This course exploits the unsurpassed opportunity afforded by the city of Rome to consider development in Western Civilization over the past three millennia. No urban environment can better illustrate the remarkable overlay of cultures that have influenced and reflected the world, first as a capital city for the ancient Republic and Empire, then for Western Christianity, then as the unifying center of the Kingdom of Italy, and lastly for the post-War republic. This course is offered only at the University’s Rome campus.
Foundations Program
This course fulfills the History requirement on the Social and Historical Pillar in the Foundations Program.