| Course Name |
Classics - Augustus: Res Gestae |
| Course Provider |
University College Dublin |
| Course Code |
LAT20160 |
| Course Type |
Lifelong Learning |
| Apply To |
Course provider |
| Attendance Options |
Part time |
| Location (Districts) |
Belfield |
| Enrolment and Start Dates Comment |
TRIMESTER: Spring |
| Application Date |
2022-2023 Academic Year
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| Duration |
Expand+Spring Trimester - January to May
MODE OF DELIVERY: Face-to-Face
Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities 60
Autonomous Student Learning 22
Small Group 18
Total 100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning...
Hide-Spring Trimester - January to May
MODE OF DELIVERY: Face-to-Face
Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities 60
Autonomous Student Learning 22
Small Group 18
Total 100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
In class translation of the set text, students having prepared sections in advance, with focus on the Latin sentence structure, review of grammar, and translating into accurate and idiomatic English. Class discussion will also focus on points of historical interest, e.g. the comparison of statements in the text with other literary sources, or with the evidence of visual sources such as coins.
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| Link to Course Fee |
Web Page - Click Here |
| Eligibility |
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:
Students taking this module should have studied Latin for at least one year.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
LAT20170 - Introduction to Latin Texts |
| Course Content |
Expand+LAT20160 Augustus: Res Gestae
Academic Year 2022/2023
In this module students will read (in the original Latin) the entire text of the Res Gestae, the political testament of the emperor Augustus. Students will assess the literary and rhetorical q...
Hide-LAT20160 Augustus: Res Gestae
Academic Year 2022/2023
In this module students will read (in the original Latin) the entire text of the Res Gestae, the political testament of the emperor Augustus. Students will assess the literary and rhetorical qualities of the work and evaluate its importance as a historical source in the context of the political culture of the Augustan period. The set text for the module is: Res Gestae Divi Augusti, The Achievements of the Divine Augustus, edited by P. A. Brunt and J. M. Moore (Oxford University Press, 1967).
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should be able to:
• Translate the text
• Understand the genre of the work and evaluate its structure and style
• Evaluate the text in relation to the key events in the political, social, and cultural history of the Augustan period
Indicative Module Content:
Context of the original text
Translation of the text and grammar review (using Kennedy's Latin Primer)
Augustus' public image and comparison with other sources (e.g. Suetonius & Tacitus)
Political and cultural history of the triumviral and Augustan periods
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| Number of Credits |
5 |
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