Note: In the table below, S = Class Session; R = Recitation
| S/R # | TOPICS | DUE DATES |
|---|---|---|
| S1 | Introduction | |
| R1 | Myth, Legend, History | |
| PART I: Early Rome | ||
| S2 | Foundation Myths | |
| S3 | Monarchy to Republic | |
| R2 | Livy’s Early Rome | |
| S4 | Social Conflict in the Early Republic | |
| PART II: The Growth of Rome | ||
| S5 | The Conquest of Italy | Paper #1 due |
| R3 | Cause(s) of the Punic Wars | |
| S6 | The Second Punic War: Hannibal in Italy | |
| S7 | The Second Punic War: Scipio Africanus | |
| PART III: The Late Republic | ||
| R4 | The Roman Constitution I | |
| S8 | Consequences of Empire I: The Élites | |
| S9 | Consequences of Empire II: Arming and Farming | |
| R5 | Plutarch on the Gracchi | |
| S10 | Civil War: Marius and Sulla | |
| S11 | Pompey and the Special Command | |
| R6 | Plutarch’s Sulla | |
| S12 | From ‘Triumvirate’ to the Rubicon | Paper #2 due |
| S13 | Caesar Dictator | |
| R7 | DEBATE: The Assassination of Caesar | |
| PART IV: The Augustan Principate | ||
| S14 | The Roman Constitution II: Augustus and the Principate | |
| S15 | Soft Power: Hearts & Minds of Augustan Rome | |
| R8 | Augustus | |
| S16 | The Emperor and the Élites | |
| S17 | The Emperor and the Plebs | |
| R9 | Tacitus’ Rome | |
| S18 | High Politics: The Julio-Claudians to the Flavians | Revision due |
| R10 | Suetonius’ Imperial Portraits | |
| S19 | Flavian Rome | |
| S20 | Restoring Historical Artifacts | |
| R11 | Roman Religion & the Imperial Cult | |
| S21 | High Politics: From the Flavians to the Severans | |
| S22 | The Roman Army | |
| R12 | Roman Slavery | |
| S23 | Domestic Life in Imperial Rome | |
| PART V: The Late Empire | ||
| S24 | Crisis and Recovery: Diocletian & the Tetrarchy | Paper #3 due |
| R13 | Christians and Christianity: From Nero to Diocletian | |
| S25 | Ending Roman History: From Constantine to Byzantium | |
| S26 | Conclusion: Exam Preparation | |