ClassInfo - Spring 2018 Classical and Near Eastern Std Classes

Spring 2018 | CNES 1003 Section 001: World of Rome (51050)

Instructor(s): Stephen Smith
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018

Mon, Wed, Fri 12:20PM - 01:10PM

UMTC, East Bank

Rapson Hall 100
Enrollment Status:: Open (123 of 135 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Roman civilization, from Etruscan origins to late antiquity. Cultural diversity of Mediterranean civilization. Ways of life, social, and political institutions as evidenced by literature, art, architecture, history, and material culture.
Class Description:: "All roads lead to Rome" - The barbarians who flooded across imperial borders wanted not to destroy the Romans but to become Roman themselves. Two later empires called themselves Roman, and the rulers of three others called themselves Caesar. Britain saw itself as a warrior-goddess (in a Roman helmet) bringing peace to an empire, while America set up a senate in a capitol decorated with the emblems of the Roman republic. For 1500 years after its "fall," Rome has fascinated the world, and even today we cannot escape its influence on politics, religion, law, engineering, architecture, literature, sports, popular culture. But who were the Romans and why are they so fascinating? This course will survey over 1000 years of Rome's history and culture, from its beginnings as a village near the Tiber, through its rise to the status of the western world's first superpower, to the adoption of Christianity as the state religion and the beginning of a new era. We'll try to understand the Romans through their own writings and monuments, including such highlights as the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, Vergil's Aeneid, Juvenal's satires, the speeches of Cicero, and Suetonius' lives of the emperors. We'll also spend some time talking about signs of Roman influence in our own society and culture.
Exam Format:: short answer and essay
Class Format:: 80% Lecture
20% Discussion
Workload:: 50-75 Pages Reading Per Week
3 Exam(s)
Other Workload: occasional quizzes and short writing assignments
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51050/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 21 May 2007

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