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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
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
[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
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:
Smith’s Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities:
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% |
| 0% | |
| final
exam
(last class: Thurs. April 25 OR official final time: Thurs. May 2, 3:30-5:30) |
25% |
| 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. |
| 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 |
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| Week 7 Feb. 19, 21 |
Thurs. Feb. 21:
Midterm 1 (lectures/readings: weeks 1-7) |
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| 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 | |
| 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 |