The language is clear, with few problems of grammar, syntax, or punctuation. The prose style is sufficiently clear to avoid being distracting. All passages from ancient texts, whether quoted or not, are given appropriate citations. C A satisfactory paper that states a thesis and argues that thesis point by point, toward a conclusion. The language is sufficiently clear for the reader to follow the argument.
Some effort is given to citing evidence correctly.
Whenever you quote from an ancient text, you need to cite the passage that you quote. If you are citing based on a translation other than the ones I ordered for the class, give bibliographical information about your edition in a footnote.