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ANHS2614: The Julio-Claudian Emperors
2025 unit information
The Julio-Claudian emperors were Rome's first imperial dynasty: they ruled during a fascinating and important period of tension, experiment and negotiation between the emperor, senate, and people of Rome. This period saw wars of expansion, revolt and resistance; and at Rome new concepts of power and competition emerged to transform politics. This unit examines politics, society and culture during the reigns of the emperors Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero. It will pay close attention to the ancient sources for this period and the problems they present to the ancient historian.
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| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Classics and Ancient History |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000-level from any combination of Ancient History, Latin, Ancient Greek, History, Archaeology |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. acquire a familiarity with the key evidence for imperial politics and society, and the scholarly issues surrounding the interpretation of the early Roman Empire (14-117AD)
- LO2. acquire a body of knowledge about the history, culture and institutions of the early Roman Empire and the major scholarly approaches to the acquisition and interpretation of that knowledge
- LO3. evaluate scholarly interpretations of evidence for the early Roman Empire, ranging from traditional criticism to contemporary approaches
- LO4. acquire and refine problem solving skills in the reading and interpretation of literary and documentary texts (in translation, and their related criticism) as evidence for the politics and society of the early Roman Empire
- LO5. demonstrate skills in communication and argument through the writing of critical essays and class discussion
- LO6. develop as an independent learner
- LO7. experience the discourse, anxieties and concerns of a culture separated from your own by time and place.
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