DISCUSS THE REASONS OF THE FALL/DECLINE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE 1. A primary source is a document written in the ancient world, like the things we are reading for Wednesday discussions. You can find lists of authors and primary sources in different formats at these links: (most do not include the full text of the sources, you can google or look in the library): 1. http://www.attalus.org/info/ancient_authors.html 2. https://www.loebclassics.com/authors 3. http://www.forumromanum.org/literature/authors_a.html 2. The evidence in these primary sources should form the basis of your argument – You must include references to at least three secondary sources 1. A secondary source is something written by modern authors about the ancient world. 1. Your secondary sources must be a) peer-reviewed and b) not outdated. 2. Things that are not acceptable as secondary sources: websites, encyclopedia entries, articles in undergraduate journals, undergraduate theses, pop history books, etc. 2. These secondary sources should not form the basis of your argument – they should be used to clarify and expand your points, to contextualize your points within modern scholarship or as arguments to disagree with. 3. Resources for finding secondary sources on the ancient world: 1. Année philologique (second link on this page): https://clues.concordia.ca/search~S0/h? SEARCH=Classics+Major+Sources 2. http://www.concordia.ca/library/guides/classics/classics.html 3. http://scholar.google.com
