The Twelve Caesars

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This course offers an exploration of the history and culture of Ancient Rome from Julius Caesar to the Emperor Domitian.

Date created:

2012-01-05 10:30

Tutor:

Steve Kershaw

Subjects:

Ancient history, Archaeology, Classical studies

Keywords:

Classics, Roman

Course type:

Weekly class

Course: Further details, online booking

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Introductory book list and links	Introductory book list and links for the Twelve Caesars course	Steve Kershaw	view
Perseus Digital Library	One of the very best sources of ancient texts, both in Latin, Greek and English translation can be found at the Perseus Digital Library.		view
Introduction to the Twelve Caesars course	Introduction to the course	Steve Kershaw	view
Introduction 1 Roman History Outline	Introduction 1 Roman History Outline. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 256-7.	Steve Kershaw	view
Introduction 2 SPQR	Introduction 2 SPQR. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 257-261.	Steve Kershaw	view
Introduction 3 The Gracchi.	Introduction 3 The Gracchi. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 262-264.	Steve Kershaw	view
Introduction 4 Marius and the Social War	Introduction 4 Marius and the Social War. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 264-7	Steve Kershaw	view
Introduction 5 Sulla's Dictatorship	Introduction 5 Sulla's Dictatorship. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 267-70.	Steve Kershaw	view
Introduction 6 Crassus, Pompey and Caesar	Introduction 6 Crassus, Pompey and Caesar. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 270-272.	Steve Kershaw	view
Caesar's Invasions of Britain	Caesar's Invasions of Britain. Written and voiced by Steve Kershaw.	Steve Kershaw	view
The Gallic Wars	C. Julius Caesar. Caesar's Gallic War. Translator. W. A. McDevitte. Translator. W. S. Bohn. 1st Edition. New York. Harper & Brothers. 1869....		view
The Civil Wars	C. Julius Caesar. The Commentaries of Caesar. William Duncan. St. Louis. Edwards and Bushnell. 1856.		view
Plutarch	Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919...		view
Suetonius Lives of the Twelve Caesars	This webpage reproduces one of The Lives of the Twelve Caesars by C. Suetonius Tranquillus, published in the Loeb Classical Library, 1913		view
, ,	Map showing Caesar's campaigns in Gaul, 1st century BC, Flavian family tree, indicating the descendants of Titus Flavius Petro and Tertulla, and...		view
Julius Caesar: The Die is Cast	Julius Caesar: The Die is Cast. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 276-279.	Steve Kershaw	view
Civil Wars, Dictatorship and the ‘Egyptian Woman’	Civil Wars, Dictatorship and the ‘Egyptian Woman’. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 279-281...	Steve Kershaw	view
, , ,	Click on each of the images to see a full size version. CLEOPATRA VII, QUEEN OF EGYPT 2 Photos © S.P. Kershaw Portrait of Cleopatra...	Steve Kershaw	view
, , , , ,	Click on each of the images to see a full size version. OCTAVIA MINOR Photo © S.P. Kershaw Portrait of Octavia Minor, copy from the original...	Steve Kershaw	view
Link to the De Imperatoribus Romanis website	This link to the De Imperatoribus Romanis website takes you to a biography of Augustus, plus bibliography and notes, by Garrett G. Fagan of...		view
Article on Augustus on the BBC History Website	This link takes you to a brief article on Augustus on the BBC History Website.		view
Article on Cleopatra on the BBC History Website	This link takes you to a brief article on Cleopatra on the BBC History Website.		view
Roman Republican Coins in the British Museum	This link takes you to an online catalogue of Roman Republican Coins in the British Museum.		view
From the Ides of March to Actium	Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 281-286. © S. Kershaw	Steve Kershaw	view
The Final Settlement: Augustus' Principate	Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 286-287. © S. Kershaw	Steve Kershaw	view
, , , , , , , , , , ,	Click on each of the images to see a full size version. 1. JULIUS CAESAR. Photo © S.P. Kershaw, 2011. Bronze and red marble, from the Ludovisi...	Steve Kershaw	view
, , , , , , ,	Click on each of the images to see a full size version. LUDOVISI GAUL (Gaul Killing Himself and his Wife) + THE DYING GAUL. 4 Photos © S.P....	Steve Kershaw	view
, , ,	COIN WITH A PORTRAIT OF TIBERIUS by S.P. Kershaw Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome. When Jesus said. ‘Render...	Steve Kershaw	view
The Roman Legions under Tiberius	A list of the Roman Legions under Tiberius, by Province.	Steve Kershaw	view
Tiberiana 2: Tales of Brave Ulysses	This link takes you to a interesting article about Tiberius and sculptures at Sperlonga		view
From Pergamon to Sperlonga: sculpture and context	Interesting discussion about Tiberius and sculptures at Sperlonga		view
Divvs Clavdivs	Interesting discussion on Tiberius.		view
Pilate Stone	This link takes you to the Pilate Stone (Israel Museum, Jerusalem, AE 1963 no. 104). The text reads: [DIS AUGUSTI]S TIBERIEUM...		view
De Imperatoris Romanis	This link takes you to the De Imperatoris Romanis, an on-line encyclopaedia on the rulers of the Roman empire from Augustus (27 BC-AD 14) to...		view
Suetonius’ Tiberius	This link takes you to a translation of Suetonius’ Tiberius		view
Tacitus’ Annals	This link takes you to a translation of Tacitus’ Annals.		view
Suetonius resources	This link takes you to a some useful electronic texts and resources to do with Suetonius.		view
British Museum spintriae images	Images of spintriae, enigmatic tokens with sexual scenes, named (in the 17th century) after Tiberius’ particular proclivities (some people may...		view
Spintriae images	Images of spintriae, enigmatic tokens with sexual scenes, named (in the 17th century) after Tiberius’ particular proclivities (some people may...		view
Is that a spintria in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me?	An article about spintriae, enigmatic tokens with sexual scenes, named (in the 17th century) after Tiberius’ particular proclivities.		view

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