Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu); the name of your attached file should be:
  • F12-228-E3-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F12-228-E3-Leuci, Victor)
• paper copy: bring to class
• Citing primary sources (from Greco-Roman World):
  • give the ancient author (if there is one) in the body of your paper and at the end of the sentence give the modern author and page number(s) in parentheses, e.g. Martial says "..." (Shelton, 70).
  • if there is no ancient author, then indicate the type of source, e.g. a guest "scratched on a wall" the following, " ... " (Shelton, 68) or a milestone notes ... (Shelton, 68)
  • if you are unsure whether there is an author or not, Shelton has an appendix that lists the various sources.
• Citing secondary sources
  • Textbooks: author and page number
  • Class notes: author and "title" (make up a title that you will use later for your works cited entry
  • Images in Moodle: abbreviate title of folder — RIA&A would be one example
• Works Cited "Page" reminders:
  • to save paper, don't put on a separate page
  • in the same font as your main text
  • use hanging indents
  • use MLA 7th edition (see syllabus for how the entry for Shelton's book and Kamm's book should look)

Option 1: Write two 600-1000ish word essays on two of the topics given below:

Option 2: Write one 1200-1800 word essay on one of the topics below:

Topics to choose from:

• Art & Architecture: We've looked at a fair amount of Roman art & architecture — both from Pompeii and Herculaneum and from Rome (mostly), built by the various Roman emperors from the Vespasian through Caracalla. What does this art & architecture tell us about what was important to them? In your essay make sure you give examples both from Pompeii and Herculaneum and from at least 1-2 (option 1) or 2-4 (option 2) of the emperors.


• Religion: Argue for or against the death sentence for Vibia Perpetua. Make sure you use good examples from the primary evidence and that one of your sections is a rebuttal of the opposite view's argument.


• Politics: Compare/contrast President Obama's approach to the Arab "Spring" and Syria with the approaches of the following emperors — Trajan, Hadrian, and Septimius Severus — to Parthia. Conclusions? [Note 1: don't start with a description of each's approach, but organize your discussion based on points of comparison/contrast. Note 2: restrict your evidence for Trajan, Hadrian, and Septimius Severus to that in your texts and links from the assignments for the unit and class discussion/lecture].