Tuesday Thursday
Oct 23 25
Exam 2


 Pompeii and Herculaneum: Pdf of Pliny's letters in Moodle; Shelton, pp 85-98
30 Nov 1
Pompeii and Herculaneum: Web illustrations from Pompeii and Herculaneum
Shelton, pages 25, 64-65, 71, 98-99, 134-135, 220-221, 317, 326, 327, 351-352 (just the examples from CIL 4)
 The Golden Age: Read Kamm, pp 181-190
Trajan's Column; Images at Maecenas
Paper 4 due

Nov 6 8
Class canceled Crisis and Christianity. Read Kamm, 190-195; Mystery Cults: Kamm, pp 94-98, Shelton, intro pp. 391-2 and #437-439 (pp. 398-404)


13 15
Crisis and Christianity. Read and be prepared to discuss: Kamm, pp 98-100; Shelton, Chapter XV #444-453 (pp. 406-416); the brief text of Perpetua's Diary

 Exam 3
20 22
No Class
Thanksgiving Break		 No Class
Thanksgiving Break
27 29
Movie. The Arena: Shelton, Chapter XIV, pp. 348-358; also the following web pages: McManus, "Arena: Gladiatorial Games"; McManus: images; and Dunkle, "The Gladiator" Movie, continued
Paper 5 due

Dec 4 6
Diocletian to the Fall of Rome: Read Kamm, pp 195-206
The Circus: Shelton, Chapter XIV, pp. 329-346 and the following web pages: chariot racing (general information; and illustrations)

 Leisure Activities & Dinner Parties: Shelton, Chapters V, pp. 79-85 and XIV, pp. 314-329; handout; and the following web pages: general information and illustrations. A Taste of Rome

noon, Wed. Dec 12
Final; Paper 6 also due at noon