CLAS / HIST 4091 / 5091 Roman Empire

Preparation for Final Exam:  Monday December 17, 2007:  1:30 am - 4:00 pm in HUMN 250

(Bring Blue Book or Paper)

 

As with the previous exams, the final will consist of three parts:  identifications, multiple choice and essays. 

NB -The ID’s and multiple choice portion of the final will cover material from the last two thirds of the class (Wed. Sept. 26 – Wed. Dec. 12 on your syllabus)

-The essay portion of the final will cover material only from the last third of class (Reading Guides 8-12, Nov. 9 – Dec. 7 on your syllabus)

 

Identifications

The identifications will be taken only from the list offered below.  There will be seven questions taken from this list of fourteen.  You should be prepared to give three or four sentences (or 6-8 bullet points) which include all important information: names, dates, places, major trends etc. The more information you can give, the more likely you are to get full credit. 

1. Constitutiones principis (L 11)

8. Septimius Severus (L 10)

2. Senatorial Order (L 16)

9. Goths (L 26)

3. Freedmen (L.s 14 & 16)

10. Sack of Rome (L 25)

4. Melania (cancelled)

11. Tetrarchy (L 21)

5. Council of Nicaea (L.s 23 Xianity & Lect. 24)

12. Sassanians (L 20)

6. Constitutio Antoniniana (lect. 10)

13. Pax Deorum (L 19)

7. Constantine I (L 24)

14. Saul/Paul of Tarsus (L 23 Xianity)

 

Multiple Choice

These questions will be on factual information taken from the lectures.  Use your textbook and sourcebook to help you flesh out the lecture outlines in cases of ambiguity.  All the material in these questions will have been treated in lectures.  Anything in your textbook or sourcebook that was not covered in lecture will not be on the multiple choice.

NB Remember to study only material from Sept. 26 – Dec. 12 on your syllabus (Lecture 9 “Five Good Emperors” to Lecture 25 “Roma Aeterna”).  There was some confusion on the numbering of the handouts: There were two HOs with “Lecture 23” at the head and none with “Lecture 24”. The lecture guides are all in their correct order on the website.

Essay

There will be only one essay which will cover material we read for our discussions.  The questions will be formulated based on the reading guides that I have distributed in class. I will offer a choice of three essay topics from which you will chose one.  This means you must study at least three topics to guarantee you will get an essay for which you have prepared.

NB This part of the exam will cover only readings since the second midterm (Reading Guide 8 to Reading Guide 12, Nov. 9 – Dec. 7).