HISA 2020 High Roman Empire: From Augustus to Constantine

HISA 2020 High Roman Empire: From Augustus to Constantine
High Roman Empire: From Augustus to Constantine
This lecture course explains the political, institutional, and cultural achievements of the Roman Empire that are the foundations of Western civilization. Emphasis is on transformation of he Roman Republic into the monarchy of the Principate by Augustus (27 B.C.-14 A.D.), the imperial army and frontier policies, economic growth and social mobility under the Roman peace, the crisis of the third century (235-305), the rise of Christianity, and the creation of the Christian monarchy by Constantine (306-337)
credit hours: 3