CC 302: Introduction to Ancient Rome (Unique # 28450)

CC 347: The Cultural History of Rome (Unique # 28560)

Department of Classics
The University of Texas at Austin

Fall, 2002; TTh 9:30-11:00, WCH 1.120
Timothy Moore, WAG 123B, Office hours MW 10-12 and by appointment
timmoore@mail.utexas.edu

TAs:
Doug Boin, WAG 223, office hours TTh 11-12 and by appointment (drboin@mail.utexas.edu)

Kim Richardson, WAG 15, TTh from 11:00-12:30 and by appointment (krichardson@mail.utexas.edu)

 

SYLLABUS

CC 347 Paper assignment

TEST I Guidelines

TEST II Guidelines

Test III Guidelines

Final Exam Guidelines

 

 

Discussion outlines

August 29th: Introduction to Course

September 3rd: Early Rome

September 5th: The Early Republic

September 10th: The Middle Republic

September 12th: Plautus, The Haunted House

September 17th: Terence: The Brothers

September 24th: The Late Republic

September 26th: Catullus

October 3rd: Catullus and Lucretius

October 8th: Lucretius and Cicero

October 10th: The Age of Augustus

October 15th: Livy

October 22: Vergil I

October 24: Vergil II

October 29: Horace

October 31: Rome, 14 CE - 192 CE

November 5: Petronius

November 12-14: Perspectives on Nero

November 19: Juvenal

November 21: Private Art and Architecture; Pompeii

November 26: Public Art and Architecture

December 3: Rome, 192-476 CE

December 5: Pondering Rome's Fall and Rome's Legacy

 

Documents

Study Guide for Lucretius, Book 3

Rhetorical categories

Rome and the Hollywood Epic

 

From course packet

Principal Events of Roman History and Legend

Principal Roman Authors

Major Features of Roman Government under the Republic

Roman Religion

 


last modified 5 December, 2002 by timmoore@mail.utexas.edu