History of Ancient Rome
Prof. Mark Wilson  •  Spring 2025

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This course explores the emergence of Rome as a community, a culture, an empire, and an idea, investigating questions like why Rome, Rome’s effect on the Mediterranean world, how Rome changed with the acquisition of empire, and more.

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