course description

At its furthest extent during the second century CE, the Roman Empire was truly a "world empire", stretching from northern Britain to North Africa and Egypt, encompassing the whole of Asia Minor, and bordering the Danube in its route from the Black Forest region of Germany to the Black Sea.  Over a period of nearly 1500 years, the Roman state transformed from a mythical Kingdom to a Republic dominated by a heterogeneous, competitive aristocracy to an Empire ruled, at least notionally, by one man. It developed complex legal and administrative structures, supported a sophisticated and highly successful military machine, and sustained elaborate systems of economic production and exchange. It was, above all, a society characterized both by a willingness to include newly conquered peoples in the project of empire, and by fundamental, deep-seated practices of social exclusion and domination.

This course focuses in particular upon the history of the Roman state between the fifth century BCE and the third century CE, exploring its religious and cultural practices, political, social and economic structures. It also scrutinizes the fundamental tensions and enduring conflicts that characterized this society throughout this 800-year period.

课程介绍

公元2世纪，罗马帝国的疆域达到了最大程度，成为真正的“世界帝国”，它的面积从英国北部延伸到北非和埃及，涵盖整个小亚细亚，从德国黑森林地区到黑海，与多瑙河接壤。在近1500年的时间，罗马从一个神话般的王国转变为一个由异质、竞争性的贵族统治的共和国，再转变为一个至少在理论上由一个人统治的帝国。罗马发展了复杂的法律和行政结构，支持了先进和高度成功的军事机器，维持了复杂的经济生产和交换系统。最重要的是，这个社会的特点是愿意将新征服的民族纳入帝国计划。

本课程主要关注公元前5世纪至公元前3世纪之间罗马的历史，探索其宗教和文化习俗、政治、社会和经济结构，以及认真审视在这800年期间紧张的态势和持久的冲突。

课程时间：6月30日-8月5日

入学资格：

- 在线申请

- GPA 3.3以上

- 个人essay

- 推荐信

- 托福

截止日期：4月1日