Reading assignment

The End of the Republic - Tacitus begins the Annals by describing how the civil war and proscriptions (mass executions of political opponents) had destroyed the Republic. (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/tacitus-ann1a.html)

Livy's History of Rome - this first book is basically about the history of Rome and how their nation fell then became great again. It talks about massacres and what kind of goods they imported and exported. (http://ht.ly/1Swu5)

The Battle of Cannae - This is the third book of a series that is written by Polybius. This book describes the type of weather that was going on during the battle, the casualties, and what the outcome of this battle was. (http://ht.ly/1SwxN)

The Lives of the Caesers - This is a biography about Julius Caeser and his family which was written by Suetonius. It talks about tradgedy in the beginning but then talks about his dynasty and the good times that the dynasty and his direct family had. He was killed at a young age but his legend will go on as one of the best dynasties in Rome. (http://ht.ly/1SwBQ)