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Roman Civilization Lecture Notes
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AS/HIST 4131 --The City of Rome, 30-138 A.D.
Jonathan Edmondson, York University
The course examines the city of Rome and its urban environment during the period from Augustus to Hadrian (c. 30 B.C. to A.D. 138). Themes explored include: the development of urban space in Rome in this period and the monumentalization of the city in its political context; living conditions for mass and elite (including discussions of demography, housing, water supply, urban neighbourhoods and associations, tombs, burial and the disposal of the dead); the urban economy (including questions of labour, food supply and the relationship between the market economy and the role of the state in supply the urban populace); urban society, including discussion of women, slaves and immigrant groups; crime, violence, law and order; religious life in the city; the developing relationship between Rome’s urban centre and its suburbs and hinterland, including its important port city of Ostia.
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Introduction to the Ancient World: Rome
Karl Galinsky, University of Texas
An introduction to Roman myth, religion, political structure, and art through the words of eyewitnesses as well as looked back on through history. Contains discussions of selections from Plutarch, Livy, Terence, Suetonius, the New Testament, Shakespeare, Gore Vidal, and others.
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C102: Roman Civilization
Teresa Ramsby, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
This course focuses on the political and cultural development of Ancient Rome, spanning from the Classical age to the Empire. Includes discussions of readings from such varied writers as Livy, Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, and Plautus.
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