Course Description: In this course we will survey and discuss the history of the Roman monarchy from its mythical foundation to the end of the republic. We will pay special attention to political and social developments. We will discuss the causes of the expansion and institutional developments, as well as aspects of farming and industry, the economy, the arts, sciences, and technology, as well as cultural developments. We will also discuss sources and historiography. The basic texts will be Ward, Heichelheim, Yeo: 'A History of the Roman People', and Géza Alföldy's 'The Social History of Rome'. We will also read passages from the relevant historians of the monarchy and republic in translation. We will proceed chronologically and focus on certain aspects depending on students' interests.
DETAILS
Level: This course is open to teachers, history enthusiasts, and beginners. Readings, from either the basic texts or from primary sources, will be assigned in order to lead our weekly discussion.
Textbook: Ward, Heichelheim, Yeo: 'A History of the Roman People'. Géza Alföldy 'The Social History of Rome'. Instructor will provide readings from primary sources in translation.
Sections capped at: 5 students. If the course is sold-out, please fill out this waiting-list form.
Price: $250.00
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Instructor
Albert Requejo
Albert has earned degrees in Classics from the University of Washington, Seattle, with the dissertation: Columella's Georgics: Form, Method, Intertextuality, Ideology. He has a special interest in the history and historiography of the republic and the early principate. Since 2013 he has been working on the ‘natural’ method and been involved in conventicula on active Latin and Greek pedagogy (CAELVM, UKentucky Conventiculm, Paideia, etc.) He currently teaches High School Latin from levels 1 to A.P., and has taught high-school Greek. He enjoys learning modern languages and is now working on the Slavic family of languages.