The Shepherd Faustulus Bringing Romulus and Remus to His Wife, a 1654 painting by Nicolas Mignard. (This image is in the public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. William Broadhead
MIT Course Number
21H.132
As Taught In
Spring 2017
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course covers the history of Rome from its humble beginnings to the 5th century A.D. The first half covers Kingship to Republican form; the conquest of Italy; Roman expansion: Pyrrhus, Punic Wars and provinces; classes, courts, and the Roman revolution; Augustus and the formation of empire. The second half covers Virgil to the Vandals; major social, economic, political and religious trends at Rome and in the provinces. There is an emphasis on the use of primary sources in translation.
