Roman Law

A.Y. 2022/2023
6
Max ECTS
42
Overall hours
SSD
IUS/18
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
This course deals with the study of the intersections of the sport with the law in ancient Rome.
Expected learning outcomes
- the knowledge of the fundamental institutions of Roman private law and the ability to understand all the principles implied by it;
- the ability to elaborate the acquired notions, with reference to the reading of passages with Roman legal cases;
- independence of judgment, and personal interpretation;
- the use of an appropriate legal language;
- an aptitude to continue further studies.
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

Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
The analysis of legal texts on gladiatorial games, chariot-races, javelin throwing and other sports intends to detect the connections in ancient Rome between the sport and the law, and to detect how the sport not only was - and still is - conceived as a physical activity, but also played the function of a show.
Prerequisites for admission
6 credits in disciplinary sector IUS/18
Teaching methods
Traditional lectures
Teaching Resources
For the students who have attended the lectures the reading material will be provided by the teachers and uploaded on ARIEL.
For the students who have not attended the lectures the program was based on a critical and reconstructive analysis of the legal and literary sources on food and diet in ancient Rome:
I. Fargnoli, I piaceri della tavola di Roma antica. Tra alimentazione e diritto, Giappichelli, Torino 2021, seconda edizione riveduta e ampliata.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Oral examination
IUS/18 - ROMAN AND ANCIENT LAW - University credits: 6
Lessons: 42 hours