HIST108 CM - The Age of Cicero: Politics, Philosophy, and Culture at the End of the Roman Republic

The life, works, and death of Cicero is in some ways iconic for the last stages of the Roman Republic. Cicero's life spanned a period of intense political, social, and intellectual change that would inevitably lead to the rise of autocratic emperors. Sometimes a participant, and always an acute observer of affairs in Rome, Cicero provides us with a remarkably detailed picture of an ancient society in evolution. This course will follow, and question the nature of, the end of the Roman Republic through a close inspection of Cicero's political speeches and court cases, letters to friends (and enemies), and moral and philosophical treatises.

Offered: Every other year

Credit: 1

Course Number: HIST108 CM

This course information is from the 2023-2024 Catalog. View this catalog.
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