Nero and the End of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty (54–69 CE)

Nero and the End of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty (54–69 CE)

Nero and the End of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty (54–69 CE)

A multi-week exploration of Nero's reign, the Julio-Claudian era's politics, art, and social life, using lectures, slides, and class dialogue to study primary evidence and material culture.

Nero and the End of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty (54–69 CE)

Paid once.

Level
Intermediate
Ages
12–15
Duration
60 min
Classes
1 / Week
Weeks
36

Class Experience

This course examines Nero and the turbulent end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, addressing court politics, conspiracies, provincial monuments, religious and social history, and material culture. Lessons use primary-source evidence, archaeological and artistic examples, and translated Latin/Greek texts to build a rounded understanding of the period.

Learning Outcomes

  • Analyze primary sources and material culture to interpret Roman political and social events

  • Describe Roman monuments, art, coins, and inscriptions and their historical significance

  • Explain social and religious aspects of Roman life and major conspiracies and revolts

  • Apply historiographical reasoning by evaluating evidence and historical interpretation

Prerequisites

This class is the sequence of “Early Roman Imperial History: From Tiberius to Claudius (Ca. 14-54 CE)". Students are advised (but not obliged) to have taken this class before, unless they are already interested in anything Roman

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An experienced ancient world scholar with undergraduate and graduate training in archaeology, history of art, and the history and philosophy of religions. The instructor reads ancient Greek and Latin and uses material evidence—inscriptions, papyri, coins, and architecture—to illu…

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