Course Number:
3312/3900/HIST 3900
Subject:
Greek and Roman Classics
Semester(s) Offered:
Fall 2023
Spring 2024
Spring 2023
Credit Hours:
3
Description:
This course will survey Roman history from the founding of Rome in the 8th century BCE through the fall of Rome in the 5th century CE. A major component of the course will be an examination of the texts and historiographical methods of important Roman historians such as Livy, Sallust and Tacitus, but attention also will be paid to other types of sources.
This course includes excursions in and around Rome.
Cross-listings:
In Rome, this course is cross-listed with History 3312.
The Honors course listings for this class are HIST 3900 or GRC 3900.
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