DATE

TOPIC

WORK

READINGS

8/28

8/30

9/4

9/6

9/11

9/13

introduction

Origins

Ancient Rome: the idea

Rome, season 1: 1-4 (HBO)

Rome, season 1: 5-8 (HBO)

Rome, season 1: 9-12 (HBO)

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Hughes, ch. 1: “Foundation”

Hughes, ch. 2: “Augustus”

Hughes, ch. 3: “Later Empire”

Hughes, ch. 4: “Pagans vs. Christians”

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10/16

10/18

10/23

10/25

10/30

11/1

11/6

11/8

11/13

11/15

11/20

11/22

11/27

11/29

12/4

12/6

12/11

12/13

12/15

Open City (Kanopy)

Bicycle Thieves (Kanopy)

Three Coins in the Fountain

Clash of Civilizations (novel)

—no class: Thanksgiving—

—no class: Thanksgiving—

Clash of Civilizations

Suburra: Blood on Rome: 1-4 (Nflx)

Suburra: Blood on Rome: 5-7 (Nflx)

Suburra: Blood on Rome: 8-10 (Nflx)

La grande bellezza (Kanopy)

They Call Me Jeeg (Netflix)

final exam (Sat.): 7:00-10:00 PM

introduction to Italian cuisine

Roman classics

street food & cucina ebraica

‘Quinto quarto‘ and verdure

pizza and dolci

presentations

Parla & Gill, 1-35

Parla & Gill, 69-104

Parla & Gill, 36-68; 105-28

Parla & Gill, 129-72

Parla & Gill, 173-226

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ancient Rome

Roman food

Modern Rome

Hughes, ch. 11: “Futurism & Fascism”

Hughes, ch. 12, “Rome Recaptured”

Hughes, ch. 9, “Grand Tour”

Clash of Civilizations, pp. 1-76

No class: Thanksgiving

No class: Thanksgiving

Clash of Civilizations, pp. 77-165

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Donadio, “Decline”; Mecchia, “Birds”

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paper #2

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9/18

9/20

9/25

9/27

10/2

10/4

10/9

10/11

Ancient Roman Art, Part 1

Ancient Roman Art, Part 2

The Borgias 1: 1-3 (Netflix)

Michelangelo & the “Golden Age”

The Baroque

Baroque Art and Architecture

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Roman art & architecture

Bussagli, 7-75

Bussagli, 76-145

Hughes, ch. 6: “Renaissance”

Bussagli, 354-445

Hughes, ch. 7: “17th Century”

Bussagli, 446-525

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paper #1

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presentation