Classics [260] - Power and Corruption in Ancient Rome

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Hamilton College

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An examination of personal and political corruption in ancient Rome, with particular attention to the manner in which it is depicted by writers such as Sallust, Livy, Horace, Tacitus and Juvenal. Some attention to depictions of corruption in modern America, especially to Robert Caro's portrayals of Robert Moses and Lyndon Johnson.

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3.00

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Lecture

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www.hamilton.edu

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(315) 859-4011

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Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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