HIST 5910 Musgrove Spring Semester 2012 UCO Dept. of History and Geography HIST 5910 History of Ancient Rome TR 12:30‐1:45pm CRN 26730 LAR 226 Dr. Margaret W. Musgrove Office: LAR 205C [email protected] 974‐5852 Office hours: MW 9‐10, TR 2‐3, F 10‐11 or by appointment Course Description: (This section of 5910 is cross‐listed with HIST 4793.) History of Ancient Rome is a study of ancient Roman civilization, with emphasis on the Romans' cultural and intellectual achievements as part of the foundations of western culture. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Course Objectives: Students will be able to  identify major figures and concepts in Roman history,  discuss the development of political institutions across the history of ancient Rome,  compare features of Roman culture with features of modern culture,  analyze ancient Roman texts for evidence of historical and cultural development,  and evaluate important works of scholarship in the field. Transformative learning goals (the “Central Six”) have been identified as discipline knowledge, leadership, problem solving (research, scholarly and creative activities), service learning & civic engagement, global & cultural competencies, and health & wellness. This course addresses three of these: discipline knowledge (through learning about historical content), problem solving (through writing about history), global & cultural competencies (through comparison of ancient and other cultures). Textbooks Required  Mary T. Boatwright, Daniel J. Gargola, Richard J.A. Talbert, The Romans: From Village to Empire, Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 978‐0195118766 [paperback]  Plutarch, Fall of the Roman Republic, revised edition, translated by Rex Warner, Penguin Classics, 2006. ISBN 978‐0140449341  Tacitus, Annals, translated by A.J. Woodman. Hackett, 2004. ISBN 0‐87220‐558‐4  Livy, History of Rome, Books 1‐5, translated by Valerie M. Warrior, Hackett, 2006. (www.hackettpublishing.com) ISBN 978‐0‐87220‐723‐3 Other resources/supplies required: Internet access, UCO email account access. Grading Mid‐term exam 20% 3 writing assignments 10% x 3 Book review of a scholarly work 20% Final exam 20% (as scheduled by the University: Tuesday, May 1, at 1:00pm) Participation 10% Grading scale 100%‐90% = A; 89‐80% = B; 79‐70% = C; 69‐60% = D; below 60% = F HIST 5910 Musgrove Spring Semester 2012 Description of Assignments Exams will consist of short answers and essays. The writing assignments will each be approximately five pages long, on topics to be provided. Writing assignments must be submitted through WebCT. The book review will cover a book chosen in consultation with the instructor. Participation will be determined by class discussions led by ad‐hoc small groups. Attendance policy Attendance will be recorded by sign‐in sheet or roll call, depending on time requirements. Students who miss more than 4 class sessions may have their final course grade lowered by one letter. Students who miss more than one‐third of the sessions (i.e., more than 10) cannot be considered to have attended the course and will not pass. There are no “excused” or “unexcused” absences; it is not necessary to contact the instructor if you are obliged to miss a single class. If a longer‐term problem arises, please discuss it with me. On exam days, no late arrivals will be admitted more than 20 minutes into the exam. Missed work, late work, & makeup work If you must miss an exam, contact the instructor either in advance or within 48 hours of the scheduled exam date. Exams may be made up only with a documented excuse or by prior discussion with the instructor. Makeup exams will be different from the regular exams. Papers must be turned in on the date specified on the assignment; late papers will lose 10% per day late. In‐class presentations must be made on the date agreed on, unless serious extenuating circumstances arise; arrangements should be made with the instructor in advance. Expectations: Students are expected to give the class their full attention and are expected to show courtesy toward other students and the instructor. 1. Students should arrive on time. Important announcements are made at the beginning of class and may not be repeated. Late arrivals are also distracting to other students and the instructor. 2. No cell phones are to be used or visible during class time. Students texting or using phones during class will be asked to leave. 3. Computers may be used in class only for note‐taking. Students using computers for other purposes will be asked to leave. 4. No headphones are to be worn during class time. 5. Please limit trips out of the room to extreme emergencies. Take steps to prevent emergencies. 6. Limit eating and drinking to those snacks that do not distract others with smells or noises. Please do not use class time as your regular mealtime. 7. In order to avoid distracting other students, please refrain from talking to neighbors or having private conversations during class. 8. If you are too sleepy to stay awake during class, please stay home. 9. If you need to do homework for another class, please stay home or go to the library. Turnitin.com statement: UCO subscribes to the turnitin.com plagiarism prevention service. Students agree that by taking this course, all required assignments may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted assignments will be included as source documents in the turnitin.com restricted access reference database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such assignments. Use of the turnitin.com service is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use posted on the turnitin.com website. Turnitin.com is just one of various plagiarism prevention tools and methods which may be utilized by your faculty instructor during the terms of the semesters. In the UCO Student Handbook, there is a process for contesting any plagiarism allegations against you. HIST 5910 Musgrove Spring Semester 2012 Student Information Sheet for Spring 2012 http://www.uco.edu/academic‐affairs/files/aa‐forms/StudentInfoSheet.pdf Academic Integrity Statement Each student is expected to engage in all academic pursuits in a manner that is above reproach. Students are expected to maintain complete honesty and integrity in the academic experiences both in and out of the classroom. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not confined to: plagiarizing; cheating on tests or examinations; turning in counterfeit reports, tests, and papers; stealing tests or other academic material; knowingly falsifying academic records or documents of the institution; accessing a student’s confidential academic records without authorization; disclosing confidential academic information without authorization; and, turning in the same work to more than one class without informing the instructors involved. Any student found guilty of academic dishonesty will be subject to disciplinary action. To help ensure academic integrity, faculty may employ a variety of tools, including, but not limited to, university‐sanctioned Turnitin.com. More information concerning this policy can be found on page three of the UCO Student Code of Conduct located at: http://broncho2.uco.edu/conduct/images/codeofconduct.pdf ADA Statement The University of Central Oklahoma complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Students with disabilities who need special accommodations must contact the assistant director of Disability Support Services, Kim Fields, in room 309 of the Nigh University Center, (405) 974‐2549. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the instructor as soon as possible after the DSS has verified the need for accommodations to ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. Schedule BGT = Boatwright, Gargola, & Talbert, The Romans: From Village to Empire Date Topic Reading HIST 5910 Musgrove Spring Semester 2012 1/10‐
12 1/17‐
19 1/24‐
26 1/31‐
2/2 2/7‐9 Introduction; sources; early Italy Kings and Etruscans BGT Ch. 1 Assignments BGT Ch. 2; Livy, Bk 1 The Republic BGT Ch. 3, Livy, Bk 2 2/14‐
16 2/21‐
23 2/28‐
3/1 3/6‐8 1st century BCE BGT Ch. 7; Plutarch, Sulla, Crassus 2/9 Essay I due Late Republic Plutarch, Cicero Crisis of the Republic, Part 2 BGT Ch. 8; Plutarch, Pompey, Caesar Civil Wars 3/13‐
15 3/27‐
29 4/3‐5 Augustus and the Early Principate 1st cent. CE: Julio‐Claudians BGT Ch. 9; Suetonius, Julius Caesar (online) Suetonius, Augustus (online); Tacitus, Annals Bks 1‐2 Tacitus, Annals Bks 11‐12; BGT Ch. 10 Mid‐term Th Mar. 8 3/15 Essay II due 4/10‐
12 4/17‐
19 4/24‐
26 5/1 Imperial Culture BGT Ch. 11 BGT Ch. 12 Things Fall Apart BGT Ch. 13 Wrap‐up, catch‐up, review Final exam Tuesday, May 1, at 1:00pm 4/26 Book review due Wars and Society in the middle BGT Ch. 4‐5 Republic Crisis of the Republic, Part 1 BGT Ch. 6; Plutarch, Marius Flavians through Antonines Spring Break 3/19‐23 4/12 Essay III due