Conquest and Expansion: the Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: Second-year standing; 3 credits from CLAS, HIST at the 1/2000 level; or permission of the Department An examination of the development of Rome from a small city-state into the leading power in the Mediterranean. Main themes include the conflict between Rome and Carthage, the conquest of the Hellenistic East, and the political and social changes in Roman society. There will be an emphasis on the analysis and interpretation of primary sources in translation. [Note 1: This course is cross-listed as CLAS 3021 and may therefore count for three credits in either discipline.] (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)