CLCS 181 WEBSITE, Archaic Rome; Johnston, The Private Life of the Romans (Chapters 1&2); Sir William Smith's Smaller History of Rome, 1-191 (RECOMMENDED for those without previous background in Roman or Ancient History)

Jan. 18-20: AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE HELLENISTIC EAST, THE ROMAN REPUBLIC, AND THE ROMAN CONSTITUTION TO 100 BC.

READING ASSIGNMENTS:

F.F. Abbott, Roman Political Institutions, 150-265.

Sir William Smith Smaller History of Rome, 92-147;

CLCS 181 WEBSITE, The Roman Constitution, Table of Roman Magistrates; The Roman Aristocratic Ethos; F.F. Abbott, Roman Political Institutions; Polybius, Roman Constitution (Book 6), Roman Imperialism, Hellenistic World Lecture; Status in the Roman Republic; Social Changes of the Late 2^nd Century BC.

THURSDAY, JAN 27, QUIZ 1 (format TBA)

Jan. 25-27: The Fall of the Republic, the Gracchi, MARIUS AND THE JULII--THE RISE OF A ROMAN DYNASTY?

READING ASSIGNMENTS:

Smith, Smaller History, 148-180; Fall of Republic Lecture; Notes on the Gracchi (133-121 BC); Plutarch, Tiberius Gracchus, Gaius Gracchus, Marius; Class Notes on C. Marius; Marius and Sulla, the Road to Civil War; Notes on the Civil War; Late Republican sources

Feb. 1-10: Caesar’s youth; SULLA AND THE FIRST CIVIL WAR; CAESAR’S BRUSH WITH THE LAW: SULLA’S DICTATORSHIP (81-79 BC)

READING ASSIGNMENTS:

Smaller History, 181-198; Notes for Sulla’s Dictatorship; Sulla, Caesar, and the Dictatorship; Plutarch, Marius, finish; Plutarch, Sulla, 1-30; Plutarch, Pompey, ch.1-12; Plutarch, Crassus, ch.1-5; Plutarch, Cicero, ch.1-4.

Feb. 15-17: EMERGING DYNASTS--POMPEY, CRASSUS, AND CAESAR; THE ENEMIES OF ROME IN THE 70S BC: SERTORIUS, MITHRADATES, SPARTACUS AND THE CILICIAN PIRATES,

READING ASSIGNMENTS:

Smith, Smaller History, 199-217; Plut. Sulla, finish; Pompey. 1-41, Crassus 6-12, Plut Caesar 1-6, Cicero1-5; Suet. Divus Julius (life of Caesar) 1-8, 45-50; Class Notes for the 70’s BC

On Reserve (OPTIONAL):

Stockton, Gracchi to Sulla, 187-210.

Rauh, "Searching for Pirates” video

Plutarch, Lives of Sertorius and Lucullus.

QUIZ Ii, THURSDAY FEB. 24

Feb. 22-24: Caesar and The Catilinarian Conspiracy, Who Was Involved? Main Figures of the 60s BC

READING ASSIGNMENTS:

Smith, Smaller History, 217-221; Class Notes for the 60s; Notes on the Conspiracy

Attalus OnLine texts

Sallust, The Conspiracy of Cataline, entire.

Plutarch, Cicero, 9-23; Crassus, 13; Pompey. 42-46; Plut Caesar . 7-12. Cicero, The Catalinarian Orations, entire.

Dangerous Liaisons: the Trial of the Bona Dea Scandal of 62 BC

On Reserve (OPTIONAL):

Dio's Roman History, Loeb vol. 3, pp.3-167.

Velleius Paterculus, Loeb pp. 123-145.

Liv. Frag. 101-102.

Orosius, pp. 240-241.

App. Civil War II.1-7 (Loeb vol. 3, pp. 231-243).

Diod. Sic. Loeb vol. 12, pp. 273-295

Plutarch, Life of Cato the Younger.

(available on reserve for take home midterm ESSAY): C.M. Odahl, The Catilinarian Conspiracy (On Reserve); L. Hutchinson, The Conspiracy of Catiline (On Reserve); E.G. Hardy, The Catilinarian Conspiracy (1924).

WEEK OF MAR. 1-3: CLASS DEBATE The Catalinarian Conspiracy and THE BONA DEA SCANDAL, Roman Men and Women Behaving Badly. Evening class to be scheduled, TBA

READING ASSIGNMENTS:

Plut. Crassus. finish; Pompey. 53-57, Cic. 34-39; Catullus Poems 2, 5, 7, 51, 58, 8, 11, 79, 75, 37, 85, 29, 57, 49, 56; Suet. Jul. 26-28, 51-58, 73; Cic. Select Letters,17-38; Nepos, Life of Atticus; Plutarch, · Caesar 29-48; Plutarch, Cicero, 37-39; Cic. Select Letters, 41-63; Ancient Women Bibliography

MAR. 8-10: CAESAR AND THE FIRST TRIUMVIRATE (59-55 BC)

READING ASSIGNMENTS: Smith, Smaller History, 223-228; Plut. Pompey. 47-52, Crassus.14-16, Plut Caesar

11-14, Cicero. 24-33; Suet. Iul. 24; Cic. Select Letters, #6-16; Notes for Caesar’s Consulship

MIDTERM PAPERS DUE FRIDAY, MAR, 11 (send as attached files with your initials in the file name)

[SPRING BREAK MAR. 14-19]

MAR. 22-24: CAESAR'S GALLIC CONQUEST; the Roman Army;

READING ASSIGNMENTS: Notes for the 50s BC; Roman Army Bibliography; Smith, Smaller History, 229-240; Caes. Gallic War (entire – or sample 50 pages); Plut Caesar . 15-28; Suet. Iul. 25;

MAR. 29-31: THE CIVIL WAR, PART ONE, DEFEAT OF THE POMPEIANS (49-47 BC)

READING ASSIGNMENTS: Notes on the Civil War; Smith, Smaller History, 241-250; Plut. Caesar, 48-59; Plutarch, Cicero, 41; Suet. Jul. 26-44, 59-75; Cic. Select Letters 64-107; Caesar, Civil Wars (book 1)

Apr. 5-7: THE CIVIL WAR, PART TWO, CAESAR’S INTENTIONS (46-44 BC)

READING ASSIGNMENTS (same as previous week): Notes on the Civil War; Smith, Smaller History, same; Plut Caesar 48-59; Plutarch, Cicero, 41; Suet. Jul. 26-44, 59-75; Cic. Select Letters 64-107; Caesar, Civil Wars (book 1)

QUIZ 3 THURSDAY APRIL 14

April 12-14: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING -- CAESAR'S DICTATORSHIP (DISCUSSION)

READING ASSIGNMENTS: Chapter on Roman Dictatorships; Notes on Caesar’s Dictatorship; Smith, Smaller History, 288-300; Plut Caesar, finish, Plut. Cicero, 42; Suet. Jul. 76-end; ; Cic. Select Letters

108-114; Plut. Life of Brutus (for Brutus’ role in the assassination);

April 19-21; THE IDES OF MARCH -- CAESAR’S ASSASSINATION.

READING ASSIGNMENTS: ASSASSINATION STUDY QUESTIONS; Balsdon, Ides of March (pdf), Chapter on Roman Dictatorships; Plutarch, Cicero, finish; Cic. Select Letters115-end,

April 26-28, CAESAR'S LEGACY--THE AUGUSTAN SETTLEMENT AND BEYOND -- HONORS PRESENTATIONS AUGUSTAN SETTLEMENT; REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM

ASSIGNED READING: Smith, Smaller History, 300-320; Notes on the Augustan Settlement; Augustan Flow Chart

Final Exam TBA