Classics (Classical Civilisation) MA/MA(SocSci)
Classical Civilisation 1B: Augustan Rome: From Republic to Empire CLASSIC1002
- Academic Session: 2024-25
- School: School of Humanities
- Credits: 20
- Level: Level 1 (SCQF level 7)
- Typically Offered: Semester 2
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
Short Description
This course introduces the principate of Augustus (27 BCE - 14 CE) as a pivotal moment in the political and cultural history of Rome and its subsequent influence.
Timetable
20x1 hours of lectures, 10x1hours of seminar
Excluded Courses
CLASSIC1012
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
Guided commentary (1,500 words) - 30%
Essay (2,000 words) - 70%
Main Assessment In: April/May
Course Aims
This course aims to:
■ Understand the creation and design of the Principate in the context of the late Republic, its experiments in one-man rule, and the Civil Wars;
■ Explore the literature and art of the Augustan period, above all Virgil's Aeneid, with particular attention to their cultural and political backgrounds.
■ Understand the development of the Principate over the course of Augustus' reign.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ Analyse the establishment and development of the Principate over the course of Augustus reign;
■ Analyse the Principate in relation to the preceding Republican period and its collapse into civil wars during the first century BCE;
■ Identify and analyse key texts and artefacts;
■ Place primary source material into its political, intellectual, and cultural contexts;
■ Critique engage with relevant secondary literature.
Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits
Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.