ROMAN HISTORY I
| Official course title | STORIA ROMANA I |
| Academic Year | 2011/2012 |
| Course code | FT0273 |
| University credits | 6 |
| Subdivision | B |
| Degree level | First Cycle Degree M.D.270 |
| Educational sector code | L-ANT/03 |
| Semester/trimester | 3° Periodo |
Professor
Degree Programmes and curricula
Equivalent courses for other degree programmes
Other parts of the course
Contents
Educational Goals
Knowing historical events and understanding their causes; being aware of the main issues related to the history of the Roman monarchy and republic; acquiring the basic vocabulary of history and historiography; developing the principles and methods of historical research.
Requirements
None.
Contents
Course title: An outline of Roman archaic and republican history.
Course contents: Through the analysis of ancient documents (literary texts, inscriptions, coins, iconographic and archaeological sources) the course will provide an outline of the political, social, economic, and religious history of the Roman world from the first settlements in ancient Latium to the fall of the Roman republic.
Recommended Reading List
Programme for students attending the course (6 credits):
- class notes;
- course booklet (before the beginning of the course the course tutor will provide students with a series of images and texts that will help them study for the exam);
- G.A. CECCONI, La città e l'impero. Una storia del mondo romano dalle origini a Teodosio il Grande, Roma, Carocci, 2009, pp. 1-185 or G. GERACI - A. MARCONE, Storia romana, Firenze, Le Monnier, 2004, pp. 1-164 or A. ZIOLKOWSKI, Storia di Roma, Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2006, pp. 1-278.
- full reading of Sallust, The Jugurthine War, using any edition with translation in a modern language, introduction and footnotes.
Students who cannot attend classes must contact the course tutor beforehand.
Literature in English, French, Spanish, or German can be provided to foreign students upon request.
Assessment
written
Teaching Methods
Regular class sessions. Class attendance is highly recommended.
Teaching Language
Italian.
Other information
Programme for students attending the course (5 credits):
- class notes;
- course booklet (before the beginning of the course the teacher will provide students with a series of images and texts that will help them study for the exam);
- G.A. CECCONI, La città e l'impero. Una storia del mondo romano dalle origini a Teodosio il Grande, Roma, Carocci, 2009, pp. 1-185 or G. GERACI - A. MARCONE, Storia romana, Firenze, Le Monnier, 2004, pp. 1-164 or A. ZIOLKOWSKI, Storia di Roma, Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2006, pp. 1-278.
Students who cannot attend classes must contact the course tutor beforehand.
Literature in English, French, Spanish, or German can be provided to foreign students upon request.
The course can be combined with another Roman history class as a 12 ECTS course.
Students who attend this course will be entitled to take part to the seminar activities, stages and training courses organised by the Roman History and Classics faculty during the two terms (the calendar of activities will be provided in class and on the Ca' Foscari website). Students who attend two courses of Roman History and/or Latin Epigraphy will also be entitled to participate to a three-day field trip to Rome that will presumably take place in Spring 2012.
