History of Western Civilisation - Tuesday 7th Period: Discussion 6: The Roman Empire

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

All right, class. Since I rotted your brains last Wednesday with popular culture disguised as history, I thought we'd get back on track today with a good solid discussion of the end of the Roman Empire.

As I said last week, the fall of Rome did not really mean the end of the Roman empire. The Byzantine Empire -- which you will hear about tomorrow -- lasted for another thousand years and always considered itself a continuation of old Rome.

But the cession of Rome as a superpower changed the face of history in Western Europe.


[[OOC: OCD threads are coming up!!]]

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HOMEWORK: WC Disc 6

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

Bring a proposal for a class activity that allows you to act out a period or periods of history. Anything we've studied so far is fair game. Best proposal will be implemented before the end of the semester. (100 words or more.)

Re: HOMEWORK: WC Disc 6

[janet_fraiser]

Janet does not suggest recreating the fall of Rome or Boadicea's rebellion. Or creating a giant wicker sculpture and giving burnt offerings of living humans in a druidic ritual. Nor does she write a proposal for a primitive Beltane orgy feast or re-enacting the siege of Troy, complete with giant horse. Or even a mini-crusade. But she's tempted.

Instead, she turns in a lovely, 100 word proposal for a Roman feast. And because she's feeling inspired, she also includes a second, slightly longer proposal for a simplified Egyptian 'mummification' ceremony. She doesn't even suggest that they use real dead bodies for it. Which she thinks would be fun, but she guesses that everyone else would dislike. Spoilsports.

Re: HOMEWORK: WC Disc 6

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel debated writing up a proposal about building recreations of the pyramids the next time it snows. But she figured that a) it was getting too late for their to be any more serious snow storms and b) people had had enough snow after the snow monster attack.

Instead she turns in a proposal for recreating some Roman entertainments, no, not an orgy! like gladiator combat and chariot shopping cart races. This could all be followed up by a feast TOGA PARTY!!!!!.