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Topic 1- Great People in Context
Why was Philip II of Macedon able to bring all the mainland Greek poleis (except Sparta) under his control relatively easily in the mid 4th century BCE? How did Alexander take advantage of both his father’s successes and historical circumstances in his effort to conquer the Persian Empire?
Topic 2- The Impact of Hellenization
Following the death of Alexander the Great, how did the process of Hellenization in the Mediterranean and southwest Asia contribute to the rise of Rome as a political and military power in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE?
Topic 3- The Roman Republic
How did the mythology of the founding of Rome shape the Republic? Be sure to consider both the social and political structures that developed alongside these stories relayed to us by Livy.
Topic 4- Republican Reform
How did the Social Wars and Sulla’s marches on Rome affect the stability of the Republic? How did the Roman ideology of the citizen warrior-farmer provide an internal logic for every side in these civil wars?
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