Focus on the development of the Roman state in the late first century B.C. under the emperor Augustus. The city, its monuments, its art, its literature, bureaucracy and territorial expansion, the role of women, and various social and minority groups will all be discussed. In particular, the course will emphasize important and influential literary figures, such as Horace, Ovid, Propertius, Virgil and Augustus himself. Meets the Critical Learning: AIM requirement. Meets the Critical Learning: HP requirement.

Degree requirement — Critical Learning: AIM, Critical Learning: HP

1 unit — Thakur

Offerings

Term	Block	Title	Instructor	Location	Student Limit/Available	Updated
Spring 2026	Block 7	Roman History: Literature and	Sanjaya Thakur	TBA	25 / 25	02/22/2025