Barrett, The Honors College Thesis/Creative Project Collection
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Barrett accepts high performing, academically engaged undergraduate students and works with them in collaboration with all of the other academic units at Arizona State University. All Barrett students complete a thesis or creative project which is an opportunity to explore an intellectual interest and produce an original piece of scholarly research. The thesis or creative project is supervised and defended in front of a faculty committee. Students are able to engage with professors who are nationally recognized in their fields and committed to working with honors students. Completing a Barrett thesis or creative project is an opportunity for undergraduate honors students to contribute to the ASU academic community in a meaningful way.
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This thesis focuses on the life of the Roman Emperor Galerius, with special attention paid to his military campaigns in the east against the Sassanid Empire. Because of a lack of primary sources, Galerius's potential route into Armenia and his two engagements against the Sassanids have been recreated in this thesis. Potential answers to the lack of information were revealed through the analysis of primary sources from different time periods in which similar scenarios occurred between the Romans and Parthians/Sassanids. In addition to the Eastern Campaign, the Christian primary sources are scrutinized due to their bias in portraying Galerius as a bloodthirsty monster. Overall, this thesis puts forth potential answers to the missing information about Galerius's campaign in the East and recreates his legacy as an important figure in Roman history, not just an individual who persecuted Christians.