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AHIS2225 – Rome and the Caesars
2024 – Session 1, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Peter Keegan
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
40cp at 1000 level or above
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
Rome and the Caesars focuses on the political and institutional history from the murder of Julius Caesar (44 BC) to the First Tetrarchy (284-305 CE). Students will study how the lives and policies of Roman emperors affected those living in the Roman empire. Training will be provided in the study of literature, coins, inscriptions and archaeological evidence. |
Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: illustrate a broad knowledge of historical developments, research principles and discipline specific methodologies for the study of Roman imperial history
- ULO2: devise arguments and solve problems relating to Roman imperial history.
- ULO3: present a clear and coherent, evidence based exposition of knowledge and ideas about Rome and the Caesars
General Assessment Information
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of‚ 0 (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.
This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Portfolio of Ancient Sources with Historical Commentary | 50% | No | 5/05/24 |
| Rome and the Caesars Blog | 50% | No | 2/06/24 |
Portfolio of Ancient Sources with Historical Commentary
Assessment Type 1: Portfolio
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: 5/05/24
Weighting: 50%
When preparing for your tutorials/online forums each week, you will study ancient sources and review lecture slides. Following tutorial/online forum discussion, you will compile a selection of sources to illustrate and support a key area of learning for your study of Rome and the Caesars.
In addition you will provide a detailed reflection as to why each source selected is important for your understanding of Rome and the Caesars. Your portfolio should include sources that show how initiatives taken by emperors or historical events affected the lives of people within the Roman Empire.
The final portfolio submitted for assessment should demonstrate (1) a broad knowledge of historical developments, research principles, and discipline-specific methodologies for the study of Roman imperial history, as well as (2) a focus on the examination and critical evaluation of historical data, reflecting your initiative, judgement and competency in selecting sources to display the key themes of the study of Rome and the Caesars. The portfolio is developed from work students undertake in the tutorial or on-line forum. Following each tutorial/on-line forum students are encouraged to spend 2 hours writing up their findings to develop the portfolio. In addition, the portfolio will need finessing for submission involving a further 18 hours of study.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- illustrate a broad knowledge of historical developments, research principles and discipline specific methodologies for the study of Roman imperial history
- devise arguments and solve problems relating to Roman imperial history.
Rome and the Caesars Blog
Assessment Type 1: Non-academic writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 38 hours
Due: 2/06/24
Weighting: 50%
The blog is your second and final assessment item. You will develop your own blog based on a topic (or topics) studied in the unit, or alternatively develop a blog that is of personal interest.
Your blog will illustrate a broad knowledge of historical developments, research principles and discipline-specific methodologies for the study of Roman imperial history.
Your blog should include an examination and critical evaluation of historical data, showing initiative and judgement.
It should also demonstrate competency in devising and sustaining an argument or arguments to present a clear and coherent, evidence-based exposition of knowledge and ideas about Rome and the Caesars.
Your blog should communicate academic subject matter relating to Rome and the Caesars, but will be written so that members of the public would find the material accessible and be able, after reading the blog to discover further information on the topic (via references, hyperlinks, etc.).
We would anticipate that you would need to spend 38 hours on this piece of work over the whole teaching session.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- illustrate a broad knowledge of historical developments, research principles and discipline specific methodologies for the study of Roman imperial history
- devise arguments and solve problems relating to Roman imperial history.
- present a clear and coherent, evidence based exposition of knowledge and ideas about Rome and the Caesars
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
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Results
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Unit information based on version 2024.02 of the Handbook