The course will examine - from both historical and archaeological perspectives - the development of Pre-Roman Italy, from the Late Bronze Age to the second Iron Age.
Course Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Greek and Roman World
Teaching Methods
Lessons with power point
Assessment Methods
Oral exam
Texts
Students are required to study, in addition to the course notes, one of the following texts: - M. Pallottino, Storia della prima Italia, Milano 1984, Rusconi ed. - F. Pesando (a cura di), L’Italia antica. Culture e forme del popolamento nel I millennio a. C., Roma 2005, Carocci ed.
- Nel volume M. Aberson et al. (c.), Entre archéologie et histoire: dialogues sur divers peuples de l’Italie preromaine, Peter Lang 2014: un popolo a scelta tra: Sabini (pp. 127-147), Sanniti (pp. 205-241), Campani (pp. 281-307), Volsci (pp. 245-277).
- Nel volume Storia di Roma, vol. I, Einaudi 1988: M. Torelli, “Le popolazioni dell’Italia antica: società e forme del potere”, pp. 53-74.
Students who are unable to attend classes are required to study, in addition to n. 1 and n. 2, the following texts:
- From Storia di Roma, vol. I, Einaudi 1988: D. Musti, “I Greci e l’Italia”, pp. 39-51;
- from M. Aberson et al. (c.), Entre archéologie et histoire, other two peoples to be chosen among the following: Sabini (pp. 127-147), Sanniti (pp. 205-241), Campani (pp. 281-307), Volsci (pp. 245-277).
Contents
In the first part we will analyse:
- the idea of Pre-Roman Italy
- sources and methods for the study of pre-roman Italy
In the second part we will examine the different italic groups (Celts, Ligurians, Umbrians, etc.) through the
