COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF THE ROMAN IMPERIAL PERIOD

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 4026 HISTORY OF THE ROMAN IMPERIAL PERIOD ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Archeology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ONUR GÜLBAY

Offered to

Archeology
Archeology (Evening)

Course Objective

The course will proceed both chronologically and thematically, addressing such topics as the persistence of Roman cultural values or romanitas, the development of kingdoms and kingship, trajectories of economic change, and the nature of religious conversion.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   the students will be able to explain rise of Roman empire
2   the students will be able to explain Roman political history and reforms
3   the students will be able to explain Roman Principatus history
4   the students will be able to explain fall of Roman Empire
5   the students will be able to explain recognize social life of Rome

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Explanation of course and required of student skills
2 Anatolia under Roman rules
3 History of Julius Caesar and Augustus
4 History of Julius Claudius dynasty
5 History of Nero reign
6 History of Otho, Vitellius and Galba reign
7 History of Traianus and Hadrianus reign
8 Midterm Exam
9 History of Flavian dynasty
10 History of Antonine dynasty
11 History of Severan dynasty
12 History of 4 AD Century
13 Fall of the Roman Empire and rise of the Byzantine Empire
14 Life in Late Antiquity
15 General assessment and discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

Carcopino, Jerome, Daily Life in Ancient Rome. New Haven, 1940
Dio, Cassius The Roman History: The Reign of Augustus tr. Ian Scott-Kilvert. London, 1987
Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars tr. Robert Graves. Middlesex, 1957
Rawson, E. Roman Culture and Society, 1991
Campbell, B. The Emperor and the Roman Army, 31 BC - AD 235, 1984
Mary T. Boatwright, Hadrian and the Cities of the Roman Empire, 2002
Oktay Akşit, Roma Imparatorluk Tarihi Istanbul, 1970
Van Meter, David Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins Laurion, 1991
Wiedemann, Thomas Greek and Roman Slavery Routledge, 1989
Wiedemann, Thomas The Julio-Claudian Emperors, Ad 14-70 Duckworth, 1989
Williams, Stephen Diocletian and the Roman Recovery Routledge, 1997
Davies, H. Roads in Roman Britain Stroud 2002.
Mark Cartwright, The Role of Women in the Roman World, 2014
Ralph W. Mathisen, Ancient Roman Civilization: History and Sources 753 BCE to 640 CE. New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019.
Joshua J. Mark, Legacy of the Ancient Romans, 2020.
Donald L. Wasson, Roman Armor & Weapons, 2021.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm Exam
2. Final Exam

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-4: Midterm Exam
2. LO 1-7: Final Exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

- Attendance at %70 of Lecture.
- Obliged to take Midterm, Duty and Final Exam.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Onur Gülbay
Tel: +902323018718
E Mail: onur.gulbay@deu.edu.tr

Assistant Prof. Dr. Derya Erol
Tel: +02323018728
E Mail. derya.erol@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday: 9: 00-10:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 1 6 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Preparing assignments 2 2 4
Preparing assignments 1 2 2
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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