SALLUST

01:580:324 Spring 2005

Mon, Wed 2:50-4:10 pm (5th Period)

Murray Hall 112, CAC

 

 

Leah Kronenberg                                                                               Ruth Adams Bldg. 006 (DC)

Department of Classics                                                                      732-932-9600

Office Hour: after class Monday (CAC) and by appt                       kronenb@rci.rutgers.edu

 

Course Description

 

This course has two main goals: to improve your ability to read Latin prose and to introduce you to a turbulent period of the Late Republic via Sallust's monograph, Bellum Catilinae.  In class, we will focus on careful translation of the text, paying attention not only to grammatical issues, but also to the distinct style of Sallust, as well as to the historical and intellectual background of his text.  We will also supplement our main text with selections (in English) from Cicero's own take on the Catilinarian conspiracy (In Catilinam I-IV).  Catiline's conspiracy is one of the best documented events from the late Republic, so we will have the rare opportunity to analyze not just one literary version of these events, but to think critically about the divergences between Sallust's and Cicero's accounts, and to try to make sense of "what really happened" during this chaotic period of Roman history.  Far from being a dry, historical document, Sallust's Bellum Catilinae is a lively, literary work, full of complex characters and sharp, cynical commentary on the desperate times of the Late Republic.

 

Course Website

 

The course website is accessible through the WebCT homepage.  Go to https://webct.rutgers.edu and follow the instructions for logging in as a student.  You will need to have a NetID and password to access the website.

 

Required Text (Available at RU Ferren Mall bookstore)

 

1. Sallust's Bellum Catilinae.  Edited with Introduction and Commentary by J. T. Ramsey.  Oxford University

    Press. 1984. ISBN: 0891305602

 

Note: The following website contains both a Latin and English version of Bellum Catilinae (under the "Classics" link), as well as an online Latin dictionary and Latin grammar (Allen and Greenough): http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/

 

Grading and Evaluation

 

1. Attendance and class participation        10%

2. Quizzes (Feb 9, Apr 6)                        20%

3. Midterm (Mar 7)                                20%

4. Paper (Apr 25)                                   15%

5. Final  (Thurs May 5, 8-11 am)              35%

 

 

 

Schedule (subject to change)

 

Week 1
Wed Jan 18

Introduction

 
Week 2

Mon Jan 24

Bellum Catilinae I and II

 

Wed Jan 26

BC III-V

 

Week 3

Mon Jan 31

BC VI-VII

 

Wed Feb 2

BC VIII-X

 

Week 4

Mon Feb 7

BC XI-XIII

 

Wed Feb 9

Quiz #1

 

Week 5

Mon Feb 14

BC XIV-XVI

 

Wed Feb 16

BC XVII-XIX

 

Week 6

Mon Feb 21

BC XX

 

Wed Feb 23

BC XXI-XXIII

 

Week 7

Mon Feb 28

BC XXIV-XXVI

 

Wed Mar 2

BC XXVII-XXIX

 
Week 8

Mon Mar 7

Midterm

 

Wed Mar 9

BC XXX-XXXI

**SPRING BREAK**

 

Week 9

Mon Mar 21

BC XXXII-XXXV

 

Wed Mar 23

BC XXXVI-XXXIX

 

Week 10

Mon Mar 28

BC XL-XLIV

 

Wed Mar 30

BC XLV-XLVII

 

Week 11

Mon Apr 4

BC XLVIII-L

 

Wed Apr 6

Quiz #2

 

Week 12

Mon Apr 11

BC LI.1-24

 

Wed Apr 13

BC LI.25-LII.12

 

Week 13

Mon Apr 18

BC LII.13-36

 

Wed Apr 20

BC LIII-LVI

 

Week 14

Mon Apr 25

BC LVII-LVIII

 

 

Wed Apr 27

BC LIX-LXI

 

Week 15

Mon May 2