Videos
This page gathers all of the videos related to the semester’s course material, including assignment overviews, quiz notes, and course content.
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Assignment Overview
Welcome and Orientation (7:39)
Quick Overview: The Images Essay (10:43)
Course Content
MEETING 1
Stages of Roman History (12:27)
Stages of Roman History (12:27)
MEETING 1
Roman Names (17:58)
Roman Names (17:58)
MEETING 1
Optional Bonus: Sample Inscription (1:50)
Optional Bonus: Sample Inscription (1:50)
MEETING 2
Italy and its Peoples (23:05)
Italy and its Peoples (23:05)
MEETING 2
Romulus and the Roman Monarchy (18:03)
Romulus and the Roman Monarchy (18:03)
MEETING 2
Numa and the Roman Religion (23:45)
Numa and the Roman Religion (23:45)
MEETING 2
The End of Monarchy (25:30)
The End of Monarchy (25:30)
MEETING 3
The Roman Republic (7:50)
The Roman Republic (7:50)
MEETING 3
The Conflict of the Orders (10:35)
The Conflict of the Orders (10:35)
MEETING 4
Consuls, Tribunes, and Dictators (13:35)
Consuls, Tribunes, and Dictators (13:35)
MEETING 4
Senate and People (10:21)
Senate and People (10:21)
MEETING 4
Veii and the Sack (12:48)
Veii and the Sack (12:48)
MEETING 4
Samnites and Pyrrhus (12:50)
Samnites and Pyrrhus (12:50)
MEETING 5
The First Punic War (10:11)
The First Punic War (10:11)
MEETING 5
The War with Hannibal (15:06)
The War with Hannibal (15:06)
MEETING 6
Rome and the East (17:04)
Rome and the East (17:04)
MEETING 6
Acquisition of Empire (12:52)
Acquisition of Empire (12:52)
MEETING 8
Pompey and Cicero (19:11)
Pompey and Cicero (19:11)
MEETING 8
Caesar (30:28)
Caesar (30:28)
MEETING 9
Caesar's Assassination (26:07)
Caesar's Assassination (26:07)
MEETING 9
Antony and Octavian (26:07)
Antony and Octavian (26:07)
MEETING 10
Octavian Becomes Augustus (32:35)
Octavian Becomes Augustus (32:35)
MEETING 10
The Reign of Augustus (35:04)
The Reign of Augustus (35:04)
MEETING 11
After Augustus (part 1) ()
After Augustus (part 1) ()
MEETING 11
After Augustus (part 2) ()
After Augustus (part 2) ()
MEETING 11
The Flavian Principate (32:38)
The Flavian Principate (32:38)
MEETING 12
The World of the Principate (34:39)
The World of the Principate (34:39)
MEETING 12
The Five Good Emperors (29:46)
The Five Good Emperors (29:46)
MEETING 13
The Waning of Stability (29:15)
The Waning of Stability (29:15)
MEETING 13
The Third Century Crisis (30:45)
The Third Century Crisis (30:45)
MEETING 13
Religion in the Roman Empire (19:26)
Religion in the Roman Empire (19:26)
MEETING 14
Diocletian and Constantine (29:19)
Diocletian and Constantine (29:19)
MEETING 14
Christianization (36:38)
Christianization (36:38)
MEETING 14
The Fall of the West (41:14)
The Fall of the West (41:14)