The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

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This subject is a survey of Roman history from the legendary foundation of the City in 753 BCE until OctavianÂs final victory over Marc Antony in 30 BCE. How did the small city-state of Rome conquer Italy and settle its internal disputes during the first two centuries of the Republic? What were RomeÂs chief political institutions and how did they function? How did Rome not only manage to win the Second Punic War but next conquer the entire Mediterranean, from the shores of the Atlantic to the banks of the Euphrates? How did an increasingly imperial Republic organize, control and exploit its conquests. What were the causes of the crisis that led to the demise of the Republican system. How did men like Sulla, Pompey, Caesar and Octavian destroy the traditional balance of power both by force and by stealth?

(Blackwell 2004)

• develop research skills through competent use of the library and other information sources;

• demonstrate critical thinking and analysis through recommended reading, essay writing and tutorial discussion, and by determining the strength of an argument;

• be able to communicate knowledge intelligibly and economically through essay writing and tutorial discussion;

• demonstrate written communication through essay preparation and writing;

• develop time management and planning through managing and organising workloads for recommended reading, essay and assignment completion.

Formerly available as 131-233/333 and as 131-042 Roman History: 500 Years of Oligarchy. Students who have completed 131-233 or 131-333 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.