Lettere | ROMAN HISTORY

cod. 0312600069

ROMAN HISTORY

	0312600069
	DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES

	ARTS
	2013/2014

CURRICULUM LETTERE CLASSICHE

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 3
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2008
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	L-ANT/03	12	60	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	THE AIMS OF THE COURSE INCLUDE A GENERAL OUTLINE AND UNDERSTANDING OF ROMAN HISTORY, PLACED WITHIN THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN CIVILIZATIONS. THROUGH THE CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SOURCES, SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS IN THE POLITICAL-INSTITUTIONAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND RELIGIOUS EVOLUTION OF THE ROMAN WORLD WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED. THE COURSE ALSO AIMS TO ACQUIRE THE FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS AND HISTORICAL RECONSTRUCTION, THUS STUDYING IN FURTHER DETAIL SPECIFIC THEMES.

THE AIMS OF THE COURSE INCLUDE A GENERAL OUTLINE AND UNDERSTANDING OF ROMAN HISTORY, PLACED WITHIN THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN CIVILIZATIONS. THROUGH THE CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SOURCES, SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS IN THE POLITICAL-INSTITUTIONAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND RELIGIOUS EVOLUTION OF THE ROMAN WORLD WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED. THE COURSE ALSO AIMS TO ACQUIRE THE FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS AND HISTORICAL RECONSTRUCTION, THUS STUDYING IN FURTHER DETAIL SPECIFIC THEMES.

	Prerequisites
	None.

	Contents
	1. Roman civilization and the ancient Mediterranean civilizations. 2. Sources and their criticism. Rome and the Roman world. 3. Christianity and the classical world. 4. Society, institutions, economy in the Roman world.

	Teaching Methods
	Lectures with the use of audiovisual tools.

	Verification of learning
	INTERVIEW DESIGNED TO EVALUATE NOT ONLY THE LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECT BUT ALSO THE ABILITY TO CRITICALLY RE-ELABORATE THE TOPICS COVERED.

	Texts
	1. M. MELLO, "Alle radici della civiltà occidentale. Discorsi sull'eredità del mondo antico", Gentile Editore, Salerno 2004. 2. G. GERACI-A. MARCONE, "Storia romana", Le Monnier, Firenze 2002. 3. M. MELLO, "Studi Paleocristiani", Gentile Editore, Salerno 2001. 4. G. POMA (ed.), "Le fonti per la storia antica", Il Mulino, Bologna 2008, (V e IX). 5. M. PANI, "LA repubblica romana", Il Mulino, Bologna 2010. 6. F. CARLA'-A. MARCONE, "Economia e finanza a Roma", Il Mulino, Bologna 2011, (I, IV, V).

Texts

1. M. MELLO, "Alle radici della civiltà occidentale. Discorsi sull'eredità del mondo antico", Gentile Editore, Salerno 2004.
2. G. GERACI-A. MARCONE, "Storia romana", Le Monnier, Firenze 2002.
3. M. MELLO, "Studi Paleocristiani", Gentile Editore, Salerno 2001.
4. G. POMA (ed.), "Le fonti per la storia antica", Il Mulino, Bologna 2008, (V e IX).
5. M. PANI, "LA repubblica romana", Il Mulino, Bologna 2010.
6. F. CARLA'-A. MARCONE, "Economia e finanza a Roma", Il Mulino, Bologna 2011, (I, IV, V).

	More Information
	Topics covered within above listed Sections 1,2,3,4, to be related to textbooks 1,2,3,4,5 and 6, allow to obtain 12 CFU; topics covered within Sections 1,2 and 4, to be related to textbooks 1,2,4 and 6, will correspond to 6 CFU. The use of a good historical atlas is highly recommended.

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