*NB This course will take two week break from July 14th through July 28th, and will resume on Monday, July 29th, continuing an extra two weeks until September 2nd.
Course Description: I am entering on the history of a period rich in disasters, frightened in its wars, torn by civil strife, and even in peace full of horrors.
So says Tacitus at the beginning of his Histories, a work whose surviving books chiefly tell us the bloody story of A.D. 69, the infamous Year of the Four Emperors, where four men — Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian — successively ruled the Empire in a revolving cataclysm of bloodshed and civil war.
In this course, we will read the first 49 chapters of Book I of the Histories, which cover the rise and precipitous fall of Galba, the first of the year's four emperors.
DETAILS
Level: Students should be prepared for a rigorous but rewarding challenge; Tacitus is sui generis among Roman authors for his style and tells a wonderful story.
Textbook:Introductory materials and a full commentary ('Tacitus: Histories Book I' ed. Damon) will be provided.
Sections capped at: 5 students. If the course is sold-out, please fill out this waiting-list form.
When
Mondays, 8:00p.m.
Cost
$250
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