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AHST333: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire in the West |
The history of the Roman Empire from the late forth to the sixth centuries, with focus on the Latin West. The title, an Enlightenment construct, incorporates both historical fact and a value judgment that is reflected in the writings of some contemporaries. Today its extrapolation beyond the realm of political history is highly controversial, and invites inspection of the contribution that Christianity and the barbarian intruders made to Late Antiquity - Gibbon's 'triumph of barbarism and religion'. We will study the period through close examination of a range of texts, from pagan histories to saints' lives.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
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D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year
(On Campus session: 10 September) |
| Staff Contact: |
Dr Gillett |
| Prerequisites: |
4cp at 200 level in history or 40cp
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| NCCWs: | AHST233
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| Offered By: |
Department of Ancient History |
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