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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 | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
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 have acquired a sound knowledge of Republican Rome and have built on methods of investigation of the theory and practice of history. |
Assessment | Class participation and written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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