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HI202 ROMAN HISTORY

Prof. Michael Arnush	Ladd 209 x5462
marnush@skidmore.edu	Hours: W 9.00 Th 8.30 F 10.30

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DATE	TOPIC	READINGS
5	Augustan Intellectual Climate & Policies Questions on the Res Gestae	RE ch. 3-4; HAR Augustus Res Gestae Divi Augusti; LR 1.194, 197, 206-7, 210 The Empire under Augustus
7	Tiberius Continuation of Res Gestae	RE ch. 5 pp. 102-116; HAR Tacitus Annals1.33-53; 2.69-73; 3.1-18; 4.1-12, 32-35; 6.50-51; LR 2.17 Ara Pacis (1, 2, 3); Gemma Augustea; Prima Porta Augustus (1, 2); Mausoleum Augusti; Gaius or Lucius Caesar; Livia
9	Caligula and Claudius	*RE ch. 5 pp. 116-126; HAR* Suetonius Caligula, Seneca Apocolocyntosis; Tacitus Annals 11.23-38, 12.65-69**
12	Nero	*RE ch. 7 pp. 231-235; HAR* Tacitus Annals 13.1-5; 14.1-11; 15.37-44, 60-64; 16.18-19**
13	CC290 Meeting: LADD 206 Roman Family	HAR Tacitus Annals1.1-15; LR 2.91-2, 94-6, 100, 102-3, 184-5
14	Army and the Provinces Roman Army (2 parts)	RE ch. 6; LR 2.75, 78, 82, 86-90, 135-140, 143, 145, 147, 149, 150
16	The Flavian Dynasty	RE ch. 7 pp. 165-185; HAR Tacitus Histories 1.1-16; 3.66-72; LR 2.4-5 Trajan's column (general; detail); Masada (camp; aerial); Jerusalem: Wailing Wall; Arch of Titus (general; detail); Galba; Otho; Vitellius; Vespasian; Cancellaria Reliefs
19	Galba to Trajan Vesuvius & Pompeii	RE ch. 7 pp. 186-190; LR 2.7, 8, 10
26	Flavians - Trajan (continued)	RE ch. 7 pp. 186-190; LR 2.7, 8, 10 Cancellaria relief: general; detail
27	CC290 Meeting: LADD 206	NOTE: rough drafts now due on Friday, November 30
28	Discussion: Rome in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD Economic resources	Group 1: Gill, Sierra, Nils, Sara, Jeff, Ed: What was life like for freedmen and slaves, as fictionalized by Petronius in his Satyricon? If Petronius really did mean to satirize the imperial court by fashioning Trimalchio as a parody of Nero, then what was life like in the imperial court as well? READ: RE pp. 191-195; Petronius Satyricon pp. 51-91, "Dinner with Trimalchio"; LR pp. 170-178 Group 2: Naomi, John, Natalka, Chris, Nick: What were the economic conditions like in the Empire, particularly in Italy? How did life differ for those living in a smaller town like Pompeii to those in a big city like Rome, and how did it differ among the various economic classes? READ: RE pp. 195-220, LR nos. 23, 27, 30, 31, 37, 39, 44, 74 Group 3: Kari, Adam, Sanna, Patrick, Tom: Wells uses Asia and Africa as case-studies for life in the provinces. What were the conditions, and opportunities, for individuals living in these two regions of the Empire, and for provincials in general? READ: RE pp. 244-260; LR nos. 23, 25, 31, 37, 40, pp. 219-220, nos. 75-76, 78, 79, 90
30	Hadrian to Marcus Aurelius Empire under Trajan Rome under the emperors Pantheon (oculus)	*RE ch. 9; HAR* Writers of Augustan History Life of Hadrian; LR 2.138, 141 Emperors 96-235 AD Rough drafts due**