Schedule of Readings and Assignments

For each meeting, please come into class having read and thought about the readings assigned for that class.

Readings listed with the book icon () are from the assigned textbook, Schultz, A History of the Roman People, 7th Edition.

To prepare for each meeting, you need to read:

Note on textbook readings: the text has short chapters around specific topics. I’ve kept the readings about the same from week to week.

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1 Introduction and Themes

Thursday, January 26

1 Introduction and Themes

Thursday, January 26

2 Tribes and Kings

Thursday, February 2

  • Before the meeting:
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The Republic

2 Tribes and Kings

Thursday, February 2

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3 Patrician and Plebeian

Thursday, February 9

  • Before the meeting:
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3 Patrician and Plebeian

Thursday, February 9

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4 Conquering the West

Thursday, February 16

  • Before the meeting:
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4 Conquering the West

Thursday, February 16

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5 Acquisition of Empire

Thursday, February 23

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5 Acquisition of Empire

Thursday, February 23

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6 Optimates and Populares

Thursday, March 2

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6 Optimates and Populares

Thursday, March 2

The Images Essay is due on Monday, March 4.

7 Crossing the Rubicon

Thursday, March 9

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The Images Essay is due on Monday, March 6.

7 Crossing the Rubicon

Thursday, March 9

  • Before the meeting, read all of the following:
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8 End of the Republic

Thursday, March 16

  • Before the meeting:
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8 End of the Republic

Thursday, March 16

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The Proposal is due on Monday, March 18.

9 Augustus, Princeps, Imperator

Thursday, March 23

  • Before the meeting:
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The Proposal is due on Monday, March 20.
The Principate

9 Augustus, Princeps, Imperator

Thursday, March 23

  • Before the meeting, read all of the following:
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10 Succession and Empire

Thursday, March 30

  • Before the meeting:
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10 Succession and Empire

Thursday, March 30

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Thursday, April 6

No meeting

Spring Recess

Thursday, April 13

No meeting

Spring Recess

11 The Roman Peace

Thursday, April 20

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11 The Roman Peace

Thursday, April 20

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12 Third Century Crisis

Thursday, April 27

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12 Third Century Crisis

Thursday, April 27

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13 The New Empire

Thursday, May 4

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13 The New Empire

Thursday, May 4

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14 The End of Antiquity

Thursday, May 11

  • Before the meeting:
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The Position Paper is due on Monday, May 8.

14 The End of Antiquity

Thursday, May 11

  • Before the meeting, read all of the following:
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The Position Paper is due on Monday, May 13.

15 Final Exam

Thursday, May 18

The final exam will be held in-person on Thursday, May 18 from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. in our normal meeting room.