History 10

The study of ancient Rome is vital to any genuine understanding of the movement and progress of History in the West. The personalities and events from this prominent era in history have largely influenced those of later times.

 This course will enable the student to become familiar with the political and religious developments of this period; know and understand the significance of the important events, dates, persons and places in the Western Europe of 753 BC-476 AD; trace the cause and effect of political developments in the ancient world and, by extension, in the modern; observe the timelessness of human relations and the similarities of man’s responses to the conditions in which he finds himself, across time periods; identify the periods of ancient history and major characters of the period; and become familiar with the map of the ancient world and the seeds of modern conflicts.

Students taking this course for Kolbe Core (K) credit will have four papers, a mid-term, and final exam each semester.  Additionally, core students should expect to have daily reading and minor weekly written assignments or quizzes.

Assignment due-dates and grades are established by the parent.  Optionally, a student may be enrolled in the Self-Paced Plus© grading assistance program to receive grading assistance from a Kolbe Academy faculty or staff member on designated assignments in the course. In this case, parents will still submit final grades to Kolbe for the course, but may choose to incorporate the graded assignments into the student’s overall grade or use the Kolbe-graded assignments to assist in arriving at the student’s final grade.

• The History of Rome from Its Foundations: The Early History of Rome, Livy, translated by Aubrey De Sélincourt
• The History of Rome from Its Foundations: The War with Hannibal, Livy, translated by Aubrey De Sélincourt
• Makers of Rome. Plutarch, translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert
• The Annals of Imperial Rome, Tacitus, translated by Michael Grant
• City of God, St. Augustine, translated by Henry Bettenson

Optional physical copies available for purchase for the following under the History 10 “Optional Material” section in the Kolbe Bookstore (digital copies are provided with the self-paced course):

• Early History of Rome Study Guide, Kolbe Academy Publishing
• The War with Hannibal Study Guide, Kolbe Academy Publishing
• Plutarch’s Roman Lives Study Guide, Kolbe Academy Publishing
• The Annals of Imperial Rome Study Guide, Kolbe Academy Publishing
• City of God Study Guide, Kolbe Academy Publishing

Note that this is the digital version of the homeschool course plan, which is found in the course’s associated Parent Group.  This course plan is built into the Schoology course for the student. 

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