Otacilia Severa, wife of Emperor Philip I, "the Arab." Coin dated 247/248 AD
Roman Civilization

Unit III Assignments:

Vespasian to Constantine
(69 - 337 AD)


games for Rome's 1000th birthday and the new Saeculum,about 110 years in length

Tentative Dates for Assignments

Mar. 6
Tu
Pompeii and Herculaneum: Kebric, Chapter 6; Scarre, 56; Shelton, Chapters V #109-133 (pp. 85-99) Web site: "new" discovery at Herculaneum
8
Th
Pompeii and Herculaneum: continued Web illustrations from Pompeii and Herculaneum
13-15
  Spring Break: School Holiday
20
Tu
The Golden Age: Kebric, Chapter 7; Scarre, 60-61, 64-73, FYI: Trajan's Column; Images at Tulane, at Colo. State, at Maecenas
22
Th
The Golden Age: continued. 
27
Tu
The Severan Dynasty: Kebric, Chapter 8; Scarre, 88-107 FYI: see Mar. 20 sites  Microtheme Due (topic)
29
Th
The Severan Dynasty: continued. Also, Mystery Cults in Shelton, intro pp. 391-2 and #437-439 (pp. 398-404)
Apr. 3
Tu
Crisis and Christianity. Kebric, Chapter 9; Shelton, Chapter XV #444-453 (pp. 406-416); Scarre, 108-127. Microtheme Due (topic)
5
Th
Crisis and Christianity: continued
10
Tu
EXAM  (review sheet) (Take-Home option)