After you've read each chapter, you should be able to do the following:

1. Account for the shift from Roman Republic to imperial political state;
2. Assess the socioeconomic effects of the Roman peace;
3. Describe class and marriage under Roman law;
4. Discuss the causes and effects of the third-century crisis;
5. Relate Augustan and Silver Age artistic expression to social and cultural values;
6. Assess Christianity's rise and spread in the context of Roman religious culture.