Augusta Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Hi all! I'm currently halfway through my BA majoring in Ancient History and before I graduate and move on (fingers crossed) to a Masters degree I'd love to improve my essay writing skills. So, I was hoping for some question ideas to base some practice essays around. I must say, Late Republican Rome is my favourite period of Roman history at the moment so something surrounding that would be great. Thanks in advance, A historian in training! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryaxis Hecatee Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Well you could write a small biography of a less well known ancient roman, for example one of the not so famous consuls from the 1st century, for example : Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus You will have some research (there are at least two inscriptions, one in greek and one in latin, and also at least 10 citations in ancient greek litterature). Your essay would be between 5 and 10 pages long, give a short (1 page max) presentation of the time in which he lived, then you'd go through each known step of his carreer (a bit like Broughton's Magistrates, but more developped if you can) and provide more informations on events in which he is known to have participated. Of course you won't forget to give some details on his family, both parents, wife and children. Give yourself about three weeks to wrap this around, so that it stays limited. (this was the kind of exercice I got in my 1st year at the University, I just had a different senator who was from the second punic war) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augusta Posted June 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Well you could write a small biography of a less well known ancient roman, for example one of the not so famous consuls from the 1st century, for example : Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus You will have some research (there are at least two inscriptions, one in greek and one in latin, and also at least 10 citations in ancient greek litterature). Your essay would be between 5 and 10 pages long, give a short (1 page max) presentation of the time in which he lived, then you'd go through each known step of his carreer (a bit like Broughton's Magistrates, but more developped if you can) and provide more informations on events in which he is known to have participated. Of course you won't forget to give some details on his family, both parents, wife and children. Give yourself about three weeks to wrap this around, so that it stays limited. (this was the kind of exercice I got in my 1st year at the University, I just had a different senator who was from the second punic war) That's a great idea. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostOfClayton Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Was he the "Lucullus dines with Lucullus" Lucullus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryaxis Hecatee Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Nope, but his younger brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maty Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Here's one I set a class recently 'Was the assassination of Julius Caesar justified?' and another 'What were the four most crucial turning points in the development of Rome as a city?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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