Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2020-2021
CLAS 208 - THE FALL OF ROME
Long Title: THE FALL OF ROME
Department: Modrn & Classicl Lit & Culture
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: The course will consider the fall of Rome as an historical event and an historical topic. We will examine how, why, and even if the Roman empire fell in antiquity.
We will also consider the historical narrative of Rome's fall, including in Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.