HIST 2671

History of Rome II

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2014-2015 Catalog.

This course is the second part of a two-term survey of Roman history and will examine the history of the Roman Empire from the beginnings of the Augustan Principate (31 BC) to the fall of the Western Empire in the fifth century (476 AD). We will consider the creation and development of the imperial regime, explore the various types of challenges (military, cultural, and religious) to the hegemony of the Roman state, and try to understand the transformations of Roman society and culture down to the middle of the fifth century AD.

Permission Note Open to first-year students.

Distribution Category (HA-AS)

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (HB)

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