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UPDATE: Quiz 4 delayed (April 16)
2nd paper dropped (April 9)
Fixed a plenitude of issues
(scheduling, links to the assignments etc.)
February 24


Constantine II-left hand
    From the Musei Capitolini: fragment of a monumental stature of Constantine II
(photo Copyright 2006 by JMP; all uses forbidden and banned forever; you could, however, go there next summer and take your own pix)


CLCV 3810/3810H: Roman Life


4:00-5:15 T/Th

Business Administration Annex 1001

[Note: CLCV 3810H, the Honors section of Roman Life, meets with the regular section and has a similar schedule. Some assignments and due dates are different, though: see the Honors Syllabus for the special requirements of 3810H.]


Instructor:

James M. Pfundstein, Ph.D.
Shatzel 222
Office Hours: Mon. 1:30-2:20, Tues. 12:30-1:20, and by appointment.
Office phone: 419-372-8278
e-mail: jmpfund@bgsu.edu
web-page: http://blogs.bgsu.edu/pfundblog/


Texts:

Shelton, As the Romans Did (2nd ed. Oxford, 1997)

Hooper, Roman Realities (Wayne State, 1979)


Online resources:


The single most important resource for the study of Roman history on the web is Bill Thayer's Lacus Curtius. Of special interest to Roman Life students will be  his on-line edition of Roman articles Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities-- an encyclopedic work with heaps of information on how the Romans lived their lives.
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/home*.html

Another great resource at Lacus Curtius: a slew of articles from Platner and Ashby's Topological Dictionary of Ancient Rome.
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/_Texts/PLATOP*/home*.html

Another on-line edition of Smith's Antiquities is at the Perseus Project. It can be tricky to find stuff in this edition, as the entries are keyed by Latin words, and not always the ones you'd expect. Still, you might get a lucky (and useful) hit here.

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0063

If you're on campus (or sign in via the remote access server), there are some good resources available through OhioLink. For instance,   the Classics section of Oxford Reference Online:

    on-campus URL:
        http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/SUBJECT_SEARCH.html?subject=s3

    off-campus URL (sign in first at the remote access server):
        http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/

  Also useful in the Internet Ancient History Sourcebook at Fordham University
  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook09.html

Another great source, with scads of images that can be searched by keyword, is VRoma:
http://www.vroma.org/images/image_search.html

The Ancient Library has a number of very useful resources; unfortunately, their server tends to be a little wonky, so don't be surprised if the sites are unpredictably inaccessible.

Smith’s Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology:
http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/index.html

Smith’s Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities:
http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-dgra/

Seyffert’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities:
http://www.ancientlibrary.com/seyffert/


Grading:


quizzes
(Jan. 22, Feb. 5, March 26, April 18)
20%
midterms
(Feb. 21, April 2)
25% each
review
(follow link above to description;
due Thurs. March 14)
5%
short research paper
(follow link above to description;
due Thurs. April 11)
cancelled due to Canvas
0%
final exam
(last class: Thurs. April 25
OR
official final time: Thurs. May 2, 3:30-5:30) 
25%

 


 
THE FINE PRINT:
No makeups given due to absence without prior arrangement with the instructor.
No one can pass the course without passing the final examination and turning in both papers.
No incompletes issued except for pressing reasons and by prior arrangement with the instructor.
"Whatever is true is mine."--Seneca
The instructor reserves the right to recognize significant improvement (or decline) in student performance when awarding the final grade.
The maximum amount of extra credit which may count towards the final grade = 5% of the total course points.
The syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor; changes will be announced in class and posted on-line.

 


   

SCHEDULE

CLASS DATES READING ASSIGNMENT OTHER
Week 1
Jan. 8, 10
 Shelton Intro, I; Hooper Ch. 1-2  
Week 2
Jan. 15, 17
 Shelton II-III; Hooper Ch. 3  
Week 3
Jan. 22, 24
 Shelton IV-V; Hooper Ch. 4  Tues. Jan. 22: Quiz 1 
(lectures & readings weeks 1-2)
Week 4
Jan. 29, 31
 Shelton VI; Hooper Ch. 5
Week 5
Feb. 5, 7
 Shelton VII-IX; Hooper Ch. 6  Tues. Feb. 5: Quiz 2
(lectures/readings weeks 3-4)
Week 6
Feb. 12, 14


Week 7
Feb. 19, 21


Thurs. Feb. 21: Midterm 1
(lectures/readings: weeks 1-7)
Week 8
Feb. 26, 28
McManus' pages of clothing for men and women  
March 4-8
Spring Break
(no classes)
Week 9
March 12, 14
Shelton X; Hooper Ch. 7-8
Thurs. March 14: Review due
Week 10
March 19, 21
Shelton XI; Hooper Ch. 9
Week 11
March 26, 28
 Shelton XII; Hooper Chs. 10-11; Hooper Ch. 12-13 Tues. March 26: Quiz 3
(lectures/readings weeks 7-10)
Week 12
April 2, 4
Shelton XIII; Hooper Ch. 12-13 Tues. April 2: Midterm 2
(lectures/readings weeks 6-10)
Week 13
April 9, 11
Shelton XIV; Hooper Ch. 14-15 Thurs. April 11: Paper due
cancelled due to Canvas

Week 14
April 16, 18
   Shelton XV
Hooper Ch. 16
Thurs. April 18: Quiz 4
(lectures/readings weeks 12-13)


Sun. April 21: Parilia
(Rome's 2765th birthday)
Week 15
April 23, 25
Hooper Ch. 17-20
 Optional Early Final :
Thurs. April 25, 4:00-5:15
Finals Week
April 29-May 3
-------------------- Final Final:
Thurs. May 2, 3:30-5:30
 

 

 

 
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