ROMAN EMPIRE: RULERS AND RULED TERM PAPERS GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR
PAPERS:
• Papers MUST have an argument and a thesis – these are college papers, not book reports
• Papers should be between 4-7 pages
• Papers should be double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12 pt font
• Papers MUST cite sources, either in footnotes, parenthetically, or for options 2 and 3, in the
bibliography
• Secondary (outside) research may be necessary for some topics – please see me for
bibliography
• I am more interested in YOUR ideas and thoughts than in a professional-level bibliography
2. Imagine that you are a Senator or high-ranking Equestrian living under the Roman Empire.
You are writing to thank the Emperor for making you consul for the coming year, and would like
to show your gratitude for all that the Emperor has done for you. Write a (relatively speaking)
short panegyric (using Pliny’s Panegyric to Trajan or Aelius Aristides’ Relatio 26 as a model)
listing the emperor’s qualities, the reason for his (and Rome’s) greatness, and expressing your
appreciation for his favor
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