HST 318 The Roman Republic and Empire
Covers Roman civilization from the founding of Rome in 753 BC to its fall in the West in AD 476 and its transformation in the East into the Byzantine Empire by the time of Heraklios (AD 610-642), and will examine the political, military, social, economic, intellectual and religious aspects of Roman society, particularly as they related to the Jews and Christians in the imperial period. The course will analyze not only the great accomplishments of the Romans, but also the effects of Roan civilization on Western society.