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From the
Musei Capitolini: fragment of a
monumental
stature of Constantine II (photo Copyright 2006 by JMP).
CLCV 3810: Roman Life
4:00-5:15
T/Th
Business Administration 101
[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: Tues. & Wed. 12:30-1:20 and by appointment.
Office phone: 419-372-8278
e-mail: jmpfund@bgnet.bgsu.edu
web-page: http://personal.bgsu.edu/~jmpfund/JMP.html
Shatzel 222
Office Hours: Tues. & Wed. 12:30-1:20 and by appointment.
Office phone: 419-372-8278
e-mail: jmpfund@bgnet.bgsu.edu
web-page: http://personal.bgsu.edu/~jmpfund/JMP.html
Shelton,
As the Romans Did (2nd ed. Oxford, 1997)
Hooper, Roman Realities (Wayne State, 1979)
Hooper, Roman Realities (Wayne State, 1979)
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.
Another great resource at Lacus Curtius: a slew of articles from Platner and Ashby's Topological Dictionary of Ancient Rome.
At the Ancient Library the interested student can find a number of useful resiurces, particularly
Another great resource at Lacus Curtius: a slew of articles from Platner and Ashby's Topological Dictionary of Ancient Rome.
At the Ancient Library the interested student can find a number of useful resiurces, particularly
a complete searchable edition of
Smith's Dictionary
of Antiquities,
and a complete searchable edition of Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
and a complete searchable edition of Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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.
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
Another great source, with scads of images that can be searched by keyword, is VRoma:
Barbara
McManus has a number of useful pages at VRoma, including one on the
clothing of Roman men
and another on the clothing of Roman women.
Numerous
images of Greek and Roman archaeological sites can be found at Leo
Curran's
site, Maecenas:
| quizzes
(Jan. 26, Feb. 9, March 23, April 20) |
15% |
| midterms
(Feb. 16, Mar. 30) |
25% each |
| review (follow link above to description; due Thurs. March 4) |
5% |
| short
research paper (follow link above to description; due Thurs. April 15) |
5% |
| final
exam (last class: Thurs. April 29 OR official final time: Wed. May 5, 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. |
| "It's easier to get agreement between between philosophers than between clocks."--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. 12, 14 |
Shelton Intro, I; Hooper Ch. 1-2 | |
| Week
2 Jan. 19, 21 |
Shelton II-III; Hooper Ch. 3 | |
| Week
3 Jan. 26, 28 |
Shelton IV-V; Hooper Ch. 4 | Tues.
Jan.
26:
Quiz
1 (lectures & readings weeks 1-2) |
| Week
4 Feb. 2, 4 |
Shelton VI; Hooper Ch. 5 | |
| Week
5 Feb. 9, 11 |
Shelton VII-IX; Hooper Ch. 6 | Tues.
Feb.
9:
Quiz
2 (lectures/readings weeks 3-4) |
| Week
6 Feb. 16, 18 |
McManus'
pages
of clothing for men and women |
Tues.
Feb.
16:
Midterm 1 (lectures/readings: weeks 1-5) |
| Week
7 Feb. 23, 25 |
Shelton
X;
Hooper
Ch. 7; |
|
| Week
8 March 2, 4 |
Hooper Ch. 8 | Thurs. March 4: Review due |
| Mar. 8-14 |
Spring
Break |
(no
classes) |
| Week
9 Mar. 16, 18 |
Shelton
XI; Hooper
Ch. 9 |
|
| Week
10 Mar. 23, 25 |
Shelton XII; Hooper Chs. 10-11; Hooper Ch. 12-13 | Tues.
March 23: Quiz 3 (lectures/readings weeks 6-9) |
| Week
11 Mar. 30, April 1 |
Shelton
XIII;
Hooper
Ch.
12-13 |
Tues.
March
30:
Midterm 2 (lectures/readings weeks 6-10) |
| Week
12 April 6, 8 |
Shelton XIV; Hooper Ch. 14-15 | |
| Week
13 April 13, 15 |
Shelton
XV
(sections
402-433); Hooper Ch. 16 |
Thurs. April 15: Paper due |
| Week
14 April 20, 22 |
Shelton XV (sections 434-473) | Tues.
April
20:
Quiz 4 (lectures/readings weeks 11-13) |
| Week
15 April 27, 29 |
Hooper
Ch.
17-20 |
Optional
Early Final
: Thurs. April 29, 4:00-5:15 |
| Finals
Week
May 3-7 |
-------------------- | Final
Final: Wed. May 5, 3:30-5:30 |