April 28
April 30
May 2
May 8
May 12
May 14
May 20
May 22
May 26
May 28
May 30
MOVIE FINAL PROJECTS ARE DUE! VIEWING IN PLAYERS HALL!
June 3
June 5
June 9
Roman Spectacle Presentations
June 11
June 13
June 17: ROME UNIT TEST!
June 19
- Etruscans, and the myth of Romulus and Remus
- Youtube clip!
April 30
- The Roman Republic
- Youtube clip: Rick Steve's Europe: Pompeii Italy, Window on Ancient Rome
May 2
- Punic Wars
- Gracchan Brothers and the Civil War
May 8
- Civil War part 2: The First Triumvirate (Caesar, Crassus, and Pompei)
May 12
- Civil War part 3: The Second Triumvirate (Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus) and the end of the Republic
May 14
- The Julio-Claudian family. (a bunch of looneys.)
May 20
- Stoic Philosophy
- Homework: Paragraph either justifying Caesar's assassination as honourable, or denouncing it.
May 22
- Gladiators and the Roman art of the Spectacle
- Youtube: History Channel Clip on the Construction of the Colosseum
May 26
- Roman religious cults
May 28
- Christianity part 1: The life of Jesus
May 30
MOVIE FINAL PROJECTS ARE DUE! VIEWING IN PLAYERS HALL!
June 3
- Christianity part 2: Politics and Religion
- Crash course on the History of Christianity
June 5
- Fall of Rome: Christianity, bad leadership, no control over the borders, and a regression to the barter system.
June 9
Roman Spectacle Presentations
June 11
- Movie Screening: "Gladiator" (dr. R. Scott)
- Bonus Assignment: Analyze the battle scenes for terrible inaccuracies! Minimum 2 pages typed. worth up to 6 marks on the unit test) Must have proper citations Due June 17.
June 13
- Movie Screening: "Gladiator" (dr. R. Scott)
June 17: ROME UNIT TEST!
- Crash course on the Roman Empire youtube video
- ANYONE Who can recite Mark Antony's Speech in Shakepeare's "Julius Caesar" Act 3 Scene 2. Will get 10 bonus marks on the Rome unit test.
June 19
- Movie Screening: Monty Python's Life of Brian