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131-042 Roman History: 500 Years of Oligarchy | |
Note | Formerly available as 131-233/333. Students who have completed 131-233/333 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Prof R Ridley |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of first year History, see Prerequisites. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | From the Monarchy to the beginning of the Principate. There are few systems of government as long-lived as the 500 years of old Roman oligarchy which governed the Republic. What were the secrets of its power? How and why did it conquer the Mediterranean world? Why did it fall to autocracy? There will also be much focus on historical method: how does one reconstruct the remote historical past? How does one control sources subject to heavy political bias? How does one identity major modern contributions to the debate? |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
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