Tacitus on the Principate
LATIN 137
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Description
Lectures, discussion, translation, and student presentations on Tacitus, with consideration of his achievement within the Latin literary and historiographical traditions, with a focus on language and style, and on the Tacitean retrospective take on Rome's transition from republic to autocracy. Primary attention on passages from the Agricola and on Annals 1 and 4, with selections from other books.
Recommended Prep
Latin 10 or equivalent experience; please consult with the Senior Preceptor in Classics (livings@g.harvard.edu).
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Classics
Course Component
Lecture
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Arts and Humanities
Course Level
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
