HS 327 - Volcanoes, Fire, and Flood: Disasters of Ancient Rome

(3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: One HS 100-level course. An examination of ancient Rome's greatest disasters: the destruction of Pompeii, the Great Fire of Rome, floods, and plagues. Students investigate the causes of these events; the Romans' efforts to navigate and make sense of them; and the transformations they brought to the ancients' environment, behavior, and thought. Same course as CL 327 . IFS