Assignment for Monday, 02-16-15

Dear Roman Readers,

For Monday, February 16, please do the following:

(1) Read these sections of the Blue Guide:

• Historical Sketch: Barbarian Incursions (p. 15); and
• The Imperial Fora (pp, 117–128: don't neglect the material in boxes).

(2) Download, print, and read "Becoming a God," chapter 9 of Valerie Warrior's 2006 book, Roman Religion. Warrior discusses Julius Caesar and Augustus as prototypes for what became the standard practice of deifying emperors after their death.

Monday's class will be devoted to the impact of the emperors on Rome's landscape and religion.

DC