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LAT30140

Academic Year 2025/2026

Sallust: Bellum Catilinae (LAT30140)

Subject:
Latin
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
Classics
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Martin Brady
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

In this module students will read selected passages from Sallust's Bellum Catilinae in the original Latin. The work preserves Sallust’s account of the famous Catilinarian conspiracy of 63 BC. Students will be invited to assess the literary qualities of the work and to evaluate it as a historical source in the context of Late Roman Republican culture. Study of Sallust’s rhetorical style and use of language will provide opportunities for widening and reinforcing skills in translating Latin.

The prescribed edition is the following: Ramsey, J. T. (ed.) 2007. Sallust's Bellum Catilinae, 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press.
This edition is available to access for free, online through the UCD e-library. < https://go.exlibris.link/tQGqp2bn >

PLEASE NOTE that the School of Classics reserves the right to withdraw modules in the period up to and including the first week of the teaching trimester.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this course students will be able to:
- translate selected passages from Sallust's Bellum Catilinae, thereby demonstrating a strong knowledge of Latin grammar, syntax and vocabulary
- analyse the work in the context of the Late Roman Republic
- evaluate the literary qualities of Bellum Catilinae and its influence on later Roman historians.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Tutorial

18
Specified Learning Activities

36
Autonomous Student Learning

46
Total

100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Class time will be devoted to translation of the primary text, with some discussion of points of historical and stylistic interest along the way. There will be 18 classes in total.

AI usage for this module is Red. You are not permitted to use Generative AI on this module.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Students taking this module should have at least one year's experience of reading unadapted Latin texts


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): one-hour, in-class exam Week 5 Graded No
35
 No
Exam (In-person): one-hour, in-class exam Week 12 Graded No
35
 No
Exam (In-person): 2,000 word essay. Graduate research students may be offered an alternative assignment of a third exam Week 15 Graded No
30
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Mon 14:00 - 14:50
Spring Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Wed 12:00 - 12:50
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