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Objectives Contents Historical and historiographical problems of late archaism: Sparta from the hegemony on the Peloponnese to the persian wars.
Extended Syllabus The period of great political, social and economic transformation experienced by Sparta will be analyzed, starting from the achievement of the hegemonic position of the Peloponnese until the outbreak of the Persian wars. The period is characterized in particular by the role played by the great personality of King Cleomenes I, committed to implementing the directives set in the period of the Ephorus Chilo. In particular, the problem will be analyzed, also relevant from the methodological point of view of the process of denigration and damnatio that the figure of Cleomenes knew during the fifth century BC.
Recommended Bibliography -E. DIMAURO, Re contro. La rivalità dinastica a Sparta fino al regno di Agide II, Alessandria, Edizioni dell'Orso, Alessandria 2008 (edizionidellorso@libero.it ).
- U. BULTRIGHINI, Il re è pazzo, il re è solo. Cleomene I di Sparta, Carabba Editore, Lanciano 2016 (info@editricecarabba.it ).
Teaching Methods Lectures, exercises, seminars.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
The final assessment consists of an oral exam on the entire syllabus. 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 -For the purposes of the exam, for both attending and non-attending students, the first requirement is knowledge (translation and comment) of the ancient testimonies discussed during the course. The relevant material is found in the texts adopted for the exam. Any additional material will be downloadable from the University website at the end of the course.
- It is pointed out that the ability to translate the Greek sources is optional but particularly appreciated.
- The above reference texts constitute the exam programme for both attending and non-attending students, together with any material downloadable from the University website. It is further pointed out that any presumed unavailability of the programme texts is unacceptable, since the publisher’s site address where they can be found is supplied.
-Attendance is highly advisable.
-The Greek and Latin sources must be read in the original and translated. Students without any Greek will sit the exam with sources translated into Italian, which are easily found, as already specified in the programme texts and on the University website at the end of the course.
-To sit the exam you must bring the sources with you.
- Student reception:
-Erasmus incoming students are welcome.
The texts are as follows:
- P.J. Rhodes, A History of the Classical Greek World 478-322 BC, Oxford, Blackwell 2006.
- S. B. Pomeroy, Spartan Women, Oxford University Press 2002.
