HISTORY OF ANCIENT HISTORIOGRAPHY
COD. 06744
DEGREE: CIVILTA' ANTICHE E ARCHEOLOGIA
TYPE OF COURSE: BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The course ensures a command of the methods of the ancient sources and a specific knowledge of the debate of the modern historiography on the Greek-Roman world.
Prerequisites
Students are required to have introductory knowledge of ancient history.
Course contents summary
Advanced course in the methodology and interpretation of ancient historiography. The emphasis is on the methods of deformation and propaganda in the ancient sources.
Recommended readings
General Bibliography:
M. Pani, Le ragioni della storiografia in Grecia e a Roma, Bari, Edipuglia, 2001
M.T. Schettino, Gli storici di età romana nella Suda, in G. Zecchini, ed., Il lessico Suda e la memoria del Passato a Bisanzio, Bari, Edipuglia, 1999, 113-138
Teaching methods
Oral lesson
Oral exam
NAME OF LECTURER
SCHETTINO Maria Teresa
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2007/2008
YEAR OF STUDY: 1
SEMESTER: Second semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 5
UNIT COORDINATOR: SCHETTINO Maria Teresa
CONTACT HOURS: 40
