RELS319K
Special Topics in Religious Studies; The Roman Empire in Late Antiquity
Cross-listed with HIST319C. Explores a famous historical conundrum Edward Gibbon (d. 1794) defined as The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. What historical forces, operating between the third century and the seventh, brought the high Classical civilization of the Greeks and Romans to an end? Was it the invasions of Germans and other barbarian peoples? The bubonic plague or climate disasters? Do we think our own societies and governments would respond to similar challenges? Or, was Gibbon wrong, and Rome never really "fell?"
Sister Courses: RELS319B, RELS319E, RELS319G, RELS319J, RELS319L, RELS319N, RELS319P, RELS319R
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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.
Average GPA of 3.29 between 42 students*
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