LAT30130 Livy and the Origins of Rome

Academic Year 2016/2017

This module focuses on Livy History of Rome Book 1, which deals with the early history of Rome from its mythic foundations to the last of the kings and the foundation of the Republic. Lectures will focus on the question of what Livy's stories can tell us about Roman ideas about their past and the politics of Roman identity in the Augustan era. Tutorials will allow students to develop their translation skills and their understanding of Latin through detailed reading of the text.

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Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:- Understand and analyze the prescribed text in its historical and literary context; evaluate modern interpretations of the work; develop reading skills in Latin; produce well-argued written work which engages with the Latin text.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Small Group

18
Specified Learning Activities

40
Autonomous Student Learning

42
Total

100
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Students taking this module should have at least one year's experience of reading Latin texts.



Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Livy and the Origins of Rome (LAT20050)

 
Description % of Final Grade Timing
Examination: 2 hour exam

70

 2 hour End of Trimester Exam
Assignment: Written assignment

30

 Week 10

Compensation

This module is not passable by compensation

Resit Opportunities

In-semester assessment

Remediation

Contact the module co-ordinator for details of the resit assignment.