本课程详述了自罗马建立至公元15世纪的罗马历史。在前半学期的课程中，将涵盖共和体制王权；征服意大利；罗马的扩张：皮拉斯，迦太基战争及行省；阶级，宫廷和罗马的革命；奥古斯都及罗马帝国的形成。在后半学期的课程中，将涉及到从维吉尔至汪达尔人间的历史；罗马及行省的主流社会，经济，政治和宗教倾向。重点放在翻译中对第一手资料的使用上。
This course elaborates the history of Rome from its humble beginnings to the fifth century A.D. The first half of the course covers Kingship to Republican form; the conquest of Italy; Roman expansion: Pyrrhus, Punic Wars and provinces; classes, courts, and the Roman revolution; Augustus and the formation of empire. The second half of the course covers Virgil to the Vandals; major social, economic, political and religious trends at Rome and in the provinces. Emphasis is placed on the use of primary sources in translation.
