Readings in Latin Literature (310-0-1)

Topic

Sallust's Bellum Catilinae

Instructors

Nick Winters

Meeting Info

Locy Hall 213: Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

We will read the Bellum Catilinae, Sallust's history of the Catilinarian Conspiracy of 63 BCE. Through this short but powerful text, we will study the characters of Cicero, Caesar, Cato, and of course Catiline himself. We will examine Sallust's historiography and rhetoric in comparison with Cicero's own accounts of the conspiracy. Sallust paints an unforgettable portrait not only of the infamous Catiline, but of Rome as it neared the death of the Republic: full of intrigue, betrayal, greed, seduction, espionage, and powerful men whose personal ambitions nearly brought the city to ruin.

Class Materials (Required)

Ramsey, J. T. Sallust's Bellum Catilinae. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0195320855.

Class Attributes

Advanced Expression
Literature and Arts Foundational Discipline
Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area