Roman City Life

• Roman Housing

The Roman Home and Family

• Paterfamilias and Patronage
• The education of children
• The dinner party (cena)

Roman Society

• Citizens and citizenship
• Senators and equites
• Slaves and freedmen

Leisure and Entertainment

• The amphitheatre
• The chariot races
• The theatre
• The baths

Visual and Material Sources

• Visual and Material Sources
• Visual Culture Study Requirements 3 notes
  • Identification and Purpose of Roman Material Remains
  • Historical Context and Cultural Significance of Visual Sources
  • Archaeological Methodology and Interpretations

• Satire and Fiction 2 notes
  • Roman Satire: Origins and the Styles of Horace and Juvenal
  • Roman Fiction: Petronius’ Satyricon and Narrative Techniques

• Pliny and his Letters

• Experiencing Roman city life

• Relationships and Roman society

Literary Sources

• Prescribed Texts
• Literature Study Requirements 3 notes
  • Techniques of Literary Analysis: Plot, Character, and Theme
  • Form, Purpose, and Genre: Satire and Epistolary Literature
  • Historical Context and Audience Reception