From Birth to Burial: Everyday Life in Ancient Rome

7.5 credits

Course, Master's level, 5AK012

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Location
Uppsala
Pace of study
50%
Teaching form
On-campus
Instructional time
Daytime
Study period
18 January 2027–24 March 2027
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university

Selection

Higher education credits (maximum 285 credits)

Fees
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
  • First tuition fee instalment: SEK 14,250
  • Total tuition fee: SEK 14,250

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Application deadline
15 October 2026
Application code
UU-00001

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About the course

In many studies about ancient Rome, "ordinary people" are overshadowed by an elite. In this course, the participants acquaint themselves with a broader segment of the population: slaves, freedpersons and freeborn, children and adults, poor and "middle class". We meet them from birth to burial, learn more about their lives and everyday concerns, their joys and sorrows. We discuss questions like: What kind of work did they perform? What did they eat? How did they go to the toilet? How did they tend to their hygiene? What did they do in their spare time?

Our knowledge about shifting living conditions of "ordinary people" rests on a wealth of different sources: archaeology, texts, inscriptions, material culture, and different kinds of visual media. The course offers an overview of these sources and discusses ways in which they can be used to interpret the past.

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