Philology, literatures and history of the ancient world

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of the History of Near Ancient East, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way. In particular, the course aims at providing students with the basic historical competency to deal with the History of the ancient Near East in its development over more than two millennia and in its geographic and linguistic differences, with the presentation of illustrative case studies.