Due
at beginning of class
(in
both
paper and electronic form)
Directions:
Electronic copy (to
victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu): the subject header can be whatever,
but the name of your attached file should
be:
S11-228-E1-Last Name, First Name (e.g. S11-228-E1-Doe, John)
Paper copy: bring to class or to my
office
Length:
see below
citing
reminders:
you
must cite your sources of information (facts, theories, etc).
you must
include ancient author, if known, modern author and page number, but
see directions for paper 1
bibliography reminders:
at
end of paper
not on a separate sheet (if possible)
only
include entries for what you used in
your
paper
make
sure the bibliography is in the same font as your main text
make
sure that you use hanging indents for the bibliography
Option 1: Write two 600-1000ish word
essays
on two of the three topics
given below: Option
2:
Write
one
1200-1800
word
essay
on one
of the three topics below:
Slavery:
Compare and contrast the
attitudes towards and treatment of slaves in Shelton #206, 208, &
220-1;
you may also use other passages from our readings as you see fit. As
usual,
make sure you give a plethora of pertinent facts/examples to back up
your
conclusions.
Freedpersons:
The inscriptions
written on tombstones form one important source of information about
ancient
Roman society, and freedpersons in particular. Use Shelton,
#236-7,239-241,
242, 244, 246-7, & 250 as a springboard for a discussion of
freedpersons;
you may also use other passages from our readings as you see fit. . As
usual, make sure you give a plethora of pertinent facts/examples,
especially
from these passages, to back up your conclusions.
Religion: Use the stories
about Eunus and the Sicilian slave
revolt and the revolt of Spartacuc as a springboard for a discussion of
Roman religion. As usual, make sure you give a plethora of pertinent
facts/examples from what has been assigned,
especially from these revolts, to back up your conclusions.