CLAS112-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011

Roman History

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2011
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 24 July 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 9 October 2011

Description

The history of the Roman world from the Etruscans to the late Roman Empire.

This is an introductory survey course in Roman history. We begin by exploring the difficulties caused by the lack of reliable sources for early Roman history prior to 500 BC. We then examine the social and constitutional structure of Rome around 300 BC, the strains put on this structure by Rome’s conquest of the Mediterranean from 200 BC, and its ultimate demise in the face of social and political upheaval caused by differentiation of wealth and pursuit of the rewards of high political office arising from the rapid growth of Rome's empire. Finally, we will study the principate of Augustus (27 BC - AD 14) and conclude by looking at aspects of Roman imperial history, namely the role of the emperor, the rise of Christianity, and the fall of the Empire in the West.

Restrictions

CLAS113

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Gary Morrison

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignment 25%
Essay 25%
Exam 50%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $595.00

International fee $2,588.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Humanities .

All CLAS112 Occurrences

  • CLAS112-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011