本課程詳述了自羅馬建立至西元15世紀的羅馬歷史。在前半學期的課程中，將涵蓋共和體制王權；征服義大利；羅馬的擴張：皮拉斯，迦太基戰爭及行省；階級，宮廷和羅馬的革命；奧古斯都及羅馬帝國的形成。在後半學期的課程中，將涉及到從維吉爾至汪達爾人間的歷史；羅馬及行省的主流社會，經濟，政治和宗教傾向。重點放在翻譯中對第一手資料的使用上。
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.
