ROMAN HISTORY

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

MM020

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020

Year of supply:

2021/2022

Type of Course:

Basic

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in CULTURAL HERITAGE

Disciplinary Sector:

ROMAN HISTORY

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

FILIPPINI ALISTER

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

162

Prerequisites:

A basic knowledge of the geography of Italy, Europe and the Mediterranean is required. Quite useful (yet not mandatory) the knowledge of ancient languages, Latin and Greek.

Objectives

Basic knowledge of the chronology and political institutions of Roman History, including the spread of Roman citizenship, the economic evolution of Roman society and its connection with military expansionism, the making of a Mediterranean empire and its deconstruction in Late Antiquity.

This class contributes to the achievement of the learning objectives of the Bachelor Degree in Beni Culturali, aiming at providing primary hermeneutical and technical tools (analysing sources, collecting and interpreting data and their context, communicating research outputs). The Bachelor Degree aims at training agents in Cultural Heritage who are skilled in Archaeology and Art History, both for theoretical knowledge as for practical know how in conservating and enhancing cultural heritage.

Contents

MODULE 1: HISTORY AND INSTITUTIONS OF ANCIENT ROME.
Credits: 6 CFU / 42 hours of class lectures.
Title: "The history of ancient Rome from its origins to Heraclius, between civilitas and barbaritas".
This module concerns more than fifteen centuries (8th cent. BC – 7th cent. AD) of Roman History, from Rome’s origins (legend of Trojan War, dynasty of Alba Longa, Rome’s foundation by Romulus, 753 BC) to the river Yarmuk’s battle between the Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius and the Islamic commander Khalid ibn al-Walid (636 AD).
The lectures will focus on the processes of contrast, interaction and integration between the Roman citizens (cives Romani) and the foreigners, non-citizens (peregrini), and between the inhabitants of the Roman Empire (civilitas) and the external “barbarians” (barbaritas).

MODULE 2: THEMATIC ANALYSIS.
Credits: +3 CFU / 21 hours of class lectures, tot. 9 CFU.
Titolo: “The Christians and the Roman Empire (1st-2nd cent. AD)”.
This module focuses on the problematic relations between the Roman imperial authority and the Christian communities between the age of Tiberius and that of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus.

Extended Syllabus

Module 1 (6 CFU) will focus on the processes of contrast, interaction and integration between the Roman citizens (cives Romani) and the foreigners, non-citizens (peregrini), and between the inhabitants of the Roman Empire (civilitas) and the external “barbarians” (barbaritas). Ancient sources of different kinds will be analysed and discussed: literary, epigraphic, papyrological, numismatic, iconographic, archaeological sources.

Module 2 (+3 CFU, tot. 9 CFU) focuses on the problematic relations between the Roman imperial authority and the Christian communities between the age of Tiberius (14-37 AD) and that of Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD) and Commodus (180-192 AD). Ancient sources of different kinds will be analysed and discussed:
a) literary sources (Flavius Josephus, Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Suetonius, Cassius Dio, Historia Augusta, Eusebius etc.);
b) “non literary” sources, that is epigraphic (Latin and Greek inscriptions), numismatic (coins), iconographic (reliefs), archaeological sources.

Recommended Bibliography

MODULE 1: HISTORY AND INSTITUTIONS OF ANCIENT ROME (6 CFU).

A. Texts and teaching documents which are mandatory for ALL STUDENTS (attending / non-attending):
1) Handbook of Roman History: AA.VV. (coordinamento di M. MAZZA), Storia di Roma dalle origini alla Tarda Antichità, Catania, Edizioni del Prisma, 2014, the whole book (pp. 9-469).

2) Textbook of sources: G. GERACI - A. MARCONE, Fonti per la Storia Romana, Firenze, Le Monnier, 2006, the whole book (pp. XVIII+542).

3) slides of class lectures, downloadable as files.PDF from the website DiLASS, page Materiale didattico: https://www.dilass.unich.it/node/6865

B. Additional texts, which are mandatory just for NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS:
4) Handbook of Roman Institutions: G. POMA, Le istituzioni politiche del mondo romano, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2010, the whole book (pp. 7-226).

Attention: NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS are kindly requested to contact Dr. Filippini, before taking the exam, in order to fix the program in advance, beyond any doubt: alister.filippini@unich.it

MODULE 2: THEMATIC ANALYSIS (+3 CFU, tot. 9 CFU).

A. Texts and teaching documents which are mandatory for ALL STUDENTS (attending / non-attending):
1) G. JOSSA, I cristiani e l'Impero romano. Da Tiberio a Marco Aurelio, Roma, Carocci, 2000, the whole book (pp. 1-204); this book is available in the Biblioteca "E. Paratore", Polo Bibliotecario di Chieti.
Foreign students may change this book with M. SORDI, The Christians and the Roman Empire, University of Oklahoma Press, 1994 (and following reprints), the whole book (pp. 1-222).

2) slides of class lectures, downloadable as files.PDF from the website DiLASS, page Materiale didattico: https://www.dilass.unich.it/node/6865

B. Additional text, which is mandatory just for NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS:
3) M. SORDI, I cristiani e l'Impero romano, Milano, Jaca Book, 2017 (reprint 2020), the whole book (pp. 1-238).

Attention: NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS are kindly requested to contact Dr. Filippini, before taking the exam, in order to fix the program in advance, beyond any doubt: alister.filippini@unich.it

Teaching Methods

Lectures, guided reading of texts and multimedia resources. The teaching documents shown and discussed in class will be downloadable (texts and slides, as files.PDF) from the website DiLASS, page Materiale didattico: https://www.dilass.unich.it/node/6865
63 hours (42 + 21 hours) of class lectures; conferences and seminars will be organized throughout the semester. It is recommended that students regularly attend lesson.
Non-attending students are gently requested to contact Dr. Filippini before taking the exam: alister.filippini@unich.it
The teacher is available to give assistance in English for foreign students.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The final assessment consists of a written test and an oral exam on the entire syllabus (texts, lessons, sources, teaching materials). The aim is to assess students’ skills and in particular, an understanding of the issues discussed during the course, an appropriate knowledge of the bibliography in the course programme, a correct command of the specific language as well as critical and methodological abilities will be evaluated. The grading scale goes from 1 to 30 with honours (cum laude): 1-17 fail, 18-21 sufficient, 22-24 fair, 25-27 good, 28-29 very good, 30-30 with honours (cum laude) excellent.

Contacts/More Information

Attention: NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS are kindly requested to contact Dr. Filippini, before taking the exam, in order to fix the program in advance, beyond any doubt: alister.filippini@unich.it
The teacher is available to give assistance in English for foreign students.

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