Serving the multitudes.

BREENBERGH, Bartholomeus. Joseph Selling Wheat to
the People. 1655. Oil on canvas.
Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingh

Last year we studied the beginnings of Ancient Rome, its mythological patronage from the Trojan warrior Aeneas, its founding sacrificial murder of Remus, and the transition from monarchy to republic in the revolution of 509 B. C. We learned about a number of famous Romans, completing a research project and a presentation on the significance of their stories in regards to the influence of Rome and the West. One of the characters was a man by the name of Coriolanus. Shakespeare chose him as the subject as one of his tragedies. It is called, aptly enough, Coriolanus, and it stands as a fitting study for our class for many reasons. The language is the beautiful and powerful language of Shakespeare, and the historical and political elements merit our study as it fulfills our objectives to study the history and culture of ancient Rome, what Napoleon said is “the story of the world.”

Agenda:

1. Pater Noster
2. Check out Words for Cap II.
3. Ecce Coriolanus Project: 
1. Here it is as a Word Doc.
4. Review HW:
1. Study notes and concepts for Cap I.
2. Study words for Chapter II
3. Work on the Coriolanus Project.