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 104-230 Pagans and Christians in the Roman World

Note

Available as 104-330 at 3rd-year level.

Credit Points

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator

Assoc. Professor R D Scott

Prerequisites

Any two Arts subjects or permission of the Head of the Department.

Semester

2

Contact

Two lectures and a tutorial a week, or equivalent

Subject Description

The cultural and religious life of the late empire; the conflict between Christianity and pagan culture. Students on completion of the subject should have acquired an understanding of the main aspects of pagan and Christian culture in the Roman world, the evidence for these periods and the necessary skills for the interpretation of this evidence.

Assessment

3000 words of written work (50%) and a 2-hour examination (50%).

Prescribed Texts
  • Chadwick H, The Early Church. Pelican.
  • Cameron A, The Later Roman Empire. Fontana.
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