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Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Grey. "They create a desert and call it peace," wrote Tacitus in describing the response of the conquered to Rome's power, but the Roman Peace also brought with it other, less dramatic changes. In this class we will concentrate on the experience of Roman culture. What was it like to be a Greek exslave and millionaire living in Rome in the age of Nero How were the Gallic chieftains made into Roman senators What was the Roman governor of Asia Minor expected to do when the provincials wanted a new aquaduct We will break the Roman Empire down into a series of vignettes, using literature and archaeology to supply us with the material for a fresh look at Roman Society. What emerges is a culture more diverse, more flexible and more tolerant than is usually recognized.
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Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. McInerney. The Hellenistic Age corresponds broadly to the three hundred year period from the career of Alexander the Great (354324 BC) until the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium (31BC). This was a period during which the world of the Greeks underwent extraordinary and far-reaching changes, as Greek culture was established as far afield as northwestern India, central Asia and Egypt. This class is about those changes, and attempts to evaluate the nature of Hellenism.
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Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. By the time he died in 323 BC at the age of 33, Alexander had conquered most of the known world and had transformed forever the shape of politics and culture. His legacy is an enduring one, since the year of his death marks a transition from the old Greek city state to what has been called a Hellenistic (i.e. hellenized) world in which, arguably, we are still living. This course will take an interdisciplinary approach to this period by examining its history, social organization and beliefs, literature and art. We shall also explore the glamorous myths that have surrounded Alexander from his own day to the present. Our aim will be to separate fact from fiction and to determine the significance of Alexander not only for the fourth century but also for ourselves who have inherited from the world he created certain values and assumptions about politics, art, cultural diversity and diffusion, and the place of human beings in the universe.
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Humanities & Social Science Sector. Class of 2010 & beyond. LaFleur/McInerney. Multiculturalism increasingly characterizes our political, economic, and personal lives. This course will focus on real and perceived differences between the so-called "East" and "West". Taking a case study approach, we shall read and compare literary materials from classical Greece and Rome, a major source of "Western" culture, and Japan, an "Eastern" society. Through analysis of these texts, we shall explore some of the concepts, values, and myths in terms of how "East" and "West" define themselves and each other: e.g. gender, sexuality, rationality, religion, society, justice, nature, cultural diffusion, work, leisure, life, and death. Readings will include selections from Greco-Roman and Japanese myths, poetry, drama, essays, history, and philosophy. Class format will be lecture with opportunity for questions and discussion. Grading will be based on midterm and final examinations, a short paper, and class participation. No prerequisites.
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3.00 Credits
Staff. What constituted history in ancient Greece and Rome What claims to knowledge claims to knowledge did history make, and how did these differ from other forms of knowledge How did historians envision their task, and how did they go about performing it We will read the works of the major Greek and Roman historians in translation in an attempt to answer those questions. Other issues to consider include the origins and development of historical writing, the place of history within the ancient literary tradition, and the similarities and differences between the ancient and modern practice of history.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. Roman magistrates, emperors, jurists, and lawyers developed many of the fundamental legal principles that have remained at the basis of our modern legal systems. This course will introduce the students to the principal sources of the roman law, to the nature of legal actions and trial procedures (for both civil litigation and criminal prosecution), and also to the main institutions of the legal system. There will be strong emphasis on the basic principles and norms of the Roman law itself. The main areas of the civil law that will be dealt with in detail will include the law of persons, succession, obligations (including contracts and damage), delicts and 'crimes'. The application of the law in social contexts will be studied by the consideration of historically documented cases such as a murder trial, a dispute over a sale, and divorce proceedings. The analysis of model cases will also be an important part of each student's involvement in the class.
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Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff.This class examines the phenomenon of slavery in Roman society. A careful reading of primary sources, including many inscriptions dealing with the life and death of slaves will be combined with modern critical readings in order to explore the institution of slavery and to increase our understanding of slavery both to the Roman economy and Roman society. We will try to determine where the slaves came from, how guaranteeing a slave supply affected Roman policies abroad, and how slaves reached the markets of Rome, Delos, and North Africa. We will also look at the relationship between slaves and masters in the Roman household. What tasks did they perform, what treatment could they expect, and how did the presence of a significant portion of the population in servitude affect the social relations governing Roman society. We will also examine the position of slaves in Roman law and examine changing attitudes towards the rights of slaves. Finally, using slave narratives from the antebellum south, we will explore the possibility of reconstructing the slave experience in Roman society.
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Independent Study
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Independent Study
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