Julius Caesar: a life

A Certificate of Participation is awarded to participants who contribute constructively to weekly discussions and exercises/learning activities for the duration of the course. This tutor-led, cohort-based online course is 7-weeks in duration and is made up of 5 teaching units. Unit 1: Troubled times Learning objectives: - To gain an understanding of the Late Republican Rome and Caesar's formative years. Unit 2: Climbing the ladder Learning objectives: - To explore Late Republican Roman politics. - To look at the main sources for this era. - To gain an understanding of how to locate history resources on the internet. Unit 3: The Gallic Wars Learning objectives: - To look at the Republican Roman army. - To develop an understanding of the formative Roman Empire in strategic, political and economic terms. Unit 4: The Civil War Learning objectives: - To explore why Rome became a military dictatorship. - To gain an understanding of 'client kings'. - To look at the wider idea of how democratic governments can collapse. - To review the Roman army's role in politics. Unit 5: Caesar the dictator Learning objectives: - To explore Caesar's later life. - To examine different approaches to history, and how perceptions of history affect later events.