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 104-232 Greek and Roman Historians and Novelists

Note

Available as 104-332 at 3rd-year level.

Credit Points

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator

Associate Professor R D Scott.

Prerequisites

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

Semester

1

Contact

Two lectures and a tutorial a week, or equivalent

Subject Description

The major historians and novelists of classical antiquity, studied as literary figures. Students on completion of the subject should have acquired an understanding of the main features of ancient historical writing and the ancient novel, from a careful reading of the main Ancient Greek and Roman writers of history and novels.

Assessment

3,000 words of written work (50%) and a 2-hour examination (50%).

Prescribed Texts
  • Herodotus, The Histories. Penguin.
  • Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War. Penguin.
  • Livy, The War with Hannibal. Penguin.
  • Tacitus, Annals of Imperial Rome. Penguin.
  • Apuleius, The Golden Ass. Penguin.
  • B. P. Reardon, The Collected Ancient Greek Novels. (University of California Press).
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