Level 2 Courses (cont'd)

A297 Reading Classical Latin
This course is suitable for anyone with an interest in Classics or Ancient History. The course is based on 'Reading Latin' by Sidwell and Jones, with a course guide that takes you through the text and grammar exercises, and suggests strategies for survival, pacing and progress in the study of this stimulating and rich ancient language.

In the reading practice you will become acquainted with Roman drama, and then go onto a selection of texts which reveal the thinking and culture behind the language. The grammar book not only has a variety of exercises to reinforce an understanding and familiarity with the language, but also introduces pieces of Latin from a wide chronological span, including inscriptions, mottoes and Medieval and Renaissance extracts.

Level 3 Courses

AA309 Culture, Identity and Power in the Roman Empire
This interdisciplinary course encourages students to analyse the power and influence of the Romans across the Empire, by using a wide range of ancient evidence. The course addreses the following questions:

What did it mean to be 'Roman' in the Roman Empire? How did Roman culture work within the Empire? Is it possible to speak of a single ‘Roman’ culture imposed or maintained through imperial power? What can we learn from comparing the Roman Empire with more recent colonial powers?

It investigates how culture, identity and power were shaped in particular contexts by social factors such as religion, gender, the economy and status by presenting case studies of the Emperor, Roman Italy, Greece and Asia Minor, Britain, North Africa and certain groups in Roman Judaea.

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