Greek and Roman History

The course will offer an outline of the most significant moments that characterized the development of Greek and Roman civilizations from the end of the II millennium BCE to the fall of the Roman empire (476 CE), by focusing especially on political, institutional and socio-economic problems, and with a critical approach to the addressed issues

1.Knowledge and understanding: learn the main questions that characterized the history of the Mediterranean World in the Greek and Roman periods; learn the institutional, economic and social dynamics that regulated the development of Greek and Roman societies; learn the most significant aspects of the cultural contexts of Greek and Roman civilizations; learn the different kinds of sources which are employed to reconstruct Greek and Roman history.
2.Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: learn how to use the appropriate terminology in all the processes of application and communication of the acquired knowledge; learn to adopt a critical approach in analyzing the ancient sources; learn to read, discuss and problematize modern scholarship on the history of Greek and Roman World.
3.Making judgements: ability to formulate an independent and well-grounded opinion on the historical and cultural phenomena typical of the Greek and Roman worlds; ability to interpret and evaluate the role of Greek and Roman history within the debate on the role of the past for a better understanding of contemporary society.
4.Communication skills: ability to express the main peculiarities of historical reflection by using appropriate terminology; ability to convey historical information in a broader and not specialized context.
5.Learning skills: ability to critically consult handbooks and reference texts and their bibliography; ability to use different types of sources to reconstruct a historical problem