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ROMAN HISTORY

Gianpaolo URSO ROMAN HISTORY

0312600069
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
EQF6
HUMANITIES
2024/2025



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2020
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1260LESSONS
GIANPAOLO URSO T Curriculum
ExamDate
APPELLO RISERVATO AI F.C.09/01/2025 - 09:00
APPELLO RISERVATO AI F.C.09/01/2025 - 09:00
APPELLO STUDENTI CON 165 CFU09/01/2025 - 09:00
APPELLO STUDENTI CON 165 CFU09/01/2025 - 09:00
APPELLO GENNAIO15/01/2025 - 09:00
APPELLO GENNAIO15/01/2025 - 09:00
APPELLO FEBBRAIO05/02/2025 - 09:00
APPELLO FEBBRAIO05/02/2025 - 09:00
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE THE BROAD OUTLINES OF ROMAN HISTORY AND THE TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND THE MAIN ASPECTS OF ROMAN CIVILIZATION, FROM THE ARCHAIC AGE TO THE LATE ANTIQUITY.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT
-WILL KNOW THE MAJOR MOMENTS OF THE ROMAN HISTORY AND ITS POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL EVOLUTION;
-WILL UNDERSTAND THE INTERLACEMENT BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS (POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND CULTURAL) OF THE HISTORY OF ROME;
-WILL UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF ROME IN THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN WORLD AND IN THE SUBSEQUENT FORMATION OF THE EUROPEAN IDENTITY.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
-CONTEXTUALISE AND ANALYSE HISTORICAL FACTS AND THEIR SOURCES, DISTINGUISHING “HISTORY” FROM “HISTORIOGRAPHY”;
-USE PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL MAPS CONCERNING THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF ROMAN HISTORY;
-ELABORATE ORIGINAL APPROACHES TO HISTORICAL PROBLEMS OF ANCIENT ROME.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
-RECOGNIZE THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF A MANUAL;
-APPLY THE HISTORICAL-CRITIC METHOD TO THE READING OF THE SOURCES;
-EXPRESS REASONED JUDGEMENTS ON FACTS AND PERSONALITIES OF ANCIENT ROME.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
-USE THE SPECIFIC TERMINOLOGY OF THE DISCIPLINE;
-SHOW A GOOD COMMAND OF THE LANGUAGE;
-DISCUSS HISTORIC AND HISTORIOGRAPHICAL TOPICS WITH PERSONAL REFLECTIONS.

LEARNING SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
-USE THE TRADITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND RESEARCH TOOLS, AS WELL AS DIGITAL DATABASES AND E-LIBRARIES;
-READ AND UNDERSTAND SCIENTIFIC TEXTS RELATED TO THE DISCIPLINE;
-UPDATE HIS/HER KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS BY THE MEANS OF THE RELEVANT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE.
Prerequisites
NONE.
Contents
MAIN LINES OF DEVELOPMENT AND TOPICS IN ROMAN HISTORY FROM ITS ORIGINS TO THE 5TH CENTURY A.D.
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE PROVIDES 60 HOURS OF DIDACTICS [12 CREDITS] WITH FACE-TO-FACE LECTURES. DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEACHING MATERIALS (ANCIENT HISTORIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES, EPIGRAPHICAL TEXTS, MAPS, COINS, ETC.) WILL BE PROJECTED AND ANALYSED DURING THE LECTURES AND MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS.
Verification of learning
ORAL EXAM, AIMED AT ASSESSING: THE LEVEL OF LEARNING OF THE SUBJECT MATTER; THE ABILITY TO EXPOUND IN A CLEAR AND ORDERLY ARGUED MANNER THE TOPICS COVERED; THE OWNERSHIP OF THE TECHNICAL LANGUAGE SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED BY THE DISCIPLINE; THE ABILITY TO PLACE INDIVIDUAL HISTORICAL FACTS IN THEIR BROADER SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CONTEXT.
Texts
1) LECTURE NOTES;
2) G. GERACI - A. MARCONE, STORIA ROMANA [EDITIO MAIOR], LE MONNIER, 2017.
FURTHER BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSE.
More Information
COURSE ATTENDANCE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. ANY NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO CONTACT THE TEACHER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Lessons Timetable

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