Introduction to the Ancient Roman World

This course has three components: a chronological survey of Roman history from the beginnings to Late Antiquity; thematic explorations of key features of culture and daily life in Rome as well as other parts of Roman Italy and the provinces (including religion, law and government, elite society, Romanization, and urban topography); and an introduction to the tools and methods available for research on the Roman world, with an emphasis on material culture and documentary sources.