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Aristocratic Values in Republican Rome

September 16, 2011
4:00PM - 5:30PM
William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library, Room 165

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Add to Calendar 2011-09-16 16:00:00 2011-09-16 17:30:00 Aristocratic Values in Republican Rome  “Aristocratic Values in Republican Rome”Nathan RosensteinProfessor of History The Ohio State UniversityFriday September 16, 4:00-5:30 PMWilliam Oxley Thompson Memorial Library Room 165 1858 Neil Avenue Mall Columbus, Ohio 43210Please RSVP to goldberg@osu.eduby Thursday September 15Many people have evoked—but have not always fully understood-- the Republican values of ancient Rome, the Founding Fathers of our own republic among them.   Professor Nathan Rosenstein will discuss these republican values as seen by the Romans themselves, and will consider  the long-term strengths and weaknesses of those values. Nathan Rosenstein has been a member of the Department of History since 1986.  He is the author of numerous books and articles on ancient Rome, including Rome and the Mediterranean, 290-146 B.C.: The Imperial Republic; A Companion to the Roman Republic; Rome At War: Farms, Families, and Death in the Middle Republic; and Imperatores Victi: Military Defeat and Aristocratic Competition in the Middle and Late Republic. Professor Rosenstein was the 2011 recipient of the The Paul W. Brown Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching in the Department of History. The Clio Society of the Department of History promotes the life-long learning of history for personal enrichment; engage students, colleagues, and friends in the exchange of information and ideas about history outside of the realm of traditional academic classes and seminars; builds a social network of students, colleagues, and friends who share a common interest in history, and; provides a sustained, broad-based support for the History Department.“If you liked history as an undergrad, then you are going to love it now.” William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library, Room 165 Department of Classics classics@osu.edu America/New_York public

 

“Aristocratic Values in Republican Rome”

Nathan Rosenstein

Professor of History
The Ohio State University

Friday September 16, 4:00-5:30 PM

William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library
Room 165
1858 Neil Avenue Mall
Columbus, Ohio 43210

Please RSVP to goldberg@osu.eduby Thursday September 15

Many people have evoked—but have not always fully understood-- the Republican values of ancient Rome, the Founding Fathers of our own republic among them.   Professor Nathan Rosenstein will discuss these republican values as seen by the Romans themselves, and will consider  the long-term strengths and weaknesses of those values. 


Nathan Rosenstein has been a member of the Department of History since 1986.  He is the author of numerous books and articles on ancient Rome, including Rome and the Mediterranean, 290-146 B.C.: The Imperial Republic; A Companion to the Roman Republic; Rome At War: Farms, Families, and Death in the Middle Republic; and Imperatores Victi: Military Defeat and Aristocratic Competition in the Middle and Late Republic. Professor Rosenstein was the 2011 recipient of the The Paul W. Brown Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching in the Department of History. 

The Clio Society of the Department of History promotes the life-long learning of history for personal enrichment; engage students, colleagues, and friends in the exchange of information and ideas about history outside of the realm of traditional academic classes and seminars; builds a social network of students, colleagues, and friends who share a common interest in history, and; provides a sustained, broad-based support for the History Department.

“If you liked history as an undergrad, then you are going to love it now.”