University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 20

ECTS credits : 10

Level : SCQF level 8

Semester: 1

Planned timetable: 9.00 am

The Late Republic (first century BCE) was a time of change and conflict in the city of Rome and the wider Roman Empire. In political terms the history of that century is dominated by the series of civil wars which led to the political dominance and assassination of Julius Caesar. The literature and art of that period in many cases reflect those tensions and problems. It was also a time of rapid development of Roman art and literature as it sought to form its own new identity through the traditions it had inherited from Greek culture. From the seething passions of Catullus' poetry, through Lucretius' philosophical poetic treatise On the Nature of Things, to the stylish rhetoric of Cicero, the module aims to set the main literary texts of that period against the broader backdrop of Roman art, culture and social life. All texts will be studied in translation.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 26 lectures and 6 tutorials across the semester.

Scheduled learning hours: 32

Guided independent study hours: 168

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: 2-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 50%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 50%

Re-assessment: 3-hour Written Examination = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr E L Buckley
Module teaching staff: Team taught
Module coordinator email eb221@st-andrews.ac.uk