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On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
* translate the prescribed texts;
* understand the genres of the works studied and evaluate their structure and style;
* evaluate the texts in relation to the political, social, and cultural milieux of late Republican/early Imperial Rome (c.60BC-14AD).
This module is language-intensive and suitable for students with a moderately advanced understanding of Latin. Topics studied include:
* translation of Latin texts and review of grammar;
* historical and cultural contexts of the original texts;
* the relation between texts and public images;
* political and cultural history of the late Republican and early Imperial periods.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 36 |
Specified Learning Activities | 108 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 56 |
Total | 200 |
Students taking this module should have studied Latin for at least one year. The module is an appropriate follow on from LAT20140 Intermediate Latin (but this is not a pre-requisite).
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: Take-home essay | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
Essay: Take home essay | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
Class Test: Translation and commentary test | Week 6 | n/a | Graded | No | 18 |
Class Test: Translation and commentary test | Week 4 | n/a | Graded | No | 17 |
Class Test: Translation and commentary test | Week 10 | n/a | Graded | No | 17 |
Class Test: Translation and commentary test | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 18 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Dr Helen Dixon | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Alexander Thein | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Martin Brady | Tutor |