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21H.302 The Ancient World: Rome | History
This course elaborates the history of Rome from its humble beginnings to the fifth century A.D. The first half of the course covers Kingship to Republican form; the conquest of Italy; Roman expansion: Pyrrhus, Punic Wars and provinces; classes, courts, and the Roman revolution; Augustus and the formation of empire. The second half of the course covers Virgil to the Vandals; major social, economic, political and religious trends at Rome and in the provinces. Emphasis is placed on the use of primary sources in translation.
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- Material Type:
- Online Course
- Date Added to MERLOT:
- May 12, 2016
- Date Modified in MERLOT:
- February 11, 2026
- Author:
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Barbra Bied Sperling
- Primary Audience:
- College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
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- Website
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- Language:
- English
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This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States
