01009 - Roman History (A-D)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course students know the issues and the most important events in Roman history (about politics, institutions, mindset, religion, economics) and can frame them critically as well. Students know the basic methodology of historical research and analysis of literary and documentary sources, with particular focus on historiography and epigraphy. They can address the main historical questions with awareness of their transformation over time and of the main scientific approaches.

Course contents

The history of ancient Rome: from the origins to late antiquity. The course will de divided in two parts: analysis of the issues and the most important events in Roman history; 2) focus on transition from republic to empire.

Course timetable from Sep 25 to Dic 13, I semester, I period, Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday 11-13 am, Berti Room, ground floor, 2/7 Ludovico Berti street, Bologna.

Readings/Bibliography

1) G. Cresci Marrone, F. Rohr Vio, L. Calvelli, Roma antica. Storia e documenti, Il Mulino, Bologna 2014;

Students can study this volume both on paper and in digital format. The manual is in fact available in digital format in piattaforma Pandoracampus

https://www.pandoracampus.it/

https://www.pandoracampus.it/pandora/booksheet/index/ean13/9788815251770

Both for the printed copy and for the digital one , the manual is enhanced by indepth materials, exercises, slides and useful active content for the study and teaching. It is highly recommended to consult this part for the preparation of the exam.

2) F. Cenerini, La donna romana. Modelli e realtà, Il Mulino, Bologna, second extended edition 2009, reprinted in 2013).

Non-attending students must add:

3) G. Poma (a cura di), La storia antica. metodie fonti per lo studio, Il Mulino, Bologna 2016.

Students can study this volume both on paper and in digital format. The manual is in fact available in digital format in piattaforma Pandoracampus

https://www.pandoracampus.it/

Both for the printed copy and for the digital one , the manual is enhanced by indepth materials, exercises, slides and useful active content for the study and teaching. It is highly recommended to consult this part for the preparation of the exam.

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons. Students are invited to attend the lessons with personal remarks about the texts analysed in class.

Assessment methods

Oral examination. Students have to answer some questions about the bibliography of the course and about the texts analysed in class.

The exam will be conducted orally and will assess the student's command of the material studied in the course. The student will be asked to provide a commentary historical events selected from among those found in the course texts and will be judged on his ability to summarise and critically discuss topics raised in the course, making use of the exam bibliography and the course tools provided.

The assessment will thus consider the student's:
- competence in commenting on historical events, i.e. in identifying, dating and contextualizing the events and texts illustrated;
- knowledge and understanding of the topics covered;
- ability to summarise and analyse themes and concepts;
- familiarity with the terminology associated with the subject and his ability to use it effectively.

Top marks will be awarded to a student displaying an ability to provide a full description of the historical events and an overall understanding of the topics discussed during the lectures, combined with a critical approach to the material and a confident and effective use of the appropriate terminology

Average marks will be awarded to a student who has memorized the main points of the material and is able to summarise them satisfactorily and provide an effective critical commentary, while failing to display a complete command of the appropriate terminology.

A student will be deemed to have failed the exam if he displays significant errors in his understanding and failure to grasp the overall outlines of the subject, together with a poor command of the appropriate terminology.

Teaching tools

Using power point and distribution of hand-out of the texts analysed in class; it is possible that some material studied in the course will be online.

Office hours

See the website of Francesca Cenerini