Rome 2013Courses

Courses

CLAS 2643 / HIST 1133 or CLAS 3643 / HIST 3133	Rome: Ancient Times to the Modern Era (6 ch)
	This integrated, team-taught study of the history of the city of Rome from ancient times to the present day is a study of the continuing concept of Rome as a capital: first, the capital of an Empire, then the capital of the Christian universe as imagined by the successors of St. Peter, and finally the capital of a modern nation. Students will study the history of ancient Rome, the "eternal city" enriched by an empire that stretched from the North Sea to the Red Sea, with traces of the spectacular monuments such as the Colosseum and the Pantheon still visible. At the beginning of the 15th century, Rome was a backwater, but by the 18th century, it was again the centre of the European world. The piazzas, secular buildings, churches, and fountains bear witness to that cultural explosion. The history of modern Rome, sees Rome become the capital of a reunified Italy, the focus of many of Mussolini's grand hopes of empire, and one of Europe's most important modern centres of business and international affairs.

CLAS 2643 / HIST 1133 or CLAS 3643 / HIST 3133

Rome: Ancient Times to the Modern Era (6 ch)

This integrated, team-taught study of the history of the city of Rome from ancient times to the present day is a study of the continuing concept of Rome as a capital: first, the capital of an Empire, then the capital of the Christian universe as imagined by the successors of St. Peter, and finally the capital of a modern nation. Students will study the history of ancient Rome, the "eternal city" enriched by an empire that stretched from the North Sea to the Red Sea, with traces of the spectacular monuments such as the Colosseum and the Pantheon still visible.

At the beginning of the 15th century, Rome was a backwater, but by the 18th century, it was again the centre of the European world. The piazzas, secular buildings, churches, and fountains bear witness to that cultural explosion. The history of modern Rome, sees Rome become the capital of a reunified Italy, the focus of many of Mussolini's grand hopes of empire, and one of Europe's most important modern centres of business and international affairs.

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