Course Description

HI 248 ROMAN EMPIRE & CHRISTIANITY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course surveys Roman history from the death of Julius Caesar to the fall of the Roman Empire in the west (44 BC-476 AD). The class also examines the rise of Christianity and how it went from being a persecuted Jewish sect to the state religion of Rome; considers the relationship between Paganism and Christianity in late antiquity; and examines the reasons for the decline and fall of the western empire. Prerequisite: Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
Offered: As Needed Contact Department