GOVT 3172

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GOVT 3172
How "Democracies" Die: The Collapse of the Roman Republic

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Contemporary commentary and scholarship is rife with warnings of Democratic decline in the United States and around the world. This course addresses similar themes through a very different lens by examining the factors that contributed to the collapse of the Roman Republic and the establishment of the principate. Students will engage with primary source material, secondary historical analyses of this period, and political science scholarship on democratic decline and political revolution to better understand this pivotal period in Roman history.


Distribution Requirements (HA-AG), (HST-AS)

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 3172

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6588 GOVT 3172   SEM 101

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    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Kriner, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person