Course program
The course will focus on the history of the Ancient Greek Economy. Students will acquire knowledge of the Greek history by increasing their understanding of ancient evidence, especially literary texts, epigraphic documents, numismatic material, through a very significant case study. By studying and discussing the sources, they will be enabled to interpret and interrelate historical narratives. The course will tackle the historical issues by applying the knowledge and understanding of ancient sources and will lead the students to make their own judgements on this basis. They will also display their newly acquired skills in presenting a short paper on a subject among the ones tackled by the course, at the meantime showing their learning skills in discussing ancient evidence with the instructor during the lessons.
Prerequisites
Students should have already taken a college-level survey course in Greek History.
Students who have not taken a college-level survey course in Greek History will take the survey course (cod. 1044214) and referer to its bibliography.
Books
1) Ancient sources available in class and uploaded on the drive of the teacher at the end of the module.
1) Testi antichi disponibili a lezione.
2) D.Musti, L'economia in Grecia, Roma-Bari (Laterza) 1981.
3) A.Bresson, The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy, Princeton (UP) 2016, pp. 118-380.
Students will orally present a short written paper on a course topic.
Those who have not already taken a basic course of Ancient Greek History will take the Bachelor's degree module (code 1044214) and follow that syllabus.
Teaching mode
Lessons, or on line lessons (depending on the evotution of the pandemic), and seminars in which the students will present a short paper on a single subject treated during the course.
Frequency
Lessons and seminars in which the students will present a short paper on a single subject treated during the course.
Exam mode
Oral presentation of a short paper during the lessons. Final oral exam.
Bibliography
D.Musti, L'economia in Grecia, Roma-Bari (Laterza) 1981.
A.Bresson, The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy, Princeton (UP) 2016
Lesson mode
Lessons and seminars in which the students will present a short paper on a single subject treated during the course.
