 Otacilia Severa, wife of Emperor Philip I, "the Arab." Coin dated 247/248 AD image courtesy of Edgar L. Owen, |
Wine, Women & Song Assignments for |
 games for Rome's 1000th birthday and the new Saeculum,about 110 years in length image courtesy of Edgar L. Owen |
Tentative Dates for Assignments
| Aug. 22 | S | 1:00-3:00
pm
Introduction
to the course; movie |
|
Aug. 24
|
Tu
|
noon to 1:30 pm. Carcopino:
Introduction and Preface; Shelton, Preface |
| 25 | W | Carcopino, Chapter VII.1 "The Duties of a 'Client'"; Shelton, Introduction and Chapter I: The Structure of Roman Society.. Library Assignment due. |
|
27
|
F
|
Carcopino, Chapter VI "The Days and Hours of
the Roman
Calendar," pp. 143-150; Web
site--Roman
Calendar(click
here) |
|
30
|
M
|
Carcopino, Chapter VI, pp. 150-170 |
|
Sept.
1
|
W
|
Lecture on Roman History. Microtheme #1 Due (topic) |
|
3
|
F
|
Web Sites: Roman Clothing (Men); Thumbnail images (Men); Roman Clothing (Women);Thumbnail images (Women); Roman Hair; Roman Names: Site 1 or Site 2; and Roman Invective. |
|
6
|
M
|
Labor Day: School Holiday |
|
8
|
W
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Carcopino, Chapter IX.3 "Dinner," pp. 263-276; ; and Shelton, Chapter XIV "Dinner
Parties," pp. 314-317 #355-362; Web Sites: Roman
Wine1. Roman
Wine2. |
|
10
|
F
|
Shelton, Chapter V "Meals," pp. 79-85 #99-108: Roman food; web site-Roman Recipes and PBS-Nova Eight Recipes (Univ of Chicago) Six Medieval Recipes (Univ of Chicago). |
|
13
|
M
|
Revised Microtheme #1 Due (topic). Review for Exam (click here for review sheet) |
| 15 | W | EXAM (review sheet) |
| 17 | F | Introduction to
Performance Task |
| 20 | M | Performance Task
Presentations |
| 22 | W | Symposium on
Democracy (no "regular" classes) |
| 24 | F | Wrap up from
Symposium. |
| Return to Syllabus | Web
Resources for Ancient Rome |
| To Unit II | To Unit III |