This course explores the material culture of the Roman empire, from great monuments like Hadrian’s Wall to the smallest artefacts of glass and pottery, and reveals what this can tell us about the culture and society of the empire’s diverse inhabitants.

(Winter 2025 – In-Person)

This course will consider the growth of Roman power in the Mediterranean, the stresses that this put on Roman institutions, and how the crises that brought an end to the Republic led to the dictatorship of Gaius Julius Caesar and set the stage for autocratic regimes to come.

(Winter 2025 – In-Person)

This course will examine the great epic poems of Vergil, Ovid and Statius, studying them in the political and cultural context of contemporary Rome and against the background of the tradition of epic poetry.

(Winter 2025 – In-Person)

The archaeology of three cities in Italy (Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia) will be examined, with a focus on urbanism, public space, and domestic architecture and decoration.

Cross-listed with ARTHIST 3SS3

(Winter 2025 – In-Person)