Livy

4.0 credits

In this course, we will read selections of the writings of the Roman historian Livy. Much of the class time will be devoted to translation and to understanding the use of language and syntax by the author. We will also examine critically the historical content of the texts we are reading, and we will learn about the social and historical setting in which the author lived and wrote. In this context, we will read some modern scholarship on Livy and also writings (in translation) of other ancient authors.