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The History of Rome Professor Elizabeth Mazurek, Ph.D. Department of Classics University of Notre Dame Course Structure: Hour and 15 minute meetings twice a week.

Photo by R. Scaife, courtesy of AICT and the VROMA Project.

Course Description

This course introduces students to the history of ancient Rome from Romulus to Constantine (8^th c. BC – early 4^th c. AD). We will examine the meteoric spread of Roman rule in Italy and the ancient Mediterranean, the brilliance of a republican form of government tragically swept away by destructive civil war, the rise of repressive autocracy under the Caesars, and the threats to empire in late antiquity posed inside by the rise of Christianity and outside by hostile invaders.  Special attention will be given to the types of primary evidence—historiography, inscriptions, coins, art and architecture—and how they influence our understanding of ancient Rome.

This course was also cross-listed as HIST 30230.