GREEK HISTORY

Marina POLITO GREEK HISTORY

0312600062
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
EQF6
ARTS
2017/2018

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2015
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1260LESSONS
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO MAKE STUDENTS ACQUIRE A PROPER METHOD OF STUDY, A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORIOGRAPHY AND INSTITUTIONAL, POLITICAL AND MILITARY HISTORY OF THE GREEKS, THE ABILITY TO PLACE FACTS AND PROBLEMS IN TIME AND SPACE, TO EXAMINE PROPERLY A DOCUMENT AND READ A MANUAL, THE AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF SOURCES AND OF THE MODERN BIBLIOGRAPHY, THE ABILITY TO EXPOSE WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED IN THE CORRECT AND ORGANIC FORM AND TO FORMULATE AND ARGUE IDEAS IN THE CORRECT FORM.
Prerequisites
TO ORIENT THEMSELVES IN THE TIME AND THE SPACE.
Contents
I MODULE (9 CFU): HISTORIOGRAPHY AND INSTITUTIONAL, POLITICAL AND MILITARY HISTORY OF THE GREEKS;
II MODULE (3 CFU): THE INSTITUTIONS OF CRETE AND SPARTA: ASPECTS OF THE AGOGE.
Teaching Methods
LECTURES

Verification of learning
MID-COURSE TEST; PRELIMINARY TEST; FINAL ORAL EXAM.

THE EXAMINATION WILL VERIFY THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE ACQUIRED:
- A PROPER METHOD OF STUDY
- A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORIOGRAPHY AND INSTITUTIONAL, POLITICAL AND MILITARY HISTORY OF THE GREEKS;
- THE ABILITY TO PLACE FACTS AND PROBLEMS IN TIME AND SPACE;
-THE ABILITY TO PLACE FACTS AND PROBLEMS IN TIME AND SPACE;
- THE ABILITY TO EXAMINE PROPERLY A DOCUMENT AND READ A MANUAL;
- THE AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF SOURCES AND OF THE MODERN BIBLIOGRAPHY;
- THE ABILITY TO EXPOSE WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED IN THE CORRECT AND ORGANIC FORM AND TO FORMULATE AND ARGUE IDEAS IN THE CORRECT FORM.
Texts
I MODULE:

1) EITHER C. BEARZOT, MANUALE DI STORIA GRECA, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA 2005, OR L. GALLO, STORIA GRECA, LE MONNIER, MILANO, 2010;

2) D. AMBAGLIO, STORIA DELLA STORIOGRAFIA GRECA, MONDUZZI EDITORE, BOLOGNA 2007: PP. 9-25; ECATEO; ERODOTO; TUCIDIDE; SENOFONTE; LE ELLENICHE DI OSSIRINCO; PP. 53-55; EFORO; TEOPOMPO; GLI STORICI DI ALESSANDRO (PP. 60-66); DURIDE (PP. 66-68); L'ATTIDOGRAFIA (PP. 72-76), L'ATHENAION POLITEIA; POLIBIO; DIODORO SICULO;

3) ECATAEUS, FGRHIST 1 F 1; DIONISIUS HAL., DE THUCIDIDE, 5; HERODOTUS, PROEM; THUCYDIDES, I 1, 20-23.

II MODULE:
FOR ATTENDING STUDENTS THE SOURCES AND REFERENCES WILL BE INDICATED IN THE CLASSROOM. NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO MEET WITH THE TEACHER TO AGREE A PROGRAM.
More Information
ATTENDANCE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. WE RECOMMEND THE USE OF A HISTORICAL ATLAS. FOR THE STUDENTS OF THE CURRICULUM OF CLASSICS IS REQUIRED THE READING IN GREEK OF THE TEXTS OF BOTH THE FIRST AND THE SECOND MODULE. NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO MEET WITH THE TEACHER TO AGREE A PROGRAM AND RECEIVE CLARIFICATIONS.
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