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 107-105 Pagans and Christians in the Roman World

Note

Formerly available as 104-232/332. Students who have completed 104-232/332 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Assoc.Prof.R D Scott

Prerequisites

Usually 12.5 points of first year Classics and Archaeology see Prerequisites

Semester

Not Offered (view timetable)

Contact

A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week

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

Written work totalling 2000 words, and a 2-hour examination.

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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