Andrew M Riggsby
Professor
— Ph.D,
UC Berkeley
Biography
Fields: Roman Cultural History, Latin Prose, Linguistics
Awards: Caesar in Gaul and Rome: War in Words, has received the award for the outstanding book published in Classics and Ancient History in 2006. The award comes from the Association of American Publishers (Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division).
National Endowment for the Humanities/Roger A. Hornsby Post-Doctoral Rome Prize. 2010-2011.
Recent Publications: Roman Law and the Legal World of the Romans (Cambridge UP 2010).
EUS 346 •
History Of Rome: The Empire
36450 •
Spring 2013
Meets
MWF 100pm-200pm WAG 101
(also listed as
AHC 325, HIS 321 )
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This class will cover the story of the Roman empire from the death of Caesar to the fall of Rome in A.D. 476. After working our way through the narrative of this period (about half th semester), we will examine a number of topics that cut across time. The course will touch on politics, law, war, the economy, social classes, gender, and psychopathic emperors.
Grading:
weekly quizzes 10%
2 exams 45%
final exam 45%
Texts:
Ancient Rome: A Military and Political History, Christopher S. Mackay
EUS 346 •
History Of Rome: The Empire
36300 •
Spring 2012
Meets
MWF 100pm-200pm WAG 101
(also listed as
AHC 325, HIS 321 )
show description
This class will cover the story of the Roman empire from the death of Caesar to the fall of Rome in A.D. 476. After working our way through the narrative of this period (about half th semester), we will examine a number of topics that cut across time. The course will touch on politics, law, war, the economy, social classes, gender, and psychopathic emperors.
Grading:
2 quizzes (each 25%) requiring essay answers
Final exam (50%) requiring essay answers
Texts:
Ancient Rome: A Military and Political History, Christopher S. Mackay
EUS 348 •
Roman Law-W
36275 •
Spring 2010
Meets
MWF 1100-1200 WAG 112
(also listed as
C C 348 )
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These courses cover the topics in European Economics, Government, Business, and Policy
