Milan Manuscript from Livy 21: Battle on the River Trebia Milan, c. 1450 (MS Hunter 370, v. 1.7) (Glasgow University Library) Course Requirements & Grading  Coin of Jugurtha, King of Numidia (118-106 BCE - ANS 1997.9.225)

LINGVA LATINA CCCLXXXII A (LAT 382A) de gentibus alienis et Africanis ex Libro XXI, ex operibus ab Urbe Condita T. Livi et Aeneide P. Vergili Maronis et Bello Iugurthino C. Sallusti Crispi Binghamton University SUNY, vere MMXIII University Union 205 diebus Martis et Iovis (TR) 2:50-4:15 PM John H. Starks, Jr. 607-777-4524 jstarks@binghamton.edu Office Hours: 9-10 T, 11-12 W

Coin of Faustus Cornelius Sulla, 56 BCE Commemorates surrender of Bocchus (l) and Jugurtha (r) to L. Cornelius Sulla Felix (c) Syllabus/Daily Assignments 5^th-6^th c. CE Vergil MS Vat. lat. 3867= Romanus, folio108v

Course Synopsis and Objectives:

In this advanced Latin reading course, we will examine the Roman presentation of other ethnic groups, especially the Carthaginians, Numidians and Mauretanians, in the first book of Livy's third decade, the Dido passages of Vergil’s Aeneid, primarily books 1 and 4, and Sallust's Jugurthine War. In his most concentrated decade of historical books, Livy develops the character of Hannibal and unfolds the story of the Second Punic War in ways that reflect on Rome's impressions of itself, its place in history, and the role that Hannibal and the Punic culture played in producing those historical outcomes. Vergil casts the new national epic of Rome against the founding of the other imperialist, Mediterranean republic and Rome’s arch-nemesis, Carthage in the relationship between Aeneas and Dido, ‘founders’ of their respective peoples. Sallust treats the extended guerilla war with Jugurtha of Numidia in a monograph designed to address Rome's corrupt nobility, and to introduce Marius and Sulla to Roman audiences, alongside ethnic and geographical digressions that place the Jugurthine War squarely within the shadow of the Second Punic War, but also as an independent contributor to the transformation of Rome.

Through translation, extensive class discussion, and scholastic inquiry, instructor and students will expand our language skills and our understanding of historiographical interpretation,  anthropological constructions of foreign enemy cultures, and Roman historical legendizing. Student reports on the remaining books of Livy's historical account of the Second Punic War and a few other writers' accounts, opportunities for student discussion direction, introduction to important web, library, and database resources, and examination of advanced scholarly studies in Latin historiography and epic, and Roman history will enhance the equally essential attention to Latin translation, scansion, and literary analysis. Writing assignments in this course earn a Harpur W toward your Harpur Writing Requirement.

Learning Outcomes for Foreign Language Courses

Students who satisfy the Foreign Language requirement will demonstrate

1. Basic proficiency in the understanding and use of a foreign language.
2. Knowledge of the distinctive features of cultures(s) associated with the languages they are studying.