Ancient Roman Cities
CLAS 130-02/HIST 130-02
Second ½ Semester, Fall 2016
12:30-1:45 Tuesday, Thursday
Instructor: Dr. Kyle Jazwa
Email: kjazwa@monmouthcollege.edu
Office: Hewes Library, Room 11A
Office Hours: 1:45-3:00 Thursday, and by appointment

Overview
Rome, Pompeii, London, Ostia, Marseille. These are among the many cities that rose to prominence under the influence of Rome. In this course, we will learn about the unique histories of these cities and their archaeological remains. We will also explore daily life as a Roman from 753 BCE-500 CE.
Course Objectives
1. Students will gain an understanding of daily living in ancient Roman cities during many time periods and in many regions of the Roman world.
2. Students will develop and carry out a research project that applies the new knowledge of Roman cities to a hands-on application. This will challenge students to refine their problem-solving, research, leadership, and project-planning abilities.
3. Students will be taught to think spatially and contextually. These skills are essential for understanding the value of material culture and its relationship to society.
Required Texts
Matz, D. 2002. Daily Life of the Ancient Romans. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing.
ISBN 978-0-87220-957-2
Gates, C. 2011. Ancient Cities. The Archaeology of Urban Life in the Ancient Near East
and Egypt, Greece, and Rome (2nd Ed.). New York: Routledge.
ISBN 978-0-415-49864-7
Grades
Participation
5%
N/A
Quiz 1
10%
Oct. 27
Quiz 2
10%
Nov. 15
Quiz 3
10%
Dec. 1
Travel Guide, Outline
5%
Nov. 1
Travel Guide, Rough Draft
10%
Nov. 10
Travel Guide, Images/Map
10%
Nov. 17
Travel Guide, Final Text
25%
Dec. 6
Travel Guide, Presentation
15%
Dec. 6

Assignments
The following is a brief overview of the required assignments for the semester:
Attendance/Participation
All students are required to attend class lectures. Each student is permitted one unexcused absence during the half semester course. All subsequent absences will result in a 2% reduction to the course grade. In order to receive full credit for the participation grade, however, students must come prepared to class and contribute to the lectures by asking/answering relevant questions and participating in any in-class activities.
Quizzes 1-3
Students will be granted 30 minutes to complete each quiz testing all course material and readings since the previous quiz.
Final Project, Travel Guide
Each student will become a co-author of the newest, best-selling travel guide Solum Planetum. In a group with two other students, you will design an itinerary for a tour through part of Roman Britain. This project will have several components, including an outline, rough draft, final images/map, final text, and creative presentation. Each component has an individual deadline and all members of the group are expected to contribute to each.
Extra Credit
Students have several opportunities to receive extra credit during the semester by attending an AIA lecture. Each attendance will result in 1% point added to his/her final grade. The lectures include:
Oct. 20 (7:30 PM, Pattee Aud.): “Constantinople’s Theodosian Harbor and
the Archaeology of Byzantine Ships.” Michael R. Jones
Nov. 16 (7:30 PM, Pattee Aud.): “Mycenaean Greeks in Cyprus at the End of
the Bronze Age: A New Approach to an Old Question.” Kyle A. Jazwa

Class Rules
Please maintain respect for the instructor and your fellow classmates. I require all students not to interrupt the class, never use cell phones (even silently!), avoid leaving class early or entering late (unless with permission from the instructor), and pay attention during lectures.

Course Engagement Expectations
This course meets twice a week for one hour and fifteen minutes. Students are expected to spend an average of one and a half hours per week in preparation for their final project
(Travel Guide). Students are also expected to spend two hours per class on reading assignments and two hours for studying/writing/other out of class preparation and assignments. In all, students are expected to devote ten hours per week to the “Roman Cities” course.
COURSE SCHEDULE
AC = Ancient Cities
DLR = Daily Life of the Ancient Romans
O = Online Copy
October 18 (T)
Introduction to Ancient Rome
October 20 (R)
Pre-Roman Italy, Etruscans, and the Roman Kings
O: Stambaugh pp. 7-15
AC: Chapter 19
October 25 (T)
Early Roman Republic
O: Stambaugh pp. 16-35
AC: pp.328-333
October 27 (R)
**Quiz 1**
Roman Republic; Colonies and Military Camps
O: Terrenato 1998
AC: pp. 333-347
November 1 (T)
**Outline Due**
Late Republic; Forum
O: Stambaugh pp. 36-47
DLR: Chapter 6
November 3 (R)
NO CLASS
November 8 (T)
Early Empire (Pompeii, Herculaneum); Construction of Roman Homes
O= Vitruvius, Book 6
DLR: Chapter 4
AC: pp. 356-367
November 10 (R)
**Rough Draft Due**
Rome; Food and Water Supply
O: Aldrete and Mattingly 1999
AC: Chapter 21
November 15 (T)
**Quiz 2**
Roman Provinces (Nimes, Aquincum, Jerash, Londinium); Temples
DLR: Chapter 10
AC: Chapter 24
November 17 (R)
**Images/Map Due**
Roman Provinces, cont. (Athens, Lepcis Magna, Palmyra); Games
DLR: Chapter 9
November 22 (T)
Tetrarchy (Split, Constantinople, Trier); Imperial Palaces
AC: Chapter 25
November 29 (T)
Ostia; Roman Markets/Trading and Industry
O: Flohr 2002
O: Hitchner 1993
December 1 (R)
**Quiz 3**
Late Rome
O: Gillett 2001
December 6 (T)
**Final Drafts Due**

POLICIES
NOTICE OF ACCOMMODATION
Students in need of special accommodations related to the curriculum, instruction and/or assessment methods should not hesitate to contact the instructor. Your learning is valued, and every effort will be made to ensure that you are able to fully engage with course readings and other audio/visual materials, as well as participate in class discussions and activities. Please be assured that the instructor maintains a strict confidentiality agreement.
DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES
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CHANGES
This syllabus is subject to change. Occasional modifications related to the content/schedule of the course and schedule may be made to best accommodate student learning. In the event of changes, an updated syllabus will be posted to Moodle.
ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES
The Teaching and Learning Center offers various resources to assist MC students with their academic success. All programs are FREE to MC student and are here to help you excel academically. These services are not just for struggling students, but are designed to assist ALL STUDENTS to get better grades, learn stronger study skills, and be able to academically manage their time. The Teaching and Learning Center is located on the 2nd floor of Poling Hall with staff available from 8:00am—4:30pm, 309-457-2257, or http://www.monmouthcollege.edu/academic/support/tlc.
The MC Writing Center offers unlimited, FREE peer tutoring sessions for students. Peer writing tutors work with writers from any major, of any writing ability, on any type of writing assignment, and at any stage in the writing process, from planning to drafting to revising to editing. The MC writing center is located on the 3rd floor of the Mellinger Teaching and Learning Center, and is open Sunday-Thursday 7:00-10:0pm and Monday-Thursday 3:00-5:00pm on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointment is necessary! Contact bdraxler@monmouthcollege.edu or visit http://writingat mc.wordpress.com/writing-center/ for more information.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY POLICY
We believe that academic honesty is of the utmost importance for the maintenance and growth of our intellectual community. At Monmouth College, the faculty and staff strive to create positive and transformational learning experiences. One step in our mission to provide excellent teaching involves our emphasis on the promotion of free inquiry, original thinking and the holistic development of our students. Monmouth College strives to offer a learning environment which stresses a vigorous work ethic and stringent moral codes of behavior. We believe that one of our core commitments is the fostering of personal and academic integrity. Our students are encouraged to think of the campus as an educational community with ties to the local, national and global society. Honesty in one’s academic work is of the
utmost importance for the maintenance and growth of the individual and of our intellectual community. We therefore require all our students to contribute to this community of learners and to make a vigorous commitment to academic honesty. We view academic dishonesty as a threat to the integrity and intellectual mission of our institution. Any breach of the academic honesty policy – either intentionally or unintentionally - will be taken seriously and may result not only in failure in the course, but in suspension or expulsion from the college
ACADEMIC DISHONEST POLICY CONTINUED
It is each student’s responsibility to read, understand and comply with the general academic honesty policy at Monmouth College, as defined here in the Scots Guide, and to the specific guidelines for each course, as elaborated on the professor’s syllabus. The following areas are examples of violations of the academic honesty policy:
1. Cheating on tests, labs, etc;
2. Plagiarism, i.e., using the words, ideas, writing, or work of another without giving appropriate credit;
3. Improper collaboration between students, i.e., not doing one’s own work on outside assignments specified as group projects by the instructor;
4. Submitting work previously submitted in another course, without previous authorization by the instructor.
Please note that the above listing re: academic dishonesty is not exhaustive. (Policy as stated, in-part, in the 2009-2010 Monmouth College Scot’s Guide).

Writing Center
The Monmouth College Writing Center offers unlimited, free peer tutoring sessions for students at MC. Peer writing tutors work with writers from any major, of any writing ability, on any type of writing assignment, and at any stage of their writing processes, from planning to drafting to revising to editing. The Writing Center is located on the 3rd floor of the Mellinger Teaching and Learning Center, and is open Sunday-Thursday 7-10pm and Monday-Thursday 3-5pm on a firstcome, first-served basis. No appointment necessary! Visit the website http://writingatmc.wordpress.com/writing-center/ for more information.

Teaching & Learning Center
The Teaching and Learning Center offers FREE resources to assist Monmouth College students with their academic success. Programs include Supplemental Instruction for difficult classes, drop-in and appointment tutoring, and individual academic coaching. The TLC is here to help students excel academically. TLC services are not just for struggling students, but can assist all students to get better grades, practice stronger study skills, and manage time. Visit Dana and Rita at the TLC on 2nd floor Poling Hall from 8am-4:30pm or online at http://ou.monmouthcollege.edu/academics/teaching-learning-center/. We can also be reached at: tlc@monmouthcollege.edu or 309-457-2257 Like the TLC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Monmouth-College-Teachingand-Learning-Center/203117166403210?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

WRITING ASSIGNMENT: TRAVEL GUIDE
You were recently selected as a co-author of the newest, best-selling travel guide Solum Planetum. In a group with two other students (selected by Dr. Jazwa), design an itinerary for a tour through part of Roman Britain. This itinerary will (coincidentally) correspond to the trip a group of Monmouth students are taking in March. Please research the location, travel between locations, etc. from the perspective of a Britain living in 400 CE. Be sure to include monuments that may still be standing, despite having been built centuries before. Also, consider “practical travel information,” such as “restaurants” and “hotels” (but, as a 400 CE’er!). Be creative! Please look at an example guidebook (course reserve) for additional inspiration.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Londinium
Vermulamium
(St. Albans)
Introduction
Practical Info
Lullingstone
(Roman Villa) Silchester
(Calleva
Atrebatum)
Roman Roads
Littlecote
(Roman Villa)
Bath
Stonehenge
History of Britain
Hadrian’s Wall
Vindolanda
Birdoswald
Corbridge
Useful Phrases
Richborough
Scarborough Castle
Caister Fort
Reculver
Britain and Roman
Dates/Festival
This project will have several components, including an outline, rough draft, final images/map, final text, and creative presentation. Each component has an individual deadline and all members of the group are expected to contribute to each.
Outline: Most research should be completed by this time. It will include all the relevant info without complete sentences (Nov. 1)
Rough Draft: Written text of your contribution (minimum 5 double spaced pages) (Nov. 10)
Final Images/map: A map with the itinerary indicated is required, as are two additional pictures (with captions!) (Nov. 17)
Final Draft: This is the final version of your contribution and includes text and images formatted into a user friendly document. Electronic and hard copies are required (Dec. 6)
Double Spaced, 1” margins, 12-point font
Hard Copy is Required for all components
1-point deduction for each day late
All documents are required by class time on the day they are due