*314. Roman History (3) F,S

 History of Rome and the Roman World from the Eighth Century B.C. to the Fifth Century A.D. 
HISTORY 314--FALL, 2009--1830-2115 M--LA5-154--Hood 
TEXTS: Ward, Heichelheim and Yeo, A History of the Roman People = W
Plutarch, Fall of the Roman Republic = P
Rowell, Rome in the Augustan Age = R
You should also consider purchasing the Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome
DATE LECTURE TOPIC  READING ASSIGNMENT
Aug. 31 Introduction; Etruscans and Romans; Primitive Institutions; The Constitution W 1-4
Sept. 14 Roman Constitution and Character; The First Punic War; QUIZ Ward 5-7 W 5-7
Sept. 21 Hannibal; Conquest of the East; QUIZ Ward 8-10 W 8-10
Sept. 28 Spain & Carthage; The Rise of the Senate; Roman Society and Cato; SLIDES; QUIZ Ward 11-13 W 11-13
Oct. 5 FIRST MID-TERM; The Gracchi; Marius W 14-15; P Marius
Oct. 12 Sulla; Pompey and Caesar; Book Choice 1 Due; QUIZ Ward 16-18 W 16-18; P Crassus, Sulla, Cicero, Pompey
Oct. 19 Caesar; The Second Triumvirate; Economic and Social Life in the Late Republic; SLIDES; QUIZ Ward 19-21 W 19-21; P Caesar; R 1-2
Oct. 26 SECOND MID-TERM; Augustus and Augustan Culture; The Julio-Claudian House W 22-26; R 3-5
Nov. 9 Flavians; First Century Culture; Adoptive Emperors; Second Century Culture; SLIDES; Book Review 1 Due W 29-30; QUIZ Ward 27-30
Nov. 16 THIRD MID-TERM; The Severan House; Pagan Religion; Jesus of Nazareth Book Choice 2 Due W 31
Nov. 23 Early Christianity; Military Anarchy; Diocletian; QUIZ Ward 32-34 W 32-34
Nov. 30 Constantine; The Decline: 337-395; Book Review 2 Due; QUIZ Ward 35-37 W 35-37
Dec. 7 395-476; The Fall; SLIDES; QUIZ Ward 38-39 W 38-39
Dec. 14 FINAL EXAMINATION 1915-2115 

You MUST be present for all examinations (mid-terms, quizzes and the final). It is assumed that if you must miss a test, you will either have required the assistance of a physician, or you will be participating in an officially-recognized University activity. You must either provide a statement on letterhead stationary from your physician (M.D.) attesting to your physical incapacity to attend class on the day of the missed examination, or you must submit one week in advance a statement from a University official explaining the activity for which you seek a make-up examination.

Laptops used for notetaking during class lectures and discussions can greatly facilitate research, paper writing, and exam preparation. In contrast, laptop screens beaming non-class related content (i.e., email, social networking, etc., and video) may distract other students. Accordingly, laptops may only be used for notetaking – all other laptop applications during class time are inappropriate unless specifically authorized by the instructor. Call Phones must be tirned OFF during class. If you decide that you simply MUST answer the phone, and in so doing leave the classroom and disturb other students, please do not again disturb other students by returning during that class session.

Because of an anticipated increase in seasonal and H1N1 flu, any student who has influenza-like illness should stay home until 24 hours after fever is gone. Absent students should notify me prior to each missed class by email or telephone. I will try to accommodate students who are absent due to influenza-like illness, but it may not always be possible to make up work missed. In considering students’ requests to withdraw from courses, flu illness will be considered a “serious and compelling reason.” More information about influenza is available by following the “Medical Advisory, Flu information” link on the university home page, www.csulb.edu.

You must send me an e-mail message by Sept. 4th so I may add you to my e-mail address book. In this way you will receive regular notices of quizzes, reminders of book review deadlines, and hints for the examinations.

Except for the first day of class, you should prepare your reading assignments BEFORE the lecture for which they are assigned. Since the lectures complement the text, if you have not read the text beforehand, it is likely that your comprehension of the lectures will be poor. Do not fall behind in your reading, for it will surely be reflected in your grades.

Each Midterm, consisting of 1/3 identification and 2/3 essay, counts as one sixth of the final grade. The final examination, with the same composition, counts as one sixth of the final grade. There will also be quizzes ON THE WEEK'S READING every Monday; the total of the quizzes will count as one sixth of the grade. The total of the book reviews also count as one sixth of the final grade.

Lists of terms to be used in a lecture may be found posted on my web site: http://www.csulb.edu/~dhood/ You should download the list of lecture terms and look up the meaning of any terms you do not know before coming to class.

My Office Hours are 9:30-10:45 a.m. M and W and 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays in FO2-108. My office phone is (562) 985-4420. Another number you can call is announced in the 985-4420 message. Because of the budget reductions, I am not able to return your calls. However, my e-mail address is dhood@csulb.edu and I respond to e-mail messages within a few hours. I am also available by appointment.

The History Department now requires majors to move through a series of courses that begins with History 301, is followed by 302, and culminates in a Senior Seminar (499) that matches one of the areas of concentration selected for the major. History 499 must be taken in the last semester of work, or after 18 units of upper-division work have been completed in the major. Those 18 units must include at least six units, that is, two courses, in the concentration of the 499 being taken. Students in 499 are required to assemble a portfolio that reflects their work in upper-division history courses. This portfolio is designed to enable students to show development in the major, and their mastery of key analytical, mechanical, and presentation skills. As a part of the process, history majors (or prospective majors) should save all work from upper-division history courses for potential inclusion in this portfolio. For portfolio guidelines, see http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/history/docs/portfolioguidelines.doc. For questions and/or advising about the portfolio, contact Professor Sharlene Sayegh Canada at ssayeghc@csulb.edu, or telephone 562.985.5428.


Upon successful completion of this course, students should
How they will be measured
 
Objective Exams/Quizzes
Essay Exams
Book Review
Class Debate
Master course-specific content
X
Understand History as a discipline  
X
X
Understand conceptual methods, i.e., periodization, interpretation  
X
X
X
Understand Research: the difference between primary and secondary sources  
X
X
Understand research: further develop computer and library skills  
X
Develop Mechanical skills  
X
Develop organizational skills  
X
X
X
Develop writing skills  
X
X
Develop analytical skills  
X
X
Understand the role of history professionals  
X
X

Each student will write two 3-5 page book reviews. Your choice for the first book review is due Monday, October 12th. The first book review is due on Monday, November 9th. Your choice for the second book review is due Monday, November 16th and the review itself is due on Monday, November 30th. The list of books from which you must choose, as well as detailed guidelines for your reviews, are located are linked below: click on Selections for Book Reviews. You also need to upload your review to Turnitin.com. Sign on to www.turnitin.com, choosing class 2746601; the password will be given in class.

You must cover the following points: 1.Information about the author (1-2 paragraphs). 2. A 1-2 paragraph abstract of the book’s contents. 3. A 3-4 paragraph evaluation of the book’s argument. 4. Conclusions and recommendations. More detailed instructions may be found in the course syllabus on the web.

Format: 1. Three to five pages, double-spaced, with no more than one-inch margins and a font no greater than 12 points. 2. Indicate page numbers in parentheses when you refer to a specific idea. 3. Direct quotations of more than three lines do not require quotation marks; instead, they should be indented and single spaced. However, use quotations sparingly to support a point; do not try to make up your entire paper with quotations. 4. Do not hand in a rough draft. Take pride in your writing, and proofread your paper for spelling and grammar.

Deadlines: Book review choices must be e-mailed to dhood@csulb.edu by 6:00 p.m. on the dates indicated above. Book reviews must be physically handed in (not e-mailed) at the beginning of class on the dates indicated above. The only acceptable excuse for lateness is a physician’s written medical excuse informing me that you were too ill to come to class on the date the paper was due.

Book Review Guidelines

First, a book review is not a book report. A book report simply summarizes the contents of a book, while a book review is a qualitative assessment of the book, its thesis and its success in making its point(s). In your review you will not only briefly report on the contents, but you will also assess the book's strengths and weaknesses. It is true that the author of a book is (usually) a professional historian, and you may think you are unqualified write a book review. But a book review is your assessment of the book, its contents and its purpose, written from your own point of view. Did the book speak to you? Did it fulfill its promise? Is it useful to an upper division history student?

In writing your review, it is not enough to indicate whether or not you liked the book. You must also explain why you liked or disliked it. If you think it is interesting, you must relate why you feel that way. If you dislike the book, you need to explain the reasons for your judgement. Was the book unconvincing because the author failed to support sufficient evidence to support the thesis? Or, perhaps, did you disagree with the book's underlying assumptions?

In order to form these types of judgements, you need to read critically and analytically. As a critical reader, you are not passive. Reading should be a constant interaction between the reader and the writer. You should always ask questions of the book and then try to find the answers within the work itself.

Place your name in the upper right-hand corner of the first page.

The very first lines of the book review should list the author, title, place published, publisher and date of publication. Something like this:

Firstname M. Lastname. Title. (City: Publisher, date) Lastname, Firstname and Middleinitial refer to the AUTHOR's names.

I. You should begin with a brief summary of the book that also relates the author's main point or thesis. This is a one-paragraph introduction to your review.

II. You should then provide one or two paragraphs of information about the author. What is the author's viewpoint? What can you discover about the author's background that might shed light on the author's thesis or upon the author's bias and point of view? What is the author's purpose in writing the book? If you don't understand the author's purpose in writing the book, you surely will have trouble understanding the book itself.

III. You may now provide a brief (one to two paragraph) abstract of the book's content. This is NOT the heart of your review. Rather, it is background material for the next section, your analysis of the book's thesis.

IV. The heart of your review is a three to four paragraph analysis of the book's thesis or argument. What evidence does the author present to support his thesis? Is the evidence presented clearly and logically? Do the author's main points follow in a logical sequence, and does the author provide adequate evidence to support the points? Is the author convincing and persuasive in presenting and arguing for thes thesis? You might want to compare the content and arguments of this book with other materials you have read.

V. Finally, in one to two paragraphs of conclusions and recommendations, provide a summary evaluation of the book. Was the thesis clear? Was the evidence strong? Were the conclusions drawn from that evidence sound and persuasive? Do you agree or disagree with the author's assumptions and conclusions? Was the book helpful or useful to your understanding of Roman history? Would you recommend the book to a classmate? Would you keep the book on the reading list?

Format: 1. Three to five pages, double-spaced, with no more than one-inch margins and a font no greater than 12 points. 2. Indicate page numbers in parentheses when you refer to a specific idea. 3. Direct quotations of more than three lines do not require quotation marks; instead, they should be indented and single spaced. However, use quotations sparingly to support a point; do not try to make up your entire paper with quotations. 4. Do not hand in a rough draft. Take pride in your writing, and proofread your paper for spelling and grammar. When naming a book either as a choice or in the review itself, the bibliographic format stipulated above must be used. Your grade will be lowered if you do not follow the format.

Deadlines: Book review choices must be e-mailed to dhood@csulb.edu by 6:30 p.m.on the dates indicated. Book Reviews must be physically handed-in (not e-mailed) at the beginning of class on the dates indicated above. The Turnitin.com class number is 2746601; I’ll give you the Turnitin.com password in class. Further instructions will be sent by e-mail. The only acceptable excuse for lateness is a physician's written medical excuse informing me that you were too ill to come to class on the date the paper was due.

Selections for Book Reviews

The History Department now requires majors to move through a series of courses that begins with History 301, is followed by 302, and culminates in a Senior Seminar (499) that matches one of the areas of concentration selected for the major. History 499 must be taken in the last semester of work, or after 18 units of upper-division work have been completed in the major. Those 18 units must include at least six units, that is, two courses, in the concentration of the 499 being taken. Students in 499 are required to assemble a portfolio that reflects their work in upper-division history courses. This portfolio is designed to enable students to show development in the major, and their mastery of key analytical, mechanical, and presentation skills. As a part of the process, history majors (or prospective majors) should save all work from upper-division history courses for potential inclusion in this portfolio. For portfolio guidelines, see http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/history/docs/portfolioguidelines.doc. For questions and/or advising about the portfolio, contact Professor Sharlene Sayegh Canada at ssayeghc@csulb.edu, or telephone 562.985.5428.


EARLY ITALY
INDO-EUROPEANS TIBER AENEAS
TERREMARE ETRURIA LAVINIUM
VILLANOVANS CUMAE ASCANIUS
LATIUM PALATINE ALBA LONGA
LATINS ROMA QUADRATA ROMULUS
PECUS QUIRINAL REMUS
PECUNIA VIMINAL SABINES


PRIMITIVE INSTITUTIONS
CURIAE IMPERIUM
COMITIA CURIATA PATER FAMILIAS

GENS FAMILY
PRAENOMEN NOMEN COGNOMEN
GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR

COMMERCIUM

CONUBIUM
PATRICIAN PLEBEIAN

CONFARREATIO

PONTIFEX MAXIMUS

FLAMEN DIALIS

COEMPTIO

USUS

LUPERCALIA PENATES DEVOTIO
NUMEN LARS FAMILIARIS EVOCATIO
JANUS GENIUS MARS
VESTA FETIALES JUPITER OPTIMUS MAXIMUS


CONSTITUTION

COMITIA CURIATA TRIBUNES QUAESTORS
CONSULS AEDILES PLEBISCITA
LICTORS CONSILIUM PLEBIS TRIBUTUM COMITIA TRIBUTA
FASCES COMITIA CENTURIATA Q. PUBLILIUS PHILO
PONTIFEX MAXIMUS CENSORS L. HORTENSIUS
CONSULS PROROGATION

COMITIA CENTURIATA
EQUITES 18
CLASS I 80
CLASS II 20
CLASS III 20
CLASS IV 20
CLASS V 30
PROLETARII 1
SPECIAL CRAFTS 4
TOTAL 193


CHARACTER

DECIMATION

LATINS

CAMPANIANS

ETRUSCANS

SABINES

SOCII

PROVOCATIO

COMMERCIUM

CONUBIUM

VOTE/HOLD OFFICE IN ROME

MILITARY SERVICE
 

TAXES

ROMAN LAW

PROVOCATIO

COMMERCIUM

CONUBIUM

VOTE/HOLD OFFICE IN OWN TOWNS

MILITARY SERVICE

SAME AS ROMANS

TAXES

ROMAN LAW


 
 

 SPECIFIC TREATY NUMBER 

SOCII'S LAW


FIRST PUNIC WAR

CARTHAGE RHEGIUM CAPE ECNOMUS
GADES APPIUS CLAUDIUS CAUDEX NUMIDIANS
SUFETES HANNO XANTHIPPUS
SICILY TRIREME LILYBAEUM
AGATHOCLES CORVUS DREPANA
MAMERTINES L. CORNELIUS SCIPIO ASINUS HANNO THE GREAT
MESSANA MYLAE HAMILCAR BARCA
PYRRHUS PANORMUS Q. LUTATIUS CATULUS
HIERO L. MANLIUS VULSO AEGATES ISLANDS
SYRACUSE M. ATILIUS REGULUS LIPARI ISLANDS


SECOND PUNIC WAR

SARDINIA TREBIA PHILIP OF MACEDON
HAMILCAR BARCA ARIMINIUM HIERONYMUS
HANNIBAL ARRETIUM ARCHIMEDES
HASDRUBAL LAKE TRASIMENE NOVA CARTHAGO
MASSILIA Q. FABIUS MAXIMUS ILIPA
EBRO RIVER M. MINUCIUS RUFUS CL. CLAUDIUS NERO
SAGUNTUM L. AEMILIUS PAULLUS M. LIVIUS SALINATOR
CISPADINE GAUL C. TERENTIUS VARRO METAURUS RIVER
GAIUS FLAMINIUS CANNAE UTICA
ILLYRIA DERTOSA BAGRADAS
P. CORNELIUS SCIPIO NUMIDIA TUNES
RHONE SYPHAX ZAMA
SEMPRONIUS MASINISSA NARAGGARA


CONQUEST OF THE EAST

PHILIP V--MACEDON AETOLIAN LEAGUE THERMOPYLAE
ANTIOCHUS III--SYRIA ACHAEAN LEAGUE PUBLIUS CORNELIUS SCIPIO AFRICANUS
SELEUCID EMPIRE RHODES LUCIUS CORNELIUS SCIPIO
PTOLEMY--EGYPT THESSALY MAGNESIA
ATTALUS I--PERGAMUM TITUS QUINCTIUS FLAMININUS PERSEUS
ATHENS CYNOCEPHALAE LUCIUS AEMILIUS PAULLUS
PYDNA


SPAIN AND CARTHAGE

MARCUS PORCIUS CATO CELTIBERIANS NUMANTINE
TIBERIUS SEMPRONIUS GRACCHUS GALBA P. CORNELIUS SCIPIO AEMILIANUS
LUSITANIA VIRIATHUS MANCINUS
LUCIUS MUMMIUS NUMANTIA MASINISSA


RISE OF THE SENATE

PROROGATION LEX VILLIA ANNALIS


SECOND CENTURY ROMAN SOCIETY
LATIFUNDIA TERENCE CATO
POMPEII LIVIUS ANDRONICUS ORIGINS
PUBLICANI--PUBLICANS ODYSSEY LUCILIUS
PUBLIUS CORNELIUS SCIPIO NAEVIUS EPICUREANS
CORNELIA 1ST PUNIC WAR STOICS
TIBERIUS SEMPRONIUS GRACCHUS ENNIUS SATURNALIA
PLAUTUS ANNALS



THE GRACCHI

LAELIUS SAPIENS PROXENOS EQUITES
MANCINUS P. MUCIUS SCAEVOLA MARCUS LIVIUS DRUSUS
M. OCTAVIUS P. C. SCIPIO NASICA OPIMIUS
ATTALUS OF PERGAMUM FULVIUS FLACCUS


MARIUS
OPIMIUS Q. CAECILIUS METELLUS NUMIDICUS Q. SERVILIUS CAEPIO
CAIUS MARIUS BOCCHUS OF MAURETANIA ARAUSIO
ARPINUM L. CORNELIUS SULLA L. APPULEIUS SATURNINUS
JULIA POPULARES Q. LUTATIUS CATULUS
CIRTA OPTIMATES GLAUCIA



SULLA

M. LIVIUS DRUSUS COSS 88: M. LICINIUS CRASSUS
SOCIAL WAR (SOCII) SULLA Q. C. METELLUS PIUS
CORFINUM Q. POMPEIUS STRABO CN. POMPEIUS (MAGNUS)
ITALIA TR. PLEB. P. SULPICIUS RUFUS PRAENESTE
MITHRIDATES COSS 87: COLLINE GATE
PONTUS CINNA SERTORIUS
CN. OCTAVIUS


POMPEY
COSS 78 PERPERNA VERRES
M. AEMILIUS LEPIDUS THE ELDER MITHRIDATES M. TULLIUS CICERO
Q. LUTATIUS CATULUS L. LICINIUS LUCULLUS C. JULIUS CAESAR
M. IUNIUS BRUTUS M. ANTONIUS AULUS GABINIUS
Q. C. METELLUS PIUS SPARTACUS ARMENIA
QUINTUS SERTORIUS M. LICINIUS CRASSUS TIGRANES


POMPEY AND CAESAR
CATILINE P. CLODIUS PULCHER T. ANNIUS MILO
COSS 63: M. PORCIUS CATO LUCA
M. TULLIIS CICERO TRIUMVIRATE CARRHAE
C. ANTONIUS M. CALPURNIUS BIBULUS C. SCRIBONIUS CURIO
BRUNDISIUM CAESAR M. ANTONIUS
CONCORDIA ORDINUM JULIA = POMPEY RUBICON


CAESAR
M. AEMILIUS LEPIDUS THE YOUNGER PTOLEMY AULETES XII CAESARION
M. ANTONIUS PTOLEMY XIII SEXTUS POMPEY
CURIO CLEOPATRA MUNDA
JUBA I PTOLEMY XIV DICTATOR PERPETUUS
PHARSALUS THAPSUS C. CASSIUS LONGINUS
CATO M. IUNIUS BRUTUS
UTICA CALPURNIA


SECOND TRIUMVIRATE
M. ANTONY SEXTUS POMPEY TREATY OF BRUNDISIUM
M. AEMILIUS LEPIDUS M. VIPSANIUS AGRIPPA COUNCIL OF TARENTUM
OCTAVIAN C. MAECENAS NAULOCHUS
C. JULIUS CAESAR OCTAVIANUS BRUTUS  HARPAX
COSS 43 CASSIUS ACTIUM
  HIRTI US PHILIPPI
PANSA


 


ECONOMIC & SOCIAL LIFE

BAIAE CATULLUS TRAVERTINE
CLODIA ATTICUS