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ANHS3602: Law and Disorder at Rome
2025 unit information
We live in an era in which the interests of national security are balanced against the rule of law In Rome too crisis and emergency whether genuine or the product of partisan rhetoric could threaten the rule of law This unit explores the idea that the collapse of the rule of law engendered the collapse of the Republic whilst also seeking to promote stimulating and topical discussion about the rule of law in democratic societies like our own.
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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 2000 level in Ancient History or History or Philosophy or Ancient Greek or Latin |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. analyze Roman forensic speeches and other ancient legal evidence
- LO2. describe the Roman criminal legal system
- LO3. evaluate problems relating to criminal trials in the Roman world
- LO4. contribute to conversations about difficult lawrelated topics in the classroom
- LO5. construct an argument using ancient evidence
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