Violence and Disorder in Roman Society, 133-31 BC (VS1) (U03388)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCL-3-VS1-VIOL

The course will attempt to explain the phenomenon of violence and disorder in Roman society during the late republic. It will address the nature of the problem, Roman attitudes to violence, and legislation concerned with violence; this will be followed by a detailed examination of the individual outbreaks of civil disorder from the tribunate of Tiberius Gracchus (133 BC) to the Peace of Brundisium (40 BC). Particular attention will be paid to Appian and other ancient authors who provide us with our evidence for this topic, and who attempted to explain it for themselves.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U03319

? Pre-requisites : A Pass in a Level 1 or 2 Ancient History course; or equivalent experience at the course organiser's discretion.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : In order for a student to be enrolled, contact must be made with a Course Secretary on 50 3580 in order for approval to be obtained.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Ancient History, (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

Other subject areas

Classical Literature in Translation, (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
19/09/2006	11:00	13:00	Room 2.13, Old Infirmary (Geography)	Central	Enrolment on this course is pre-seeded. Any DoS who wants to sign up a student should consult a Classics secretary.

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate in tutorial discussion, in coursework and in the written degree examination:
? that they understand the phenomenon of violence during the last century of the Roman republic;
? that they can relate it to Rome?s transition from republic to empire;
? and that they have acquired an awareness and appreciation of Appian?s Civil Wars and the other literary sources on which our understanding of this topic is based.

In addition, they should be able to:
? gather material independently on a given topic and organise it into a coherent set of data;
? compare differing sets of data and draw conclusions from them;
? evaluate different approaches to and explanations of material, and make critical choices between them;
? express ideas and arguments clearly;
? and organise their own learning, manage their workload and work to a timetable.