- The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Read Book I of The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. Based on your reading, what kind of person do you take Marcus Aurelius to have been?
- Plotinus, On Beauty
Read Plotinus On Beauty. Does anything surprise you about the Roman writer's attitudes about beauty? Explain your answer.
- Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall was more than just a wall. Based on what your book tells you and what you find on this site, describe the complex of constructions that were included in the building of "the wall."
- Mark Morford's Augustus: Images of Power
Take a look at Mark Morford's Augustus: Images of Power. Describe how art and architecture aided Augustus in exercise of power.
- Pompeii
Read introductory comments by John Dobbins, Director of the Pompeii Forum Project, then read the eyewitness accounts and take a tour of the city.
