CC 302/347 INTRO TO ANCIENT ROME Course Description Instructor: Andrew Zissos Department of Classics, Waggener Hall 111 University of Texas at Austin Phone: 512-471-5742 Email: zissos@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu Office Hours: MW 1:00-2:00 or by appointment Course Index Syllabus Lecture Outlines Paper Topics & Bibliography Study Material

The course is a survey of the principal aspects of Roman civilization from its obscure beginnings to the so called Fall of the Roman Empire in CE 476. We will look at political history and ideology, social history, issues of gender and sexuality, literature, art and architecture, and religion. The course will conclude with an examination of the influence of Roman civilization on later ages, including our own.

There are no prerequisites for this course. It may be taken either as lower division (CC 302) or upper division (CC 347). The course may be used to fulfill the university-wide humanities/ fine arts requirement and the Area D requirement in Arts and Sciences, or it can be taken as an elective.

TEACHING ASSISTANTS

• Kari Banta (WAG 200A; email: secondavenue@mail.utexas.edu; office hours: T/Th 12:30-1:30)
• Marcel Widzisz (WAG 014A; email: marcelw@mail.utexas.edu; office hours: Fri 1:00-3:00)

REQUIREMENTS

There will be two quizzes, a midterm, and a comprehensive final exam for both upper and lower division. A research paper (or book report), due on May 5, is required in addition for upper division students.

WARNING: you will not be able to make up any missed quizzes or exams, unless you provide a doctor's note or make arrangements with me in advance. I will not give credit for late papers (they are due on May 5, required of upper division students only). In your papers, please acknowledge all sources fully - including electronic ones. The penalty for plagiarism is failure of the course. Please stay away from term-paper databanks on the Web, or be explicit about your use of them.

GRADING

• Lower Division: 2 quizzes (30%); midterm (30%); Final Exam (40%).
• Upper Division: 2 quizzes (20%); midterm (20%); Final Exam (30%); Research Paper (30%).

TEXTS

1. Antony Kamm. The Romans : An Introduction. (Routledge 1995)
2. D. West (tr.) Virgil. The Aeneid. (Penguin 1990)
3. P.G. Walsh (tr.). Apuleius. The Golden Ass. (Oxford World Classics 1994)
4. E.F. Watling (tr.). Plautus: The Pot of Gold and Other Plays. (Penguin 1965)

NOTE: You may substitute other translations or editions of 2-4.

ELECTRONIC TEXTS

The following passages will also be required reading for the course:

1. Catullus Poem 5; Poem 16; Poem 63.
2. Cicero For Caelius 1-5
3. Juvenal Satire 3, Satire 6
4. Petronius Satyricon chap. 9, chap. 10.
5. Tacitus Annals 12, Annals 13.

Since these texts are available on the Web, there is no need to buy the books.