Description
HIST 207. ANCIENT EMPIRES II: ROME. This course provides an overview of the history of Rome, beginning with its western Mediterranean setting and tracing its development as a Republic and then its formation as an ancient empire stretching from Britain to the Tigris, and from the Danube to the Sahara. The course analyzes in some detail the dynamics of Roman imperialism as well as the varied responses of diverse groups which found themselves under Rome’s sway. Alternate years, spring semester only, three hours.