Filologia, Letterature e Storia dell'Antichità | ROMAN HISTORY

cod. 0322200056

ROMAN HISTORY

	0322200056
	DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
	EQF7
	ANCIENT PHILOLOGY, LITERATURES AND HISTORY
	2022/2023

PERCORSO COMUNE

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
	AUTUMN SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	L-ANT/03	9	45	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

EXAMS

Exam	Date	Session
APPELLO GIUGNO	12/06/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
APPELLO LUGLIO	03/07/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
APPELLO SETTEMBRE	18/09/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE DI RECUPERO
APPELLO DICEMBRE	11/12/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE DI RECUPERO

	Objectives
	THE COURSE AIMS TO INVESTIGATE SOME CRUCIAL TOPICS OF ROMAN HISTORY, THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF CONCRETE EXAMPLES AND THE DIRECT READING OF ANCIENT SOURCES. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT -WILL KNOW THE MAIN SOURCES OF ANCIENT ROMAN HISTORIOGRAPHY; -WILL KNOW THE MAIN DEBATES AND HISTORIOGRAPHIC TRENDS OF MODERN SCHOLARSHIP ON ANCIENT ROME. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO -ASK QUESTIONS TO ANCIENT SOURCES AND CRITICALLY READ THEM; -CARRY OUT ORIGINAL RESEARCH ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE DISCIPLINE; -ACT PROFESSIONALLY IN THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE WORLD OF WORK RELATED TO CLASSICAL STUDIES, INCLUDING TEACHING ACTIVITIES IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL. AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO -RECOGNIZE THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF A MANUAL; -APPLY THE HISTORICAL-CRITIC METHOD TO THE READING OF ANCIENT SOURCES AND MODERN BIBLIOGRAPHY; -EXPRESS REASONED JUDGEMENTS ON FACTS AND PERSONALITIES OF ANCIENT ROME. COMMUNICATION SKILLS THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO -MASTER THE SPECIFIC TERMINOLOGY OF THE DISCIPLINE; -DISCUSS HISTORIC OR HISTORIOGRAPHIC ISSUES CONCERNING ANCIENT ROME, IN A CLEAR, EXHAUSTIVE AND WELL-ARGUED WAY. LEARNING SKILLS THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO -USE THE TRADITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND RESEARCH TOOLS, AS WELL AS DIGITAL DATABASES AND E-LIBRARIES; -READ AND USE (ALSO FOR EDUCATIONAL AND/OR RESEARCH PURPOSES) THE SCIENTIFIC TEXTS RELATED TO THE DISCIPLINE; -UPDATE HIS/HER KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS BY THE MEANS OF THE RELEVANT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE.

THE COURSE AIMS TO INVESTIGATE SOME CRUCIAL TOPICS OF ROMAN HISTORY, THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF CONCRETE EXAMPLES AND THE DIRECT READING OF ANCIENT SOURCES.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT
-WILL KNOW THE MAIN SOURCES OF ANCIENT ROMAN HISTORIOGRAPHY;
-WILL KNOW THE MAIN DEBATES AND HISTORIOGRAPHIC TRENDS OF MODERN SCHOLARSHIP ON ANCIENT ROME.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
-ASK QUESTIONS TO ANCIENT SOURCES AND CRITICALLY READ THEM;
-CARRY OUT ORIGINAL RESEARCH ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE DISCIPLINE;
-ACT PROFESSIONALLY IN THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE WORLD OF WORK RELATED TO CLASSICAL STUDIES, INCLUDING TEACHING ACTIVITIES IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
-RECOGNIZE THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF A MANUAL;
-APPLY THE HISTORICAL-CRITIC METHOD TO THE READING OF ANCIENT SOURCES AND MODERN BIBLIOGRAPHY;
-EXPRESS REASONED JUDGEMENTS ON FACTS AND PERSONALITIES OF ANCIENT ROME.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
-MASTER THE SPECIFIC TERMINOLOGY OF THE DISCIPLINE;
-DISCUSS HISTORIC OR HISTORIOGRAPHIC ISSUES CONCERNING ANCIENT ROME, IN A CLEAR, EXHAUSTIVE AND WELL-ARGUED WAY.

LEARNING SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
-USE THE TRADITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND RESEARCH TOOLS, AS WELL AS DIGITAL DATABASES AND E-LIBRARIES;
-READ AND USE (ALSO FOR EDUCATIONAL AND/OR RESEARCH PURPOSES) THE SCIENTIFIC TEXTS RELATED TO THE DISCIPLINE;
-UPDATE HIS/HER KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS BY THE MEANS OF THE RELEVANT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE.

	Prerequisites
	KNOWLEDGE OF THE BROAD OUTLINES OF ROMAN HISTORY.

	Contents
	CATILINE AND HIS CONSPIRACY (63 BC): HISTORICAL REALITY AND HISTORIOGRAPHIC DISTORTIONS.

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE PROVIDES 45 HOURS OF DIDACTICS (9 CREDITS) WITH FRONTAL LESSON. IT AIMS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE METHODOLOGY OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH ON ANCIENT ROME, THROUGH A MONOGRAPHIC COURSE FOUNDED ON THE DIRECT ANALYSIS OF THE SOURCES.

	Verification of learning
	ORAL EXAM.

	Texts
	1) LECTURE NOTES. 2) CICERONE, CATILINARIE, BUR [OR ANY OTHER EDITION WITH LATIN TEXT AND ITALIAN TRANSLATION] 3) SALLUSTIO, LA CONGIURA DI CATILINA, BUR [OR ANY OTHER EDITION WITH LATIN TEXT AND ITALIAN TRANSLATION] 4) B. LEVICK, CATILINA, IL MULINO. 5) OTHER ANCIENT SOURCES AND DIDACTIC MATERIAL WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER.