A survey of Roman political, military, cultural, and literary history from the Etruscan period (6th and 5th centuries B.C.) to the transformation of the Roman world to the Medieval (4th and 5th centuries A.D.). A thematic focus will be on the origins, nature, effects, and evolution of imperialism in Roman politics, culture, and society. This course is offered alternate years in the spring semester. Next anticipated offerings will be spring semesters of 2014 and 2016.
