Department of
Classics
The University of Texas at
Austin
Spring, 2001, MWF 10-11, Garrison 111
Unique number 39500
Timothy
Moore, Waggener 211, 471-5742
Office hours: MW 2-4 and by appointment
timmoore@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu
Course description: Hannibal of Carthage has captured the imaginations and stirred the emotions of historians, artists, and everyday folk ever since he first crossed the Alps and nearly destroyed Rome in the third century BC. To the Romans, Hannibal was the ultimate enemy, yet even they could not deny his admirable qualities. Later writers, artists, and politicians have seen in Hannibal a tragic hero, a satanic villain, the quintessential strategist, a figure of romance and, most recently, an African role model. This course will examine these various views of Hannibal as they are presented in works of literature, history, theatre, and film. These views, we will find, say as much about those who held them as they do about the Carthaginian general.
Grading (This course includes a substantial writing
component):
Class participation (includes several formal and informal oral
presentations): 25%
Midterm exam: 15%
Final Exam: 20%
Four papers (4-6 pages each): 10% each
Books:
Tentative Schedule of Readings
January
17: Introduction to Course
The Romans' Hannibal
19: Cornelius Nepos, Life of Hannibal
22: Polybius, The Rise of the Roman Empire, pages 178-229
24: Polybius 229-276
26: Polybius: 374-403, 424-428
29: Polybius 452-482
21: Livy, The War with Hannibal, book 21
February
2 Livy 22; Paper 1 due
5: Livy 23
7: Livy 24
9: Livy 25
12: Livy 26
14: Livy 27
16: Livy 28
19: Livy 29
21: Livy 30
23: Livy, selections in course packet; Paper 2 due
26: Valerius Maximus, selections in course packet
28: Silius Italicus, Punica, Books 1-2
March 2: Silius Italicus, Books 10, 17
5:, Juvenal, Satire 10; Lucian, Dialogues of the
Dead, 12
7: Review
9: Midterm Exam
12-16: Spring Break
Hannibal and the Humanists
19: Petrarch, Africa, Book 6
21: Petrarch, Africa, Book 7
23: Petrarch, Africa, Book 8
26: Machiavelli, The Discourses, selection in course packet
Hannibal on Stage
28: Thomas Nabbes, Hannibal and Scipio
30: Nabbes, Hannibal and Scipio
April
2: Nathaniel Lee, The Tragedy of Sophonisba, or Hannibal's
Overthrow
4: Nathaniel Lee, The Tragedy of Sophonisba, or Hannibal's
Overthrow
6: Nathaniel Lee, The Tragedy of Sophonisba, or Hannibal's
Overthrow; Paper 3 due
Nineteenth-Century Historiography
9: John W. Spaeth, "Hannibal and Napoleon," Classical
Journal 24 (1928/29) 291-293; Theodor Mommsen , History of
Rome, pp. 114-174
11: Mommsen, pp. 174-229
13: Theodore Ayrault Dodge, Hannibal, chapters 10-16
16: Dodge, chapters 22-28
18: Dodge, chapters 41-44
Twentieth-Century Historiography
20: H.V. Canter, "The Character of Hannibal," Classical
Journal 24 (1928/29) 564-477; John Rich, "The Origins of the
Second Punic War," from The Second Punic War: A Reappraisal,
ed. Tim Cornell et al., 1-34
23: Arnold J. Toynbee, Hannibal's Legacy, volume 2, chapter
1; Tim Cornell, "Hannibal's Legacy: The Effects of the Hannibalic War
on Italy," in The Second Punic War: A Reappraisal, 97-113.
25: John Lazenby, "Was Maharbal Right?" in The Second Punic War: A
Reappraisal, 39-47; John F. Shean, "Hannibal's Mules: The
Logistical Limitations of Hannibal's Army and the Battle of Cannae,
216 BC," Historia 45 (1996) 159-187.
Hannibal on Screen
27: Cabiria, Paper 4 due
30: Cabiria
May
2 Jupiter's Darling
Hannibal Today
4 Michael Mott, "Turner's 'Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army
Crossing the Alps,'" Sewanee Review 103 (1995) 371-72;
David Keller, "Hannibal Crossed the Alps, But I Can't Get Over You,"
Prairie Schooner 65 (1991) 136-37; Mike Jenkins, "Who got
Hannibal the elephants?" Traffic Management 35, #1 (Jan. 1995)
47.
May 15, 9:00 AM, Final Exam
A word to the wise
Please note the importance of class participation in your grade.
This means that you will be richly rewarded for consistent attendance
and preparation, but repeated absences and/or lack of preparation for
class will cost you dearly. It is also of vital importance that you
contribute meaningfully to class discussions.
Scholastic dishonesty
Scholastic dishonesty on any graded assignment will result in a
failing grade (Zero), which you may not drop. Scholastic dishonesty
includes any kind of cheating; if you are unsure about the exact
definition you should consult the appropriate sections of "A
Student's Guide to Living in the Heart of Texas" or the General
Information Bulletin.
Academic disabilities
The University of Texas at Austin provides upon request
appropriate academic accommodations for qualified students with
disabilities. For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of
Students at 471-6259 or 471-4641.
Missed and Late Work
Papers will be lowered one letter grade for each week they are
late.