HIST 3315 - Rome and the Mediterranean

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 and any two of the following: HIST 1111, HIST 1112, HIST 1121, HIST 1122, HIST 2111, HIST 2112 All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Examines the origins of the city of Rome, the process by which it built an empire encompassing the Mediterranean basin, that empire’s interactions with other peoples and states which it encountered and the manner by which it absorbed, borrowed and adapted characteristics of these peoples which were fused into one culture disseminated throughout most of Europe, the Middle East and Northern Africa. Emphasizes the period between the beginnings of the city and the collapse of the western part of the empire in the fifth century.