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HIST4304A - Pre-Modern World History: Ancient Rome
(2017-18 - 2nd term)
8 January 2018 (Mon) – 21 April 2018 (Sat)

Classroom: 李兆基樓 LSK 303
Lecture: 14:30-16:15 Wednesdays
Medium of Instruction: English

Teacher: Louis E.K. HA
Tel: 394 34277
Email: keloon@cuhk.edu.hk
Teaching Assistant: Laura Cheung
Tel: 9092-0620
Email: 1155102161@link.cuhk.edu.hk

Course description

This course intends to enlarge the vision and to deepen the analytical and critical ability of students through the learning of events that led to the rise and fall of the ancient Rome.

In order to reach this goal, the teacher will introduce first the general political history and then texts related to the deeds of the emperors Augustus and Tiberius and the significance of the archaeological findings in Ostia Antica and Pompeii.

Students will also learn by the participation of 3 flipped classrooms to interpret both texts and archaeological findings in historical environment and through the light of their minds in the present era. Their learning will be further consolidated by writing a term paper.


Course Outline

Session One: 10 Jan.

Introduction to Ancient Rome

Session Two: 17 Jan.

Lecture on The Roman Republic (510 BC - 23 BC)

Session Three: 24 Jan.

Lecture on The Roman Empire (23 BC - 476 AD)



UNIT ONE


Reading material for this unit:
The Life of Augustus - Suetonius(69 – 122)
RES GESTAE DIVI AVGVSTI (AD 14)

Session Four: 31 Jan.

Lecture on Res Gestae Divi Augusti (63BC - 14AD)

Session Five: 07 Feb.

Lecture on Ara Pacis Augustae (consecrated in 9 BC)

Session Six: 14 Feb.

Flipped classroom One
Readings for group A
(14:30-17:15 at Digital Scholarship Lab, University Library)
Theme: Augustus, the divine?
- significance and perspective in history and at present
- interpretation and judgment

21 Feb. Chinese New Year Holiday



UNIT TWO


Reading material for this unit:
The Life of Tiberius - Seutonius(69 – 122)
The Annals, Book 1-6, - Tacitus(56 - 120)


Session Seven: 28 Feb.

Lecture on Tiberius - the beginning of the end
deadline for endorsing topics of the final paper

Session Eight: 07 Mar.

Lecture on Villa Jovis - Capri

Session Nine: 14 Mar.

Flipped classroom Two:
Readings for group B
(14:30-17:15 at Digital Scholarship Lab, University Library)
Theme: Tiberius, the inhuman?
- significance and perspective in history and at present
- interpretation and judgment


UNIT THREE



Session Ten: 21 Mar.

Lecture on an ancient port of Rome - Ostia Antica

Session Eleven: 28 Mar.

Lecture on an ancient Roman resort town - Pompeii


04 Apr. Reading week


Session Twelve: 11 Apr.

Flipped classroom Three:
Readings for group A + B
(14:30-17:15 at Digital Scholarship Lab, University Library)
Theme: The Roman way of living, a civilized one?
- significance and perspective in history and at present
- interpretation and judgment

Session Thirteen: 18 Apr.

presentations: (14:30-17:15 at Digital Scholarship Lab, University Library)


ASSIGNMENT
- Reading report (about 2,000 words) before 31 January on one of the books from the "Reading Material" below.
- Final paper (about 5,000 words) before 11 April on a topic endorsed by the teacher.

ASSESSMENT
10% : attendance
15% : reading report
30% : flipped classroom and presentation (6% x 5)
45% : final paper

GRADE DESCRIPTORS



Reading material :

Reference material

Video resources


Honesty in academic work

Declaration to be attached to assignments (VeriGuide)



http://www.cultus.hk/HIST4304A/

Updated on: 2018/01/16

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