CLASS 281: Final

Procedural Matter

The use of iPods or any other form of audio device during the exam is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.

Study Guide for the Final

The following two sections should help you study for the first midterm. The first provides the directions, so you should know what kind of questions to expect. Second there is a list of names/concepts to consider in studying for the midterm. BE SURE TO BRING A SUITABLE PENCIL FOR MARKING A COMPUTER-GRADED SHEET (HP OR #2).

Material for which you will be responsible

The final will consist of two parts:

Second "midterm" for 100 pts. The first half of the final will cover only the material dealt with since the Midterm. For this section, you will be responsible for:
- the textbook readings (AR),
- the selections in the sourcebook (HAR) read for class (not in great detail, but important concepts came up during the discussions in class),
- material covered in lecture,
- location of important places on the map,
- the chronology at the back of the textbook.
Essay Question (50 pts.). For the second hour, you are asked to write an essay on one of four topics. All the topics are given below, and each will be available on the exam. Hence, you can prepare the question you prefer in advance, but you will not be allowed to use any outside aids (i.e., no notes etc.) during the exam itself. The questions are not meant to be answered literally. That is, you are to take the question you choose and reformulate it into a clearly defined thesis that you demonstrate in the body of your essay. The essay will be evaluated on the basis of the clarity of your argument and accuracy of the evidence you cite in support of it. You have more than enough time to cite specific evidence, and while the evidence will not be weighed on a scale, an essay with more evidence is likely to be graded higher than a comparable essay with less evidence.

Directions from the Final

Second "Midterm" (identical in format to the midterm, though there are a few fewer map questions and a few more multiple-choice questions)
1. On the EXAM SHEET, write after the name of the site the number on the map that idetifies its location. (There are more numbers than names.) 10 @ 1pt.
2. Multiple choice. Circle the correct answer on the separate sheet for computer grading. The questions may include ones of chronology (i.e., pick the right date), chronological order of items, identification of people/places, and (most important) concepts. 30 @ 2 pts.
3. Write a short paragraph (use complete, connected sentences) on TWO of five topics. You should (as relevant) identify the who/what/when of the topic, and also be sure to indicate something about the importance/significance of the item (that is, how it fits into broader themes in the course). Include dates as appropriate. 2 @ 15 pts.
Essay question. Write an essay on one of the following questions. (50 pts.)
1. Why did the Republic fall?
2. Was the Principate an improvement over the Republic or not?
3. How did the Romans manage to take control of the Mediterranean world?
4. Did the role of the emperor change over the course of the Principate?

List Of Names/Concepts

The following list of names/places/concepts is not intended to be a definitive or exhaustive list of everything that is important, but it should assist you in your preparation. Note in particular that some of the items are quite broad and imply knowledge of subordinate items that are not specified on the list.

Caesar's conquest of Gaul
Caesar's/Pompey's motives/plans during civil war
Battles of Pharsalus, Thapsus, Munda
Cleopatra
Caesar's final intentions
M. Junius Brutus
C. Cassius Longinus
M. Antonius (Mark Antony)
C. Octavius/Octavian/young Caesar/Imp. Caesar divi filius
D. Junius Brutus
Battle of Mutina
Philippics
M. Aemilius Lepidus
Triumvirate
Proscriptions
Battle of Philippi
L. Antonius
Perusian War
Octavia
Sex. Pompeius/Magnus Pius
Battle of Naulochus
"Donations"
Antony's will
Oath to Caesar
Battle of Actium
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14)
Agrippa
Julia
Restoration of the Republic
Divsion of provinces between Augustus and the senate
Tribunician power
Title of Augustus
Principate
Augustan conquests/foreign policy
Pannonian Revolt
Teutoberg Forest
Res Gestae
Tiberius (14-37)
Treason trials
Sejanus
Gaius (Caligula) (37-41)
Claudius (41-54)
Conquest of Britain
Messalina
Agrippina the Younger
Seneca
Nero (54-68)
Britannicus
Jewish Revolt
Messiah
Josephus
Vindex
Galba (68)
Otho (69)
Vitellius (69)
Vespasian (69-79)
Titus (79-81)
Domitian (81-96)
Deus et dominus
L. Antonius Saturninus
Dacian Wars
Agricola
Tacitus
Biograhy of Agricola
Annals Nerva (96-98)
Trajan (98-117)
Correspondence of Pliny and Trajan on the Christians
Trajan's Column
Parthian War
Second Jewish Revolt
Hadrian (117-138)
Antoninus Pius (138-160)
Marcus Aurelius (160-180)
L. Verus (160-169)
Parthian campaign
Great Plague
Marcomannic War
Column of Marcus Aurelius
Commodus (180-192)
Pertinax (193)
Julius Didianus (193)
Septimius Severus (193-211)
Clodius Albinus (193-197)
Pescennius Niger (193-194)
Caracalla (211-217)
Macrinus (217-218)
Elagabalus (218-222)
Severus Alexander (222-235)
Dio Cassius
Senate/senatorial careers
Equestrians/equestrian careers
Ruler cult
spread of Roman citizenship
Constitutio Antoniniana
Legion
Legate
Auxiliaries
Terms of military service
Christianity

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