J.Hunter - Sources

Geer, Russel M. "Second Thoughts on the Imperial Succession from Nerva to Commodus ."
Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press. JSTOR, Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, Vol. 67, (1936), pp. 47-54
Accssed Apr-13-10

In this secondary source by Russel M. Geer it is about a more in depth understanding of how successors to the throne of Rome were chosen, giving detailed information onn how Marcus Aurelius became emperor and how Commodus became to be his successor. The article also contains a bit of family historty as the information is being told ogf the two rulers. This is useful for my research because it gives me a better understanding of my finally decided topic of the overall image of Commodus that is presented. The article provides me with a litle knowledge of his background as well as a possible conformation of his persanality, with statements such as " It was unfortunate for Rome that Commodus did not die in childhood..."

Speidel, M.P. "Commodus the God-Emperor and the Army"
Published by: Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies. JSTOR, The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 83, (1993), pp. 109-114
accessed Apr-13-10

This source also considered as secondary is all about the emperor Commodus. Providing more biography type of information about the ruler it gives information on his last reign and shines a bit of light on the assumed madness of his personality with information about him yearning for divine help. This also provides me with lots of primary information form decisions Commodus made during his reign to his murder. This article is very useful for my research because it increasse my knowldge greatly of the emperor, while also providing me with topics to include in my paper.

Primary & Secondary Source- Deangelo Toles

I'm doing research on the Gladiator. I'm doing further research on how Rome is made up and the things that take places in Rome like events and the type of clothing they wore in the empire plus the cities that were subdivisions in Rome. The author is Thomas Ashby & the article name is Rome. I have found a couple of primary sources, but I'm still looking for some more secondary sources. I found an article about Rome and it basically talks about what's in Rome and what makes up Rome. I tells me how big the temples or whatever they slept in were & the first settlement. It explains how the emperors & gladiators came about & how they determined or chose the people to run the empire. For example, Julius Caesar was the most powerful person in Rome because he was the ruler and took on the importance role to make Rome the best it could be. The article also talks about about most of the cities that were in Rome and how they impacted the lives of the Roman empire.

PROMPT / Primary & Secondary Sources

Once you've found some (no necessarily all) good sources to use for your paper, you need to figure out how to cite them in MLA format. The MLA Handbook 2010 is best (it's in the library..just ask), but if you're in a pinch, there are some okay MLA guides online.
http://ocw.usu.edu/English/intermediate-writing/english-2010/-2010/mla-format

Remember that if you're getting your sources online, you need to cite them as an online source. There is a particular format for this.

**For next week, post the citations for 2 of your sources (preferably 1 primary and 1 secondary), and write a brief summary of each. Tell us what each book/article is about and a sentence or two about why it is useful for your research.

(This may seem like just an extra writing assignment, but you'll use your sources better and with greater ease once you've spent some time distilling them.)

FINDING SOURCES ONLINE

Use the TSU library's databases to search for good scholarly articles related to your topic. (They pay for the subscriptions to a bunch of different journals, etc. that you can't get by just going online.)

Here's how to do it:

1. Go to TSU homepage.
2. Click "Library/Media Centers" in the Quick Links box.
3. Click "Databases" in the Search box.
4. For the purposes of this class, I recommend searching by title (instead of by subject) and using JSTOR or EBSCOhost. Both of these should provide you with plenty of good sources. But, of course, feel free to do it another way.
5. You may have to sign in at his point using your name and TSU ID number.

Whatever database you decide to use, the "Advanced Search" (if that's an option) is always better for giving you more specific material. Obviously. So opt for this if you know what you want re: your topic.

If you have any trouble from here, you can get in touch with me via phone, email, or gchat. If I'm online, gchat is always best.

Have fun.

p.s. There are also some kickass resource people in the library who love helping students with this stuff. Don't hesitate to use them.