01009 - Roman History

Learning outcomes

This program aims at setting cultural heritage in the framework of a scientifically correct and updated historical perspective in order to avoid the risk that it might be considered just as a collector's item taken out of his own context. This is a priority most of all in the field of the archaeological cultural heritage. As far as the historical-artistic and music heritages are concerned, these disciplines are the bases for a great deal of works, for which they represented the main inspiring element.

Course contents

The course will be held during the first semester and it will not be articulated into modules. The aim of the course is to supply the students with an in-depth analysis of some relevant subjects that are not sufficiently exposed in the manual. Two main groups of subjects will be dealt with: 1)- In depth-analysis of the manual; 2)- Guide to the knowledge and employment of the bibliographical resources.

Readings/Bibliography

Texts requested for examination: 1) Giovanni Geraci, Arnaldo Marcone, Storia romana, Firenze: Le Monnier 2) Giovanni Geraci, Arnaldo Marcone, Fonti per la storia romana, Firenze: Le Monnier 3) Materials showed and/or given at the lessons.

Texts for the seminar:

1) Cinzia Vismara, Il funzionamento dell'Impero, Le province dell'Impero 1, Roma: Latium, 1989.

Suggested in-depth studies: 1) Andrè Piganiol, Le conquiste dei Romani, Milano: Nuove Edizioni Tascabili 2) Santo Mazzarino, L'impero romano, Roma-Bari: Laterza

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons. Optional seminar.

Assessment methods

Oral examination

Teaching tools

The course will be organized in frontal lessons held by the teacher himself. He will sometimes make use of an overhead-projector, of presentations by means of the computer and of photocopies of the texts. All these materials can be found at the end of the course also on-line by means of a link set in the web-page of the teacher.

Office hours

See the website of Tommaso Gnoli