- The course aims at stimulating a critical approach and independence of judgement. - Acquisition of critical methodology in analysing ancient sources.
Course Prerequisites
General knowledge of the Graeco-Roman civilisation (optional)
Teaching Methods
Frontal lectures, sided by handouts and power point presentations.
Assessment Methods
Oral Examination.
Texts
One among the following handbooks: 1) G. Cresci Marrone, F. Rohr Vio, L. Calvelli, Roma antica. Storia e documenti, Il Mulino, II edizione 2020. (until Emperor Constantinus). 2) Federico Russo, Storia di Roma antica, edizioni Pearson. The handbooks should be supplemented by two chapters of the handbook E. Gabba-D. Foraboschi-D. Mantovani-E. Lo Cascio-L. Troiani, Introduzione alla storia di Roma, Edizioni Universitarie di Lettere Economia Diritto, Milano 2000: 1) Problemi di metodo per la storia di Roma arcaica (E. Gabba): pp. 13-26; 2) Il diritto e la costituzione in età repubblicana (D. Mantovani): only pp. 224-276 about the Roman Constitution (This material will be uploaded on Kiro in pdf).
Contents
After a general Introduction about contents and methodology of historical research, the lectures will be devoted to ancient sources: Inscriptions and selected passages of Roman and Greek historians will be read (in Italian translation) and commented on, in order to outline and examine thoroughly the main political stages of political history of the Roman Republic.
Course Language
Italian
More information
Program for students not attending lectures lectures (in addition to the reference texts assigned to the attending students): 1) recorded lectures (A.A. 2020-21) and related sources; these can be requested directly from the professor.
