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CAMS 1102 Roman Civilization Department of Literatures, Cultures and Languages Syllabus: May Term 2015 May 11 May 29, 2015 Excluding materials for purchase, syllabus information may be subject to change. The most uptodate syllabus is located within the course in HuskyCT. Course and Instructor Information Course Title: Roman Civilization Credits: #3 Format: online Prerequisites: none Professor: Nina C. Coppolino, Ph.D. Email: [email protected] (preferred method of contact: UConn email) Course Materials Required course materials should be obtained before the first day of class . Texts are available through a local or online bookstore. The UConn Coop carries many materials that can be shipped via its online Textbooks To Go service. For more information, see Textbooks and Materials on our Enrolled Students page. Required Texts: 1. LIVY. The History of Rome, Books 15 . Translated by Valerie M. Warrior. Publisher: Hackett, 2006. Paper: ISBN (0872207234) /(9780872207233). 2. T he Poems of CATULLUS. A Bilingual Edition Translated, with Commentary, by Peter Green. Publisher: University of California Press. 2005. Paper: ISBN 9780520242647. 3. LUCRETIUS. On The Nature Of Things. Translated by Martin Ferguson Smith. Publisher: Hackett, 2001. Paper: ISBN 0872205878 or (9780872205871. 4. VIRGIL. Aeneid . Translated by Stanley Lombardo Publisher: Hackett, 2005. Paper: ISBN 0872207315 or 9780872207318. 5. Agricola and Germany. TACITUS. Translated by Anthony Birley. Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2009. Paper: ISBN 9780199539260 or ISBN: 019953926X. Recommended Text (s): 6. A Brief History of the Romans by Mary T. Boatwright, Daniel J. Gargola and Richard J. A. Talbert . Publisher: Oxford University Press. Paper: ISBN10: 0195187156 . ● Note: the Boatwright History is listed here to help clarify historical issues. It does not appear on the syllabus for specific lectures; it is recommended as a secondary source, from which you may read sections to supplement historical background. Course Description This course in Roman Civilization is based on primary literary sources, translated into English from Latin. The focus is on what the literary sources say among themselves, and to us, about cultural, ethical and philosophical issues of life, within civilized society, in the historical era of ancient Rome. In Roman Civilization, sources and themes include: Vergil’s foundation epic of Rome, written retrospectively in the aftermath of Republican chaos; Livy’s history of the city’s maturation to libertas (freedom) in the archaic period; personal emotions and situations reflected in the lyric poetry of Catullus; Lucretian principles of Epicurean philosophy—for tranquility ( ataraxia )—in a Roman context; and Tacitus on imperial tyranny and the glory and guilt of the survivors. Course Objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Knowledge of the content of primary sources (in translation) on Roman Civilization; students should be able to recognize and describe facts and ideas in the sources, and to identify specific language and historical context (i.e., “What’s in it?” ) Knowledge of interpretation of sources on Roman Civilization; students will recognize various ways in which these sources on Roman civilization have been understood (i.e., “How is it explained?” ) Skill at analysis of the sources on Roman Civilization; students will be able to distinguish and debate problems and achievements of Roman Civilization, as presented in the sources (i.e., “What are the parts of the problem or the achievement?” ) Synthetic knowledge of cultural, ethical, historical, and philosophical trends of Roman Civilization, and evaluation of them; students will argue specific positions upon dilemmas and achievements of Rome, from the Archaic to the Imperial era, using evidence from primary sources (i.e., “What do we think, based on the evidence?” ) We will examine fundamental questions about human life in civilized society—ideas and situations with which the Roman sources grappled. The ultimate question posed on behalf of the ancients is perhaps: “How do we live?” Course Outline and Calendar This is an online course; all instruction and assessment will occur at our HuskyCT site. The course material is organized into 6 modules, two per week, for three weeks. Note Well: This is a 3 credit course, whose content and requirements have been presented in a full semester, and in a 6 week summer session; the 3 week timeframe for this wintersession course is then quite condensed, but the work is not. Be sure that you are committed to doing the full amount of work within the intensive, threeweek session. Plan to spend full days, for each of the three weeks, on this material. Below is the schedule of six modules and the readings from primary sources: Week 1 (5/11/155/16/15) Module 1: Vergil, Aeneid , Books 1, 2, 4, 6, all. Module 2: Vergil, Aeneid , Book 7 all; selections from Books 812: Book 8 lines 1210, 350end; Book 9 lines 190, 210270, 375535; Book 10 lines 1137, 488688, 915end; Book 11 lines 1115; Book 12 lines 529end. Week 2 (5/17/155/23/15) Module 3: Livy, Ab Urbe Condita (History of Rome From the Founding) , Book 1 all; Book 2 chs. 1, 915, 3140. Module 4: Catullus, Carmina (poems): (a range of human experience and expression) poems numbered 1, 14a, 35 (poetry & poets); 9, 55 (friends & friendship); 101 (brother); 46, 31 ( journey and homecoming ); 39, 12, 84, 45; (satire and comedy); 108, 49, 57, 54, 93 (invective vs. politicians); poems 51, 2A, 3, 5, 7, 83, 92, 8, 107, 109, 70, 87, 75, 72, 85, 76, 58A, 11 ( love/hate for Lesbia ); 61 ( marriage hymn ). Week 3 (5/24/155/29/15) Module 5: Lucretius, De Rerum Natura ( understanding the universe: atomic materialism, religion, sex, death ), Book 1, pp. 114 [sections 1419]; Book 2, pp. 3448, 6065 [sections 1520, 9911110]; Book 3, pp. 6670, 7983, 8996 [sections 180, 420570, 8301020]; Book 4, pp. 100103, 119122, 128134 [sections 1100, 720740, 10371287]; Book 5, pp. 14143, 167170 [sections 160230, 11101200]; Book 6, pp. 18889, 206211 [sections 8301020, 10901280] Module 6: Tacitus, Agricola , all. Term Paper due Wednesday, May 27th. Activities for Each Module (TWO modules per week; the activities below are therefore DOUBLED per week): 1. First activity: Assigned Readings are posted for each module; specified texts only should be used, for specific language and references. 2. Second activity: AudioLectures , with text slides, should be reviewed for each module, in conjunction with the specific texts assigned. 3. Third activity: Journal Entries are required (5) per module, answering specific questions for which evidence must be given from the text, and based also on the context of the lectures. 4. Fourth activity: Discussion Posts , at least one post and two replies per module, are required in answer to a specific discussion question proposed for each module. Effective participation requires familiarity with the readings, lectures, and material analyzed in journal entries. 5. Fifth activity: Quiz , one per module, consists of short quotations from assigned readings for identification of context and significance. Additional Activity (Term Paper): Term Paper, one per course, (4 pages) is due on Wednesday, May 27th. (Please note that this due date for the paper is midweek of the final week of the course, during which other activities also run, including final readings, journal entries, quizzes and discussions.) This is not a research paper. It is based exclusively on the primary sources in this course, and it argues a debatable question based on the evidence of the text. Topics, requirements and guidelines (TBA) must be observed for full credit on your paper. The paper must be submitted on time. Course Requirements and Grading Summary of Course Grading: Course Components Weight Journal Entries 36% Discussion Posts 18% 6 quizzes 18% paper 28% You are expected to complete journal entries and discussion posts on time, and to take quizzes and to hand in your term paper as scheduled in the modules and course. No makeups will be given; in certain cases of documented emergency, other adjustments may be made at the discretion of the instructor. Undergrad Grade Letter Grade GPA 94100 A 4.0 9093 A 3.7 8789 B+ 3.3 8486 B 3.0 8083 B 2.7 7779 C+ 2.3 7476 C 2.0 7073 C 1.7 6769 D+ 1.3 6466 D 1.0 6063 D 0.7 <60 F 0.0 Due Dates All course due dates are identified in the modules at our HuskyCT web site. 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