Introduction
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Unit name | Spectacle and Society in Ancient Greece and Rome |
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Unit code | HTC340 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Humanities |
Discipline | History and Classics |
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Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- Describe and explain the key features of different types of ancient Roman spectacles and situate them in their historical contexts.
- Distinguish between primary and secondary sources of evidence for ancient Roman spectacles and explain how they are used by ancient historians.
- Critically evaluate a range of primary sources for ancient Roman spectacles (e.g. literary, epigraphic, material).
- Use primary and secondary sources to support an independent argument about the social and political roles of spectacles in ancient Rome.
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Requisites
Prerequisites
25 points at introductory level in any discipline in any Faculty.
Co-requisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | On Campus: Off Campus: |
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Assessment | Task 1: Weekly online quizzes, 50-100 words (10%) Task 2: Primary text analyses x 3, 300 words each (15%) Task 3: Major essay on student-developed topic, 2250 words (35%) Task 4: Take-home exam, 2500 words (40%) |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required | None |
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