Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu); the name of your attached file should be:
• F18-228-E3-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F18-228-E3-Leuci, Victor)
• paper copy: bring to class
• Citing primary sources (from Greco-Roman World):
  • basic rule: ancient author (if there is one), ancient work (in italics), number of work (if given or appropriate), modern author, page number(s)
  • parts of these may be given in your sentence versus the in-text citation
  • Example 1a: The noise in ancient Rome would be a reason not to visit as it would be hard to get a good night’s sleep (Martial, Epigrams 12.57, Shelton, 70).
  • Example 1b: Martial mention in Epigram 12.57 that it was so noisy he wasn’t able to sleep at all while staying in Rome, so, when he wanted a good night’s sleep, he went to his mansion in the countryside (Shelton, 70)!
• 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 8th edition (see syllabus for how the entries for Kebric’s, Scarre’s, and Shelton’s books should look)
• writing intensive:
  • Don’t forget to turn in the draft copy with my or the Writing labs’ comments on it for it to count towards your revised paper total (and don’t forget to make the revisions!)
  • print this out and bring this to your writing lab conference and have the tutor sign here: ______________________________________

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

• Women: From Petronia Vitalis in Kebric's chapter 6 through Vibia Perpetua in chapter 9, Kebric has given us information about some very remarkable women. Examine in what ways 2–4 of these women took actual control over their lives, contrary to what they were "supposed" to do. Also discuss how "modern" (or not) these women seemed to be and what this can tell us in general. Pick no more than one good representative per chapter, from chapters 6–9 of Kebric’s book, i.e. Petronia Vitalis in Ch 6, Ummidia Quadratilla in Ch 7, Julia Domna in Ch 8, and Vibia Perpetua in Ch 9.


• Daily Life: The letters of Pliny the Younger and the graffiti found at Pompeii and Herculaneum provide important sources for what life was like in the Early Empire. In your essay look at how the graffiti complements and/or contrasts the view presented by Pliny. For Pliny’s letters, use Shelton #325, 328, 331, 332, & 447; for the graffiti, see Shelton, #28, 84–85, 89, 94, 123, 131–133. Make sure you support your conclusions with good concrete examples (and tell whether the source is Pliny or the graffiti) from the evidence presented in Shelton (you don't need to use all of the evidence, but good representative examples).


• Politics: Compare/contrast President Trump’s approach to the Middle East with the approaches to Parthia of 2 of the following 3 emperors — Trajan, Hadrian, and Septimius Severus. Conclusions?
  • Note: 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


• Note well: For “Daily Life” and “Politics” don’t start with a description of each, but organize your discussion based on points of comparison/contrast.

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

• Women: From Petronia Vitalis in Kebric's chapter 6 through Vibia Perpetua in chapter 9, Kebric has given us information about some very remarkable women. Examine in what ways 3–4 of these women took actual control over their lives, contrary to what they were "supposed" to do. Also discuss how "modern" (or not) these women seemed to be and what this can tell us in general. Pick no more than one good representative per chapter, from chapters 6–9 of Kebric’s book, i.e. Petronia Vitalis in Ch 6, Ummidia Quadratilla in Ch 7, Julia Domna in Ch 8, and Vibia Perpetua in Ch 9.


• Daily Life: The letters of Pliny the Younger and the graffiti found at Pompeii and Herculaneum provide important sources for what life was like in the Early Empire. In your essay look at how the graffiti complements and/or contrasts the view presented by Pliny. For Pliny’s letters, use Shelton #325, 328, 331, 332, & 447; for the graffiti, see Shelton, #28, 84–85, 89, 94, 123, 131–133. Make sure you support your conclusions with good concrete examples (and tell whether the source is Pliny or the graffiti) from the evidence presented in Shelton (you don't need to use all of the evidence, but good representative examples).


• Politics: Compare/contrast President Trump’s approach to the Middle East with the approaches to Parthia of 3-4 of the following emperors — Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus, and Septimius Severus. Conclusions?
  • Note: restrict your evidence for Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus, and Septimius Severus to that in your texts and links from the assignments for the unit and class discussion/lecture


• Note well: For “Daily Life” and “Politics” don’t start with a description of each, but organize your discussion based on points of comparison/contrast.