ROMAN HISTORY
cod. 13095

Academic year 2017/18
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Storia romana (L-ANT/03)
Field
Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
60 hours
of face-to-face activities
12 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives

PREMISE
The aim of the Roman History course (01009) is to provide students with the critical tools for a basic approach to the study of the history of Rome from its origins up to the "noiseless fall" of the pars Occidentis. The course (01009) is divided into two modules (A and B) of 30 hours each (= 6 + 6 CFU). Module A is open to all students and Module B is reserved for students who have completed Module A.

For Teaching objectives of DIDACTICS OF ANCIENT HISTORY (PREFIT) - 6 CFU, please refer to Annex B of the D.M. 616. The contents concern all four areas.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING SKILLS
Roman History (01009) will provide students with general knowledge and understanding of the political, social and institutional history of the Roman world, from the foundation of the Urbs to the 'fall' of the pars Occidentis of the empire.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Roman History (01009) will provide the student with the basic critical and methodological tools required to read and understand the different types of source for the study of the history of Rome, and thus the ability to apply knowledge and understanding to issues in addition to those covered in the lessons.

INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGEMENT
Lessons focus on the different types of source for the study of the history of Rome and the interaction with different aspects of historical reality. Students thus develop, at a basic level, their autonomy of judgement in reading ancient texts and interpreting historical facts.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
At the end of the course (Roman History 01009), students will have acquired the ability to present non-specialist content related to the main events and issues in the field clearly, verbally and / or in writing.

LEARNING SKILLS
Theoretical and disciplinary content experience of the course should provide students with the methodological tools and learning abilities required for the continuation of studies and / or for non-specialist professional activities.

Prerequisites

ROMAN HISTORY
None. High school level knowledge of classic languages is a plus.

DIDACTICS OF ANCIENT HISTORY (PREFIT) - 6 CFU
Advanced knowledge of Greek and Roman history.

Course unit content

Roman History (01009) is divided into two modules: one basic, and one in-depth, focusing on a key theme in the history of ancient Rome.

ROMAN HISTORY (MODULE A)
Module A, Basic (6 CFU = 30 hours of lectures and seminars 12 February-15 March 2018) is aimed at students following the 6 CFU course and the 12 CFU course. Lectures focussing on events in political and military history from the foundation of the Urbs to the 'fall' of the pars Occidentis (754/3 BC - 476 AD) will alternate with lectures focussing on themes such as historical geography, economics, religion, law, epigraphy and historiography. An anthology of literary and epigraphic texts and illustrations will be used to study: a) major political, social and economic issues of the Roman world; b) the sources, tools and methodologies used to construct the history of Republican and Imperial Rome, and to outline the development of Roman historiography.

ROMAN HISTORY (MODULE B)
Module B, in-depth study (30 hours = 6 CFU, including lectures, workshops and seminars (17 April-18 May 2018), is for students following the 12 CFU course. This module will mainly be delivered through seminars and workshops and will focus on the troubled political and institutional period of Late Antiquity, in particular on the complex and fascinating figure of Flavius Claudius Julianus (Julian the Apostate).

DIDACTICS OF ANCIENT HISTORY (PREFIT) - 6 CFU
The course Didactics of Ancient History is in conformity with D.M. 616.

Full programme

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Bibliography

1a. ROMAN HISTORY - PART A (6 CFU):

• G. GERACI - A. MARCONE, Storia romana, con la collaboraz. di A. Cristofori e C. Salvaterra, IV ediz., Milano, Le Monnier Università, 2016;
• Further bibliography and anthology of ancient texts provided during classes (see also the Elly Website).

Students who cannot attend lessons will also add the following volume:

• G. POMA, Le istituzioni politiche del mondo romano, seconda edizione, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2010.

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1b) DIDACTICS OF ANCIENT HISTORY (PREFIT) - 6 CFU:

1. A. MOMIGLIANO, Le regole del giuoco nello studio della storia antica, in: «Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa», serie III, vol. 4, 1974, pp. 1183-1192 (see also Elly Website);
2. M. CLAUSS, Introduzione alla storia antica, Torino, Einaudi, 2002;
3. L. CANFORA - A. CORCELLA, La letteratura politica e la storiografia, in: G. Cambiano, L. Canfora, D. Lanza (dirr.), Lo spazio letterario della Grecia antica, vol. I, tomo I, Roma, Salerno Editrice, 1992, pp. 433-471 (see also Elly Website);
4. D. MUSTI, Il pensiero storico romano, in: G. Cavallo, P. Fedeli, A. Giardina (dirr.), Lo spazio letterario di Roma antica, vol. I, Roma, Salerno Editrice, 1989, pp. 177-240 (see also Elly Website).

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2. ROMAN HISTORY - PART B (6 CFU):

• A. MARCONE (a c. di), L’imperatore Giuliano. Realtà storica e rappresentazione, Milano, Le Monnier Università, 2015;
• Further bibliography and anthology of ancient texts provided during classes (see also Elly Website).

Students who cannot attend lessons will also add the following volume:

• A. PAGLIARA, Retorica, filosofia e politica in Giuliano Cesare, Alessandria, Edizioni dell’Orso, 2012.

3. ROMAN HISTORY - PARTS A + B (full exam in one interview):

• G. GERACI - A. MARCONE, Storia romana, EDITIO MAJOR, con la collaboraz. di A. Cristofori, Milano, Le Monnier Università, 2017;
• A. PAGLIARA, Giuliano Cesare panegirista di Costanzo II, in: Arnaldo MARCONE (a c. di), L’imperatore Giuliano. Realtà storica e rappresentazione, Milano, Le Monnier Università, 2015, pp. 87-118;
• Further bibliography and anthology of ancient texts provided during classes (see also Elly Website).

Students who cannot attend lesson will also add ONE of the following volumes:

• J. BIDEZ, Vita di Giuliano imperatore, trad. it., Rimini, Il Cerchio, 2004;
• P. BROWN, Genesi della tarda antichità, trad. it., Torino, Einaudi 2001;
• M.C. DE VITA, Giuliano imperatore filosofo neoplatonico, Milano, Vita e Pensiero, 2011;
• P. FAI (a c. di), Giuliano Imperatore. Lettera agli Ateniesi, Palermo, Sellerio Editore, 2017;
• T. GNOLI, Le guerre di Giuliano imperatore, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2015;
• S. MAZZARINO, La fine del mondo antico. Le cause della caduta dell’impero romano, ediz. Torino, Bollati Boringhieri, 2008;
• A. PAGLIARA, Per la storia della fortuna dell’imperatore Giuliano tra Umanesimo ed età barocca, Roma, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, 2010;
• A. PAGLIARA, Retorica, filosofia e politica in Giuliano Cesare, Alessandria, Edizioni dell’Orso, 2012;
• I. TANTILLO, L’imperatore Giuliano, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2013 (II ediz.).

STUDENTS WHO CAN NOT READ THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO AGREE UPON THE EXAMINATION'S BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH THE PROFESSOR.

Teaching methods

ROMAN HISTORY
Classes, seminars, visit to libraries, papers and presentations.

DIDACTICS OF ANCIENT HISTORY (PREFIT) - 6 CFU
Classes and seminars.

Assessment methods and criteria

ROMAN HISTORY
Assessment will take place during the final exam, which will consist of an interview on the different parts of the program. The aims of the exam are: 1) to assess knowledge of the main developments in Roman history from the origins to Late Antiquity, on the basis of the textbook, and more detailed knowledge. For students attending lessons, the more detailed knowledge will be assessed on the basis of documents studied in class, and for non-attending students, on the basis of the supplementary bibliography; 2) to evaluate the clarity of exposition, the mastery of required language, and appropriacy of candidate answers. The candidate must demonstrate these skills and answer at least 60% of the questions correctly to pass the exam.
Students attending lessons have the option of taking a written test based on the textbook at the end of the first module of 30 hours of lessons. This 60 minute test will consist of 60 questions (20 True / False, 20 completion questions, 20 Multiple Choice Questions). Answers will be assessed as follows: a) correct answer = 0.5 points; b) wrong answer or null = 0 points. The pass mark is obtained by answering correctly 36 questions. At the discretion of the student, the test can count for 50% of overall assessment of the exam, to be completed at the oral. If the mark for the written test is unsatisfactory, the student can opt to be tested on this part of the course during the oral exam.

DIDACTICS OF ANCIENT HISTORY
Assessment will take place during the final exam, consisting of an oral test on the different parts of the program. The aims of the exam are: 1) to assess basic university level knowledge of developments in Greek and Roman history, useful for teaching the subject in schools, on the basis of the textbook and more detailed information available on Elly; 2) to evaluate the clarity of exposition, the mastery of required language, and appropriacy of candidate answers. The candidate must demonstrate these skills and answer at least 60% of the questions correctly to pass the exam. A written test based on the textbook may be also used in order to evaluate the level of knowledge of Greek and Roman history. This 60 minute test will consist of 60 questions (20 True / False, 20 completion questions, 20 Multiple Choice Questions). Answers will be assessed as follows: a) correct answer = 0.5 points; b) wrong answer or null = 0 points. The pass mark is obtained by answering correctly 36 questions. This test will count for 50% of overall assessment of the exam, to be completed at the oral.

Other information

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