Teaching Workshop
A.Y. 2021/2022
Learning objectives
The workshop aims at providing students with the methods of reading, analysis and interpretation of both historiographical sources and epigraphical documents, connected with ancient Italy.
Expected learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the workshop, the students will have acquired the instruments necessary to the study, comprehension and interpretation of historiographical sources and epigraphical documents related to the history of ancient Italy.
Lesson period: First semester
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
The subject of the workshop for this semester will be the Roman age, with particular reference to northern Italy.
Prerequisites for admission
Preferential, but not diriment: 1) knowledge of the Latin language;
2) have taken the exam of Roman history.
2) have taken the exam of Roman history.
Teaching methods
During the lectures some passages of documents taken from the ancient literary tradition and some epigraphic documents, selected with the aim of offering a first and concise overview of the documentary possibilities will then be examined which can be drawn both from the single document and from the comparison between the two sources. For example, we will see some epigraphic documents on topics which, neglected or deformed by literary sources, will testify the selective interests of ancient historiography and make clear the need to make use of all available sources. For this purpose, the basic tools, both bibliographic and IT, and the methodology for applying them, will be indicated in order to make students capable of critically setting up a short demonstration on a text independently, which will constitute the final test of the workshop.
Attendance is mandatory.
Attendance is mandatory.
Teaching Resources
Among the main reference texts (the titles of the others will be provided in class):
CRAWFORD M., GABBA E., MILLAR F., SNODGRASS A., Le basi documentarie della storia antica, Bologna 1984
GERACI G., MARCONE A., Fonti per la storia romana, con la collaborazione di A. Cristofori, C. Salvaterra, Milano 2008
GIORCELLI BERSANI S., Epigrafia e storia di Roma, Roma 2005.
LEPORE P., Introduzione allo studio dell'epigrafia giuridica latina, Milano 2010.
MANCA M., ROHR VIO F., Introduzione alla storiografia romana, Roma 2019.
RODA S., Le fonti epigrafiche latine, in L. Cracco Ruggini (a cura di), Storia antica. Come leggere le fonti, Bologna 2002, pp.241-285.
During the lessons the specific bibliography on the single topics will be indicated.
Before each lesson, the text, original and in Italian translation, of the documents that will be examined will be previuosly provided on the Ariel platform.
CRAWFORD M., GABBA E., MILLAR F., SNODGRASS A., Le basi documentarie della storia antica, Bologna 1984
GERACI G., MARCONE A., Fonti per la storia romana, con la collaborazione di A. Cristofori, C. Salvaterra, Milano 2008
GIORCELLI BERSANI S., Epigrafia e storia di Roma, Roma 2005.
LEPORE P., Introduzione allo studio dell'epigrafia giuridica latina, Milano 2010.
MANCA M., ROHR VIO F., Introduzione alla storiografia romana, Roma 2019.
RODA S., Le fonti epigrafiche latine, in L. Cracco Ruggini (a cura di), Storia antica. Come leggere le fonti, Bologna 2002, pp.241-285.
During the lessons the specific bibliography on the single topics will be indicated.
Before each lesson, the text, original and in Italian translation, of the documents that will be examined will be previuosly provided on the Ariel platform.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Since the assessment is inherent in the frequency of the workshop, students will be offered stimuli for active participation, with invitations to the discussion and the assignment of interpretative tasks of aspects of the texts covered by the next lesson, as well as small insights on those already examined, to verify understanding of the texts and the ability to consult and use the indicated bibliographic and IT tools.
At the conclusion of the workshop, a short individual essay will be required on an assigned epigraphic text, an essay that will be exhibited and discussed in the classroom.
At the conclusion of the workshop, a short individual essay will be required on an assigned epigraphic text, an essay that will be exhibited and discussed in the classroom.
- University credits: 3
Humanities workshops: 20 hours
Professor:
Condina Fulvia Franca Maria