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Class number:
3235
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Title: Emperor Nero: Murder & Mayhem |
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Department: Classical Studies |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 16 |
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Current enrollment: 7 |
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Available seats: 9 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM, LSC - 131 |
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Instructor(s): Higgins, John |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements |
Course Description:
In the lifetime of the Emperor Nero (who was in power 54-68 CE), Rome appears as a dark world of murder, mayhem, debauchery, and palace intrigue. Imperial authors including Suetonius, Tacitus, and Seneca offer compelling accounts of the trials and tribulations of the emerging imperial system. Topics to consider include the relationship between imperialism and corruption, the role of the emperor, the tension between republican ideals and autocratic realities, the problematic status of imperial women, and the historiographic and philosophical approaches of the authors. The course is taught in English and readings are in English for students taking CLCV 305/HIST 305. Students taking this course as LATN 305 will read selections from course texts in Latin. |