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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. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Prof R Ridley |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of First Year History, see Prerequisites. |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Subject Description | There are few systems of government as long-lived as the 500 years of old Roman oligarchy which governed the Republic. In this subject we ask such questions as: 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 a focus on historical method such as: how does one reconstruct the remote historical past? How does one control sources subject to heavy political bias? On completion of the subject students should acquire a sound knowledge of the golden age of Rome, and build on methods of investigation of the theory and practice of history. |
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