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AHIS211: Ciceronian Rome
This unit examines the social and political history of the age of Gaius Julius Caesar: the so called last generation of the Roman Republic. It looks at Rome as a society in transition and close with an examination of Rome's political transformation with the dictatorship of Caesar and the rise of his son and heir Octavian (Augustus). Along the way the unit investigates such topics as: the nature of political competition and the growth of violence; Pompey's great commands; rhetoric; religion; the role of women; slavery and the changing architectural landscape of Rome itself; and probe such abiding issues as the ethics of murder.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact(s): | Associate Professor Thomas Hillard, Dr Jillian Beness |
| Prerequisites: |
AHIS110 or AHST103 or permission of Executive Dean of Faculty |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCW(s): | AHST231 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Ancient History |
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