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Classical Civilisation
Roman City Life
OCR
J199
Roman City Life
Explore everyday life in Roman cities during the Imperial period.
Analyze key sites, social structures, and artifacts from Rome, Ostia, Pompeii, and Herculaneum.
Roman Housing
Analyze the design, layout, and living conditions of different types of Roman housing.
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Roman Housing
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The Roman Home and Family
Evaluate the structure of the Roman family, hierarchical social relationships, and domestic life.
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Paterfamilias and Patronage
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The education of children
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The dinner party (cena)
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Roman Society
Analyze the social hierarchy, legal definitions, and class structures of Roman society during the Imperial period.
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Citizens and citizenship
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Senators and equites
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Slaves and freedmen
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Leisure and Entertainment
Evaluate the various forms of leisure, architecture of entertainment venues, and public spectacles in Roman city life.
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The amphitheatre
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The chariot races
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The theatre
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The baths
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Visual and Material Sources
Analyze prescribed visual and material sources from Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, and Rome to understand the reality of Roman city life.
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Visual and Material Sources
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Visual Culture Study Requirements
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Satire and Fiction
Analyze the origins, purposes, and narrative techniques of Roman satire and fiction.
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Satire and Fiction
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Pliny and His Letters
Evaluate the letters of Pliny as a personal, literary, and historical commentary on Roman life.
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Pliny and his Letters
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Experiencing Roman City Life
Analyze how classical authors depict various aspects of daily Roman city life and the attitudes of Romans towards these experiences.
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Experiencing Roman city life
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Relationships and Roman Society
Analyze how classical authors depict social relationships and the prevailing Roman attitudes towards these structures.
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Relationships and Roman society
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Literary Sources
Analyze prescribed texts from Horace, Juvenal, Petronius, and Pliny to explore literary representations of Roman city life.
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Prescribed Texts
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Literature Study Requirements
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