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ANCH312 Rome of the Caesars 31BC-AD193

Updated: 15 December 2008
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Online level Level D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam None
Pre-requisites 12 cp in ANCH or ARPA or ECON (units with a 4 or 5 as second digit [denoting ECON HIST] only) or HIST or RELS or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ANCH212
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Michael Schmitz (mschmit2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

A study of Roman history from the age of Julius Caesar to the death of Commodus. Particular attention will be paid to the reigns of significant emperors, warfare, the political administration of the Roman world during this period, and to the development of an administrative civil service throughout the Mediterranean world. Assessment is based on 50 per cent for written work submitted during the semester, and 50 per cent for a written two-hour examination at the end of the semester.

Prescribed Material
Manditory
Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

The Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture
ISBN: 9780715621479
Garnsey, P. and Saller, R., University of California Press
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Roman Civilization Vol. 2
ISBN: 9780231071338
Lewis, N. and Reinhold, M., Columbia University Press or Harper Torchbook
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
The Roman Revolution
ISBN: 9780192803207
Syme, R., OUP Revised ed. 2002
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
The Twelve Caesars
ISBN: 9780140455168
Suetonius, Penguin Revised ed. 2007
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
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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