HIST 4003 - The Roman Republic and Augustus

3 hours

The development of the Roman state from the rise and fall of the republic to the establishment of the principate under Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, in 27 BC. Key topics include the workings of republican government, the Punic Wars, the Gracchi, the Civil Wars of the first century BC, Julius Caesar and the final collapse of the Republic, and Augustus’s imperial scheme.

Prerequisite(s): None.