Due
at beginning of class
(in
both paper and electronic form)
Directions: Write
either two 600-900 word essays (using both topics below) or write one
1200-1800 word essay using one of the topics below.
Slaves & Freedpersons:
Shelton give a passage from Tacitus (#214, pp 175-176) and one from Juvenal (#235 p 196) which relate some rather
negative views of slaves and freedpersons. Evaluate their comments
based on the other evidence presented by Kebric (for slaves) and
Shelton (slaves & freedpersons). Make sure your discussion is
reflective of the variety and biases of the evidence presented in
Kebric and Shelton. [two essay option--write on either slaves (use
Tacitus) or freedpersons (use Juvenal), but not both]
Politics: Kebric outlines parts of
the lives of two prominent Romans in
Chapters 1 and 3--namely Marcellus and Brutus. Both became leading
politicians, led armies and were "swords of Rome"--though in very
different ways! Through a comparison and contrast of these two men,
determine which of the following two phrases best suits each of the two
men (and why): "every cloud has a silver lining" and "every silver
lining has a
cloud" [as an aid to President Bush noted two years ago].