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ANCH310 Politics and Life in the Roman Republic, 201- 31BC

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Online level Level C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 12 cp in ANCH, HIST, ARPA, ECON (units with a 4 or 5 as second digit [denoting ECON HIST] only)
Co-requisites
Restrictions ANCH 410
Notes None
Combined Units ANCH410 - Politics and Life in the Roman Republic, 201- 31BC
Coordinator(s) Bronwyn Hopwood (bhopwood@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit examines the theory and practice of Roman politics and government from the end of the Second Punic War to the battle of Actium. Particular emphasis will be placed on how elite Romans moved through their career and on the functioning and ideology of the Roman Republic. Students will gain a good knowledge of the political life of the Roman Republic and an understanding of the ancient and modern intellectual concepts central to comprehending it.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

The Republic and the Laws. (trans N. Rudd)
ISBN: 9780192832368
Cicero, Oxford World's Classics
Works
ISBN: 9780674991286
Sallust (trans. J.C. Rolfe), Harvard University Press
Recommended Material
Optional
None
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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