| Author: |
Cary, Max
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| Unit Cost: |
$75.50
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| Book Title: |
The Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture
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| ISBN: |
0520060679
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| Publication Info: |
University of California Press, 1987
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| Author: |
Garnsey, Peter
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| Unit Cost: |
$27.00
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| Book Title: |
Twelve Caesars, Revised
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| ISBN: |
0140455167
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| Publication Info: |
Penguin Classics
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| Author: |
Suetonius
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| Unit Cost: |
$16.00
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