Classics

ROMAN HISTORY A Introduction to the study of Roman History: first part.Profile of political – institutional, social-economic and cultural history of Rome, from its origins down to the end of the Republican period. Topics are tentatively arranged according to the following syllabus: Introduction to Roman History: methods, sources and historiography (I) (6 h.) From Origins to the war against Veii (10 h.) The imperial Republic (390-133) (11 h.) Late Republic (133-31) (12 h.) Epigraphy as documentary source: an introduction (3 h.)

Command of classical languages (ancient Greek and Latin): important; Ability to read academic works in English and French: important; Acquaintance with physical and historical geography of the Mediterranean world: indispensable

Roman History A Lectures’ notes and didactic materials distributed by the instructor and uploaded in his personal webpage A - Selected Bibliography: G. Geraci, A. Marcone, Storia Romana, editio maior, Le Monnier Università, Milano 2017, pp. XV-XVIII; 1-270; Two Papers chosen from among: 1) A. Giardina, L’Italia romana. Storie di un’identità incompiuta, Laterza, Roma – Bari 1997 (2004 sec. ed.), pp. 4-116 [versione originale, L’identità incompiuta dell’Italia romana, in L’Italie d’Auguste à Dioclètien, Rome 1994, pp. 1-89, scaricabile in formato PDF da https://www.persee.fr/doc/efr_0000-0000_1994_act_198_1_4395); 2) F. Santangelo, Le fonti della storia romana. Età regia e repubblicana, in Le fonti della storia antica, a cura di G. Traina, Il Mulino, Bologna 2023, pp. 269-321; 3) S. Segenni – C. Letta, L’amministrazione romana. Stato e città in età repubblicana e imperiale, Carocci ed., Roma 2023, pp. 15-28 (I.1), pp. 35-40 (2.2.1), 47-50 (2.3.1), 53-54 (2.4.1), 58-61 (2.5.1), 67-69 (2.6.1), 73-78 (2.7.1), 82-84 (2.8.1), 88-90 (2.9.1), 97-99 (3.1.1), 113-140 (4); 4) A. Giardina (a cura di), Roma antica, Roma - Bari 2016 (2ed.) (saggi di: A. Giardina, Introduzione, pp. V-XXXI; Idem, Perimetri, pp. 23-34; M. Beard, Gli spazi degli dei, le feste, pp. 35-56; J.-M. David, I luoghi della politica dalla repubblica all'impero, pp. 57-83; I. Tantillo, Gli uomini, le risorse, pp. 85-111;; C. Pavolini, Il fiume e i porti, pp. 163-181).

The course consists mainly of lectures (didactic material distributed in class and uploaded on instructors’ personal webpages) and of complementary off-campus teaching activities (visits to Museum, exhibits, archaeological sites in Rome and nearby).

Attendance of lectures and off-campus activities in not mandatory, but recommended.

Students are required to pass a single oral exam (on the topics laid out in the syllabus, using also didactic materials made available by the instructors and other suggested readings), during the regular exam sessions, at the end of the course. The oral exam, with open-ended questions, is aimed at verifying the knowledge of course topics and the students’ ability to read critically the documentary sources dealt with over the course. Students who will not be able to attend the course are also required to answer questions related to the complementary reading (see Texts adopted and reference bibliography). Students are expected to be articulate and to be able to communicate their thoughts and contents with an appropriate language. To pass the exam, the student must get a grade not below 18/30. Students must demonstrate to have acquired a sufficient command of course topics; they are also expected to know how to cope critically with the main documentary sources. In order to hit a score of 30/30 cum laude, students must demonstrate excellent knowledge of all course topics, and to be able to connect them in a logical and consistent way.

F. Càssola, Storia di Roma dalle origini a Cesare, Jouvence, Milano 2019 (2ed.; 1985 1ed.) Further bibliographical leads will be reported during classes.

Frontal classes; there are also planned visits to museums and archaeological areas of Rome and nearby.