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Fall 2016 TuTh 11 a.m. - 12:20 pm
Taper 101
TEACHING STAFF
Professor Thomas Habinek
Department of Classics, THH 256
Office Hours: Tuesday 1 - 3 pm or by appointment
email: habinek@usc.edu
Teaching Assistants
Louis Palazzo palazzo@usc.edu
Robert Matera matera@usc.edu
Russell Pascatore pascator@usc.edu
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Regular attendance at lecture and section. Asking questions, hearing
others' questions asked and answered, and sharing insights are an
important part of the learning process.
Advance preparation. Readings should be done prior to or during the
week indicated on the Course Schedule. Students should feel free to
ask questions about the readings during lectures, discussion sections,
and office hours.
Midterm exams. There will be two midterms, as noted on the Course
Schedule. These exams will review key concepts from lectures,
GRADING
Section participation, including quizzes and final paper proposal: 15%
First midterm: 20%
Second midterm: 20%
Final exam: 20%
Final paper: 25%
BOOK LIST
The following books should be purchased if at all possible. They have
been ordered through the University bookstore and are also available
through on-line outlets.
Allen Mandelbaum, The Aeneid of Virgil: A Verse Translation
University of California Press ISBN 0-520-04550-5
Tacitus, The Annals and the Histories, trans. Church and Brodribb
issued 2003 trade paperback ISBN 0-8129-6699-6 Modern Library
Classics/ Random House [it is important to get this translation if at all
possible]
Plautus, The Pot of Gold and Other Plays. Penguin UK. ISBN-13:
9780141911229
Sidwell and Jones, The World of Rome. Cambridge 1997. ISBN 0 521
38600 4 paperback
Catullus, Poems trans. Guy Lee
COURSE SCHEDULE
Week 1. August 23 and 25.
Family and social structure in early Rome. Ritual, religion, and the
emergence of the state. Honor and shame as characteristics of Roman
society. The language of honor. Commerce, conquest, and
landowning.
Reading: Plautus, Pot of Gold
Jones and Sidwell, The World of Rome, pp. 208-234.
Week 3. Sept. 6 and 8. Politics of the Roman Republic.
Early political structures. The 'struggle of the orders'. Land reform and
political change. Social wars. Warlords and military recruitment.
Interstate anarchy and the expansion of Rome.
Becoming Roman.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Statement for Students with Disabilities
Any student requesting academic accommodations based on a disability is required
to register with Disability Services and Programs (DSP) each semester. A letter of
verification for approved accommodations can be obtained from DSP. Please be sure
the letter is delivered to the instructor as early in the semester as possible. DSP is
located in STU 301 and is open 8:30 a.m.5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Website
and contact information for DSP:
http://sait.usc.edu/academicsupport/centerprograms/dsp/home_index.html, (213)
740-0776 (Phone), (213) 740-6948 (TDD only), (213) 740-8216 (FAX) ability@usc.edu.
Changes to Syllabus
Please note that the instructor reserves the right to make changes to the
syllabus in order to advance the academic aims of the course. Any such
changes will be announced in class.
Course Policy on Make-ups and Extensions
No make-ups or extensions will be granted except in cases of serious illness
or other emergencies. Students who need to re-schedule an exercise due to
participation in a University-sponsored activity should their section leader
well ahead of time.