Mr. Benjamin M. Sullivan Ofce: 102 HOB 2 Ofce Hours: MWF 8-9 or by arrangement Email: bsulliva@uci.

edu Classics 37C/History 37C: The Roman Legacy Spring Quarter, 2011 Course Description: ! This course offers a survey of Roman civilization from the crisis of the third century to the so-called fall of the Roman empire in 476. Special attention will be devoted to the issues of the continuity and changes in politics, society, literature, and art that characterize the later Roman Empire. Classics 37C is the nal part of the Roman Civilization series (37ABC); it satises the Humanistic Inquiry Breadth requirement. Required Texts: ! Cameron=Cameron, A. 1993. The Later Roman Empire. Harvard Univ. Press ! AM=Ammianus Marcellinus (trans. W. Hamilton). 1986. The Later Roman Empire. AD 354-378. Penguin ! Books ! Aug=Augustine (trans. Rex Warner). 2001 (1963). The Confessions of Augustine. Signet Classics Testing and Grading: ! 5 exams, each is worth 20% of grade ! All exams will be held in the regular lecture location and time, as indicated on the online schedule. Exams will be multiple choice, short IDs, map IDs and a short essay. They are not comprehensive: they will cover only the lectures and assigned readings since the previous exam. Lectures and Reading Assignments: ! Daily assigned readings are listed on the schedule below. THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO REVISION AT ANY TIME. Readings TBA will be announced in a timely fashion. It is advisable to do the assigned reading before the lecture in question since the lectures and readings are closely coordinated. Assigned readings will vary in length. Students are encouraged to get started on the readings from Ammianus and from Augustine well before the scheduled lectures. There will be no make-ups for exams and examinations, except in veriable emergency circumstances. Add/Drop Policy: ! For all courses in the School of Humanities, students have until the end of the second week of classes to add or drop a course. Academic Honesty: ! The scholarly learning environment at the University of California, Irvine is one based on honesty and integrity. This environment can be maintained only if all participants recognize the importance of maintaining the highest ethical standards. It is critical for all concerned that all student work be the sole work of each individual student. Academic dishonesty, including plagiarism from internet resources, is a grave offense and one that will be treated seriously. Course Schedule: Class Date Mon 3/28 Wed 3/30 Fri 4/1 Lecture Introduction The Third Century Crisis The Third Century Crisis Continued/The Sassanids/Threats from the East Cameron, Chapters 1, 2 The Res Gestae of the Divine Sapor: http://www.humanities.uci.edu/ sasanika/pdf/NAQSH.pdf Readings

Mr. Benjamin M. Sullivan Ofce: 102 HOB 2 Ofce Hours: MWF 8-9 or by arrangement Email: bsulliva@uci.edu Class Date Mon 4/4 Wed 4/6 Fri 4/8 Mon 4/11 Wed 4/13 Fri 4/15 Mon 4/18 Wed 4/20 Fri 4/22 Mon 4/25 Wed 4/27 Fri 4/29 Lecture The Sassanids, contd; Diocletian and the Tetrarchy The Great Persecution EXAM ONE The Failure of the Tetrarchy Constantines Rise to Power The Secular and the Religious Policies of Constantine Pagans and Christians (The Roman Religion) Christianity 1 EXAM TWO Roman Law Christianity 2 Constantines Successors TBA TBA AM 45-50; 85-6; 358-63; last paragraph of 443; AM 38-45; 65-79; 99-103; 229-33 Cameron, Chapter 6 AM 235-99 Cameron, Chapter 4 TBA TBA Cameron, Chapter 5 P. Brown The Rise and Function of the Holy Man in Late Antiquity Readings Cameron, Chapter 3 Lactantius On the Deaths of the Persecutors

Mon 5/2 Wed 5/4 Fri 5/6 Mon 5/9 Wed 5/11 Fri 5/13 Mon 5/16 Wed 5/18

The Rise and Fall of Julian, Part One The Rise and Fall of Julian, Part Two EXAM THREE Intellectual Life The Battle of Adrianople Religion and Society Romans and Barbarians (The Germanic Tribes) Decline and Fall?

TBA AM 401-43 Cameron, Chapter 10 Cameron, Chapter 9 TBA

Mr. Benjamin M. Sullivan Ofce: 102 HOB 2 Ofce Hours: MWF 8-9 or by arrangement Email: bsulliva@uci.edu Class Date Fri 5/20 Mon 5/23 Wed 5/25 Fri 5/27 Mon 5/30 Wed 6/1 Fri 6/3 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Lecture EXAM FOUR Augustines Confessions, Part One Augustines Confessions, Part Two Augustines Confessions, Part Three MEMORIAL DAY NO CLASS Review EXAM FIVE Aug Books 1-2 Aug Books 3-5 Aug Books 6-9 Readings