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    History 3053 Ancient Civilizations: Rome

    Why are we here?

    Heritage?

    Hist 3053 - Lecture 1

    Senate

    Hist 3053 - Lecture 1

    Comparisons?

    History is an argument.

    Hist 3053 - Lecture 1

    Styles of Historiography
    ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Narrative Chronological Individuals Politics Wars Famine Riots Natural Disasters ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Non-Narrative Comparative Social Structures Culture Administration Economics Class Environment

    Evidence for Roman History


    Documents ! Literature ! Inscriptions (Epigraphy) ! Private records (Papyrology/Paleography) Material Remains ! Archaeology ! Art History ! Coins (Numismatics)

    Textbooks

    D.B. Nagle, Ancient Rome: A History. Plutarch, Makers of Rome. Cicero, Selected Political Speeches. Suetonius, Lives of the Caesars. Juvenal, Sixteen Satires. Apuleius, The Golden Ass.

    Hist 3053 - Lecture 1

    Website
    https://moodle.umn.edu

    First Assignment

    Read for Friday: Nagle, 1-20, 107-124

    Hist 3053 - Lecture 1

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