HIS 531 - Rise of Rome

(4 credits)

Prerequisite(s): check for undergrad in grad course; no cer or pb. A study of the development of civilization in ancient Italy from prehistoric beginnings until the establishment of the Roman Empire by Augustus. Special emphasis is given to the foundation legends of the city, the civil disorder of the final century of the Republic, and the period of transition from Republic to Empire. The nature, extent, and interpretation of ancient evidence for historical research receives careful attention.

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