Tuesday Thursday
14 16
General introduction.

 The city of Rome: Read and be ready to discuss
Shelton, Passages #79-96 on pp. 59-71,
Kamm, pp 101-109, Scarre, p. 49 (map)
21 23
The Emergence of Rome: Read Kamm, pp 1-11; Scarre, pp. 12-15, 20-25, 49 (map)

 The Roman Republic: Beginnings up to Tiberius Gracchus
Read Kamm, pp 12-28
Paper 1 due
28 30
Roman Religion: Read and be ready to discuss
Shelton, #402-404 (pp. 360-363) & #412-428 (pp. 369-386);
Kamm, pp 74-93
 Slavery: Read and be ready to discuss
Shelton, Chapter VIII and #455-459 (pp 417-420)
Kamm, pp 120-123
Look at two of the following on Slavery Today:
1. Sex Slavery or 2. BBC summary of US state department report or
3. 2009 BBC special report or 4. Forced Labor in Russia

Feb 4 6
College closed due to snow Freedpersons: Read and be ready to discuss Shelton, Chapter IX

11 13
The Republic: Tiberius Gracchus through Julius Caesar:
Read Kamm, pp 28-46
Paper 2 due		 Families: Shelton, Chapter II
18 20
Exam 1


 Republic to Empire: Read Kamm, pp 46-49, 172-180;
Scarre, 17-19, 28-35
25 27
Marriage: Shelton, Chapter III.


Women in Roman Society: Read and be ready to discuss
Shelton, Chapter XIII

Paper 3 due

Mar 4 6
Early Empire: Tiberius - Domitian: Read Kamm, pp 49-72
Art & Architecture: Read Kamm, pp 135-145		 Pompeii and Herculaneum: Pdf of Pliny's letters in Moodle; Shelton, pp 85-98; Scarre, 56
11 13
Exam 2


 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)
18 20
Assessment Day


 The Golden Age: Read Kamm, pp 181-190;
Scarre, 38-59
Trajan's Column; Images at Maecenas
Paper 4 due
25 27
Spring Break

No Classes
 Spring Break

No Classes

April 1 3
Crisis and Christianity. Read Kamm, 190-195; Mystery Cults: Kamm, pp 94-98, Shelton, intro pp. 391-2 and #437-439 (pp. 398-404); Scarre, 88-107


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; Scarre, 108-127.
8 10
Exam 3


 Go to the

Undergraduate Scholars Forum
15 17
Leisure Activities & Dinner Parties: Scarre, 78-79; Shelton, Chapters V, pp. 79-85 and XIV, pp. 314-329; and the following web pages: general information, illustrations, and Horace, Satire 1.5 (just the translation at: click here). Diocletian to the Fall of Rome: Read Kamm, pp 195-206
Paper 5 due
22 24
Movie.The Arena: Scarre, 80-83; Shelton, Chapter XIV, pp. 348-358; also the following web pages: McManus, "Arena: Gladiatorial Games" & McManus: images Movie, continued
29 May 1
The Circus: Shelton, Chapter XIV, pp. 329-346 and the following web pages: chariot racing (general information; and illustrations)
 A Taste of Ancient Rome
6 8


8:30 am

Exam 4 & Paper 6