Programme in
Classical Studies
History 4130
Problems in Roman History
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Paul Swarney 033 McLaughlin
College 416-736-5158 pswarney@yorku.ca |
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Required Texts:
Books required for purchase from
the University Bookstore (or wherever you buy books):
1. Naphtali
Lewis and Meyer Reinhold, Roman Civilization Volume I,
2. Naphtali Lewis and Meyer Reinhold, Roman
Civilization Volume II,
3. A.S Hunt and C.C. Edgar, Select Papyri I, Loeb Classical Library
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4. A.S Hunt and C.C. Edgar, Select Papyri II, Loeb Classical
Library (
ESSAYS AND REPORTS
(50%)
A continuous list
of Essays and reports will be assigned throughout the Fall and Winter Terms.
RESEARCH ESSAY
(50%)
A major research
essay emerging from work done in first and second term will be assigned in
Winter Term.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ESSAYS ARE DUE IN SEMINAR ON THE
ASSIGNED DATE. ANY ESSAY HANDED IN AFTER THE DUE DATE WILL HAVE ONE GRADE
SUBTRACTED FROM ITS EVALUATION FOR EACH SEMINAR BY WHICH IT IS OVERDUE; E.G. AN A ESSAY HANDED IN
ONE SEMINAR LATE WILL BE GRADED B ETC.
You must make and retain copies of all
assignments submitted in class. You
should also be able to produce notes and material used to prepare assignments
as required.
PARTICIPATION
Participation in seminar is obligatory!
FORMAT
The seminar will
meet weekly on Wednesday from 08:30 - 10:20.
Students will have read and worked through material assigned and
questions raised from each seminar week by week. Failure to prepare in advance or to
attend will be to the academic
disadvantage of students who do not prepare or attend seminar.
ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
The rules and
regulations concerning plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty governing the course are
those of the University and Faculty of Arts. Students will be expected to have
acquainted themselves with these regulations and will be reminded of
disciplinary procedures and penalties should occasion for such procedures present
themselves.
YOU MUST CAREFULLY READ AND REMBER THE
UNIVERSITY POLICY ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY!
http://www.yorku.ca/academicintegrity
Rule # 24 You may no longer eat or drink in
seminar. You must either have breakfast
before the lecture or starve. This is a
matter of courtesy to your fellow students and a matter of necessity for one of
the professors who gains significantly in weight merely by looking at food!
LECTURES AND ASSIGNMENTS: WINTER TERM MMVI
January 04 The Birth of Christ: a review
Kampen
11 The first century
Rocca
AD 80 Genevieve Durigon Inauguration of the Flavian
Amphitheatre
Lewis
and Reinhold Vol II page 242 L’Année Epigraphique
1962 no 288 Concerns Titus and taxes
18 The first century
Vesuvius
AD 79 Aug 24th Heather McKnight Eruption of VesuviusNaphtali Lewis and Meyer Reinhold Vol II p 242
Loeb Classical Library, Selected Papyri II, Public Documents, p175-176 [add puplication name!]Tacitus”, Book 6, n. 16, Penguin Books p. 166-168
AD 33 Alex
Kyriakides Crucifixion of Jesus
Select Papyri II: Public Affair. Loeb Classical
Library.Doc 278: “Complaint of a Robbery”
25 The first century
Early 44 BC Conrad Hartmann Julius Caesar as Dictator for LifeLewis and Meyer Reinhold Vol 1 p.449-453; Plutarch, Roman Lives: Caesar p.297-359.
50 BC Nov 10/11th Dennis Ovsyannikov Crossing of the Rubicon
Hunt A. S. and Edgar C. C. Trans. Select
Papyri II: Official Documents.
Plutarch,
"Caesar." Roman Lives.
February 08 AD 67 Lesley Giacomel Vespasian and the Jewish War
Naphtali Lewis & Meyer Reinhold, Roman Civilization vII pp 13-15
Suetonius www.gutenberg.org/files/6395/6395 volume 10, dec 14 2004txt
AD 73 April 15th Zahar Orlov Fall of
“Toll Receit" P.Oxy. 1439 Select Papyri II, Loeb Classic Library. P 485
Josephus Book 7 http://www.ccel.org/j/josephus/works/war-7.htm
22 AD 69, July 3rd Rosemarie Cuffy Vespasian, first of the Flavians
Vespasian chapter in Suetonius "The Twelve Caesars” –Penguin
Lewis, N. and Reinhold Vol. II. pg. 11, “The Powers of the Emperor”
44 BC March 15th Gabriella Bator Murder of Julius Caesar