Roman History Ma
A.Y. 2022/2023
Learning objectives
The course aims at strengthening and increasing students' preparation of the history of ancient Rome by focusing on the most significant periods and moments of Roman history and thanks to the analysis of ancient historiographical and epigraphical sources.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge: upon successful completion of the course the students will acquire a detailed knowledge of the history of ancient Rome.
Skills: thanks to the analysis of ancient sources, the students are also expected to acquire critical and methodological instruments useful to the reconstruction and interpretation of the most meaningful moments of the history of Rome. They are also expected to develop analytical and critical abilities as to problems of a historiographical nature as well as adequate language and appropriate related vocabulary.
Skills: thanks to the analysis of ancient sources, the students are also expected to acquire critical and methodological instruments useful to the reconstruction and interpretation of the most meaningful moments of the history of Rome. They are also expected to develop analytical and critical abilities as to problems of a historiographical nature as well as adequate language and appropriate related vocabulary.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Augustus' principate (60 hours; 9 cfu)
Unit A: (20 hours; 3 cfu): The triumviral age
Unit B (20 hours; 3 cfu): Augustus' principate
Unit C (20 hours; 3 cfu): Augustus' reforms
The course is organized into three didactic units.
The Unit A will focus on the protagonists of the triumviral age and on the circumstances which led to Octavianus Augustus' rise to power.
The Unit B will be devoted to the birth of the principate. Thanks to the analysis of literary sources and epigraphic documents the classes will delve into the main characters of Augustus' reign, with a special attention for the administration of the Empire and for internal as well as external political issues.
The Unit C will focus on the problem of the imperial cult, which will be analysed in the light of the evidence provided by literary sources and epigraphic documents.
Unit A: (20 hours; 3 cfu): The triumviral age
Unit B (20 hours; 3 cfu): Augustus' principate
Unit C (20 hours; 3 cfu): Augustus' reforms
The course is organized into three didactic units.
The Unit A will focus on the protagonists of the triumviral age and on the circumstances which led to Octavianus Augustus' rise to power.
The Unit B will be devoted to the birth of the principate. Thanks to the analysis of literary sources and epigraphic documents the classes will delve into the main characters of Augustus' reign, with a special attention for the administration of the Empire and for internal as well as external political issues.
The Unit C will focus on the problem of the imperial cult, which will be analysed in the light of the evidence provided by literary sources and epigraphic documents.
Prerequisites for admission
No prerequisites for admission.
Teaching methods
During the course a selection of excerpts from ancient historians and authors will be analysed, the most interesting of which will be made available on Ariel. On the one hand, the course will offer a wide knowledge of the political and historical issues that characterized the history of Rome in the triumviral age and during Augustus' principate, with a specific attention for the problem of the rise of the imperial cult; on the other hand, it aims to stimulate and to encourage independent critical reflection and debate on the examined questions, by focusing on issues and themes that arise from the analysis of ancient sources.
The students are strongly encouraged to ask questions and to convey their own observations on the themes under examination.
Furthermore, within the course Prof. Fréderic Hurlet (Paris - Nanterre) will hold a set of classes devoted to the figure of Augustus and the formation of the Augustan aristocracy.
The students are strongly encouraged to ask questions and to convey their own observations on the themes under examination.
Furthermore, within the course Prof. Fréderic Hurlet (Paris - Nanterre) will hold a set of classes devoted to the figure of Augustus and the formation of the Augustan aristocracy.
Teaching Resources
Teaching Resources
Bibliographical references for attending students:
Unit A
1) Handbook:
For students who did not take the exam of Roman History in the undergraduate programme:
G. Geraci, A. Marcone, Storia Romana. Editio maior. Le Monnier (entire book)
For students who already took the exam of Roman History in the undergraduate programme:
E. Gabba et alii, Introduzione alla Storia di Roma, Led (pp. 11-170; pp. 233-445)
2) Lesson notes
Unit B
1) W. Eck, Augusto e il suo tempo, Il Mulino ed.
2) F. Rohr Vio, Contro il principe. Congiure e dissenso nella Roma di Augusto, Patron editore
3) Lesson notes
Unit C
1) C. Letta, Tra umano e divino: forme e limiti del culto degli imperatori nel mondo romano, Agora &co (ed)
Or
J. Scheid, Quando fare è credere, Laterza
2) Lesson notes
Bibliographical references for not attending students:
Unit A
1) Handbook:
For students who did not take the exam of Roman History in the undergraduate programme:
G. Geraci, A. Marcone, Storia Romana. Editio maior. Le Monnier (entire book)
For students who already took the exam of Roman History in the undergraduate programme:
E. Gabba et alii, Introduzione alla Storia di Roma, Led (pp. 11-170; pp. 233-445)
Unit B
1) A. Marcone, Augusto, Salerno ed.
Unit C
1) C. Letta, Tra umano e divino: forme e limiti del culto degli imperatori nel mondo romano, Agora &co (ed)
2) J. Scheid, Quando fare è credere, Laterza
Bibliographical references for attending students:
Unit A
1) Handbook:
For students who did not take the exam of Roman History in the undergraduate programme:
G. Geraci, A. Marcone, Storia Romana. Editio maior. Le Monnier (entire book)
For students who already took the exam of Roman History in the undergraduate programme:
E. Gabba et alii, Introduzione alla Storia di Roma, Led (pp. 11-170; pp. 233-445)
2) Lesson notes
Unit B
1) W. Eck, Augusto e il suo tempo, Il Mulino ed.
2) F. Rohr Vio, Contro il principe. Congiure e dissenso nella Roma di Augusto, Patron editore
3) Lesson notes
Unit C
1) C. Letta, Tra umano e divino: forme e limiti del culto degli imperatori nel mondo romano, Agora &co (ed)
Or
J. Scheid, Quando fare è credere, Laterza
2) Lesson notes
Bibliographical references for not attending students:
Unit A
1) Handbook:
For students who did not take the exam of Roman History in the undergraduate programme:
G. Geraci, A. Marcone, Storia Romana. Editio maior. Le Monnier (entire book)
For students who already took the exam of Roman History in the undergraduate programme:
E. Gabba et alii, Introduzione alla Storia di Roma, Led (pp. 11-170; pp. 233-445)
Unit B
1) A. Marcone, Augusto, Salerno ed.
Unit C
1) C. Letta, Tra umano e divino: forme e limiti del culto degli imperatori nel mondo romano, Agora &co (ed)
2) J. Scheid, Quando fare è credere, Laterza
Assessment methods and Criteria
The final test will consist of an oral examination, in which students will be assessed with regard to knowledge of the handbook and of the other suggested texts. The capacity of framing events, themes and figures of the history of Rome into a coherent discourse will be especially assessed. Attending students are expected to thoroughly know the themes that will be treated during the course.
Unita' didattica A
L-ANT/03 - ROMAN HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-ANT/03 - ROMAN HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
L-ANT/03 - ROMAN HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor(s)