Archaeology

The course aims for the A.Y. 2024-2025 to provide an overview of the archaeological and epigraphic manifestations of the sacred in pre-Roman Italy (8th-2nd c. B.C.). It is divided into two parts (A-B), a first archaeological one (M.Cristina Biella, 3 CFU) and a second one of epigraphic character (Alessandro Conti, 3 CFU). During the lectures, different practical examples will be presented, handouts will be provided and discussion will be encouraged, and educational excursions to museums and sites will be organised. Part A (M.Cristina Biella, 3 CFU) The first part of the course, after a methodological introduction, will consider the various archaeological manifestations of the Sabine cultural area. This will be done starting from the analysis of specific examples, relevant to different archaeological contexts and different chronologies. Lecture 1: Introduction to the course Lecture 2: Methodological issues Lecture 3: The Sabines in the sources Lecture 4: The Sabines: those of the Tiber Valley and those of the interior Lecture 5: Case study 1: Cures and southern Sabina Lecture 6: Case study 2: Poggio Sommavilla Lecture 7: Case study 3: Foglia Lecture 8: Case study 4: Magliano Sabina Lecture 9: The oldest Sabine epigraphy Lecture 10: Inland Sabina Lecture 11: Excursion to the Archaeological Civic Museum of Fara Sabina

Ideally, students should have already taken at least a college-level survey a course of Etruscan Studies. Useful reading requirements for those who feel their background knowledge not strong enough are: G. Bradley, G. Farney (eds.), The Peoples of Ancient Italy, Boston-Berlin 2017; C. Smith, Etruscans: a very short introduction, Oxford 2014. For students who can read Italian: M. Pallottino, Storia della prima Italia, Milano 1984. Further bibliography will be made available upon request.

Papers listed in the detailed Syllabus (https://elearning.uniroma1.it/, CULTURE DELL' ITALIA PREROMANA (LM 2025-26)); Lectures and visits to the Museums (.ppt files and notes). The students who do not attend the lectures must add five more papers among the ones listed in the detailed Syllabus (https://elearning.uniroma1.it/)

In presence

Assessment will be through an oral exam. Minimum mark: 18/30. The student must demonstrate an adequate knowledge of the topics of the course. Max. mark 30/30 cum laude. The student must demonstrate an outstanding knowledge of the topics of the course and a clear attitude towards critical thinking.

During the lectures, different practical examples will be presented, handouts will be provided and discussion will be encouraged, and educational excursions to museums will be organised.

The course aims for the A.Y. 2024-2025 to provide an overview of the archaeological and epigraphic manifestations of the sacred in pre-Roman Italy (8th-2nd c. B.C.). It is divided into two parts (A-B), a first archaeological one (M.Cristina Biella, 3 CFU) and a second one of epigraphic character (Alessandro Conti, 3 CFU). During the lectures, different practical examples will be presented, handouts will be provided and discussion will be encouraged, and educational excursions to museums and sites will be organised. Part A (M.Cristina Biella, 3 CFU) The first part of the course, after a methodological introduction, will consider the various archaeological manifestations of the Sabine cultural area. This will be done starting from the analysis of specific examples, relevant to different archaeological contexts and different chronologies. Lecture 1: Introduction to the course Lecture 2: Methodological issues Lecture 3: The Sabines in the sources Lecture 4: The Sabines: those of the Tiber Valley and those of the interior Lecture 5: Case study 1: Cures and southern Sabina Lecture 6: Case study 2: Poggio Sommavilla Lecture 7: Case study 3: Foglia Lecture 8: Case study 4: Magliano Sabina Lecture 9: The oldest Sabine epigraphy Lecture 10: Inland Sabina Lecture 11: Excursion to the Archaeological Civic Museum of Fara Sabina

Ideally, students should have already taken at least a college-level survey a course of Etruscan Studies. Useful reading requirements for those who feel their background knowledge not strong enough are: G. Bradley, G. Farney (eds.), The Peoples of Ancient Italy, Boston-Berlin 2017; C. Smith, Etruscans: a very short introduction, Oxford 2014. For students who can read Italian: M. Pallottino, Storia della prima Italia, Milano 1984. Further bibliography will be made available upon request.

Papers listed in the detailed Syllabus (https://elearning.uniroma1.it/, CULTURE DELL' ITALIA PREROMANA (LM 2025-26)); Lectures and visits to the Museums (.ppt files and notes). The students who do not attend the lectures must add five more papers among the ones listed in the detailed Syllabus (https://elearning.uniroma1.it/)

In presence

Assessment will be through an oral exam. Minimum mark: 18/30. The student must demonstrate an adequate knowledge of the topics of the course. Max. mark 30/30 cum laude. The student must demonstrate an outstanding knowledge of the topics of the course and a clear attitude towards critical thinking.

During the lectures, different practical examples will be presented, handouts will be provided and discussion will be encouraged, and educational excursions to museums will be organised.