Course

Rome - ARTS2282

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

School: School of Humanities

Course Outline: School of Humanities Course Outlines

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: 30 units of credit at Level 1

Excluded: ARTS2274, HIST2660, HIST2667

CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

Available for General Education: Yes (more info)

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Description

Subject Area: History

This course traces the rise of Rome from a small city-state to the largest power in the Mediterranean world. Explores the political, social and cultural development of Roman civilisation from 753 BCE to 565 CE. Examines how Rome as a state and people dealt with internal conflict and external adversities and eventually transformed from a pluralistic state into an autocratic empire. Rome's political history and development are treated, as well as the social and cultural life of Rome and its Empire. Focuses on the evolution of Rome, as well as its relationship with other cultures.


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