Course program
The course will focus on the agriculture and animal husbandry in the greek world.
N.B.: for the part related to Roman History, see David Nonnis syllabus.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of major events and structural junctures in Greek and Roman History; Familiarity with the physical and historical geography of the Mediterranean world.
Books
A.Bresson, The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy: Institutions, Markets, and Growth in the City-States, Princeton (University Press) 2015, pp. 225-438 (ch. IX-XIV).
Greek literary texts (and english translation):
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/collection?collection=Perseus:collection:Greco-Roman
Greek inscriptions:
- http://epigraphy.packhum.org/ (greek text)
- http://ig.bbaw.de/ (greek text / german and english transl.)
Frequency
Attendance is recommended, partly because of the involvement of students in the analysis of the sources examined.
Exam mode
The verification of the acquired knowledge and comprehension skills will be carried out through a single oral test (on the topics dealt with in the course, with the help of the didactic material and of the suggested readings), to be administered in the regular exam sessions, at the end of the course.The oral test, which will consist of a series of open-ended questions, will test the student's knowledge of the specific topic proposed and will verify his or her ability to orientate themselves in the critical reading and historical interpretation of the documentary sources discussed and analyzed during the course (see the texts adopted and the bibliography of reference); the student will also have to be able to communicate the knowledge acquired with an adequate language (mastery of the specific vocabulary) and demonstrate sufficient autonomy of judgment.In order to pass the exam it is necessary to obtain a grade not lower than 18/30. The student will have to demonstrate that he/she has acquired sufficient knowledge or a higher level of knowledge about the topics of the course, as well as being able to orient him/herself in the critical use of the main documentary sources.In order to obtain a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must instead demonstrate that he/she has acquired an excellent knowledge of all the topics of the course, being able to connect them in a logical and coherent way.
Lesson mode
The prevailing teaching method will be frontal teaching with the help of materials distributed or uploaded on the teacher's website in digital format. The lectures will be eventually integrated by visits to the Museum of Classical Art of the Department. As part of the course, students will be actively involved in the analysis of selected documentary sources or specific themes.
