Overview
Examines the rise and fall of the Roman Republic. Topics include political ideology, the expansion of the empire, Roman religion, and the life of Julius Caesar.
Over the course of several centuries Rome transformed from a small community in Italy to become the greatest imperial power in the Mediterranean world. This paper examines the remarkable story of Rome’s rise to power and the unsettling issues it raises for us still today. It is a story of violent conquest, colonisation, and exploitation, but also of reverence for liberty, law, and ancestral tradition, of religious practice, and of the management of political and economic crisis. How did a state so full of contradictions and opposing interests manage and sustain itself for so long? And why did it all end in civil war, the dictatorships of Julius Caesar, and the authoritarian reforms of Augustus? This paper explores the history of the Roman Republic, beginning with the seven kings and the development of the republican constitution and ending with the life and death of Julius Caesar.
About this paper
| Paper title | The Roman Republic, from the Kings to Julius Caesar |
|---|---|
| Subject | Classical Studies |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,103.10 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 18 100-level CLAS, GREK, LATN points, or 54 points
- Restriction
- CLAS 347
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Contact
- Teaching staff
Associate Professor Dan Osland
Associate Professor Gwynaeth McIntyre
- Textbooks
Reading material will be made available through eReserve
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Scholarship, Communication, Cultural understanding, Information literacy.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- To identify and respond to the complexities of the historical sources from Rome’s foundation to the death of Julius Caesar
- To interpret the Romans’ presentation of the impact of globalisation, imperial expansion, and conquest on communities, regions, etc. and how this can inform experiences and events in our own time
- The ability to analyse different sources of evidence (literary, archaeological, numismatic, etc.) used to reconstruct Rome’s past
- To construct clear and effective written scholarly argumentation
Overview
Examines the rise and fall of the Roman Republic. Topics include political ideology, the expansion of the empire, Roman religion, and the life of Julius Caesar.
Over the course of several centuries, Rome transformed from a small community in Italy to become the greatest imperial power in the Mediterranean world. This paper examines the remarkable story of Rome’s rise to power and the unsettling issues it raises for us still today. It is a story of violent conquest, colonisation and exploitation, but also of reverence for liberty, law and ancestral tradition; of religious practice, and of the management of political and economic crisis.
How did a state so full of contradictions and opposing interests manage and sustain itself for so long? And why did it all end in civil war, the dictatorships of Julius Caesar, and the authoritarian reforms of Augustus? This paper explores the history of the Roman Republic, beginning with the seven kings and the development of the republican constitution and ending with the life and death of Julius Caesar.
About this paper
| Paper title | The Roman Republic, from the Kings to Julius Caesar |
|---|---|
| Subject | Classical Studies |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2027 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 18 100-level CLAS, GREK, LATN points, or 54 points
- Restriction
- CLAS 347
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Contact
- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
Reading material will be made available through eReserve.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Scholarship, Communication, Cultural understanding, Information literacy.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this paper will be able to:
- Identify and respond to the complexities of the historical sources from Rome’s foundation to the death of Julius Caesar
- Interpret the Romans’ presentation of the impact of globalisation, imperial expansion, and conquest on communities, regions, etc. and how this can inform experiences and events in our own time
- Have the ability to analyse different sources of evidence (literary, archaeological, numismatic, etc.) used to reconstruct Rome’s past
- Construct clear and effective written scholarly argumentation