? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : HCL-3-U00005

An examination of the reigns of Septimius Severus and his son Caracalla from AD 192 to 217.

? Pre-requisites : Pass in Ancient History 1 (CL0001) or Ancient History 2 (CL0007).

? Costs : Approximately £20 for books.

Home subject area

Ancient History, (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 14:00 14:50 Central Lecture Thursday 14:00 14:50 Central

- An understanding of the political and social context of the first two Severan emperors;
- an understanding of the changes to the Roman Empire brought about by challenges to imperial power both within and outside of Rome;
- an understanding of the interatcion of various sources of evidence (literary, epigraphic and archaeological) in the construction of an historical understanding

An essay completed during the period of the course (20%), marks awarded to seminar presentations (10%), degree examination (2 hrs) (70%).

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Elaine Hutchison
Tel : (0131 6)50 3582
Email : E.Hutchison@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Sandra Bingham
Tel : (0131 6)50 3583
Email : S.Bingham@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.shc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/