HST 327 HISTORY OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC AND EMPIRE
This course explores the development of Rome from a small city state in the eighth century BCE, to a multi-ethnic empire that spanned Europe, Africa and Asia, and to the decline and eventual collapse of the Western Empire in the fifth century. Topics of focus include military and political institutions, personalities who took part in major events, interactions among different social classes (and between the Romans and foreigners), roles of men and women, daily life and religion.