Topic for Paper 4
Directions:
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- bring a paper copy to class
- length: 600-900
- writing intensive: bring this to
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Write on one of the
following topics:
1. Based solely on the first
half of the movie and the material in Shelton and McManus' web pages
(see assignments for the links), evaluate how accurate the depiction of
the spectators of the gladiatorial games was in the movie.
2. Based solely on the first half of
the movie, argue whether Maximus would have been considered a typical
Roman husband or not. Make sure you give suitable examples both from
the movie and from Shelton's book on what a typical Roman husband
should be like.
Reminders:
- Primary
sources are
the passages that are by Roman sources (the things in quotes or
indented
in Kebric and the indented passages in Shelton) and are not commentary
by Shelton or Kebric.
- Citing:
- Ancient Material:
- ancient author (if
there is one) in the body of your paper and at the
end of the sentence give the modern author and page number(s) in parentheses, e.g. Martial
says "..." (Shelton, 70). or Aelius Aristides describes the various
things one can get in Rome, thus " ..." (Kebric, 3).
- If no
ancient author, then indicate the type of source, e.g. one papyrus
letter
from a son to his mother says "..." (Kebric, 2-3).
- If you are unsure
whether there is an author or not, Shelton has an appendix that lists
the various sources.