2009/2010

2009/2010

DM270

L-ANT/03 (ROMAN HISTORY)

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES

PHYLOLOGY, LITERATURE AND HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

FILOLOGICO-LETTERARIO CLASSICO

1°

2nd semester (22/02/2010 - 29/05/2010)

6

30 lesson hours

Italian

ORAL TEST

SCUDERI RITA (titolare) - 6 ECTS

Daily life in Rome











Good knowledge of Latin and Roman History

Starting from pre-acquired knowledge of Latin and Roman history, a full comprehension of daily life in the Roman age (work, spare time, leisure activities, family and social patterns, eating and dietary behaviors, etc.) will be achieved through a deep analysis of historical sources.

Working areas: agriculture, handicraft, commerce. Leisure time: shows and games ( gladiatorial shows, theatrical performances and horse races), baths and bathing (leisure, hygiene) and cosmetics.
Social patterns and their reflection in political contests. Eating behaviors.
Family: marriage, child education, patria potestas.

Lectures, with students’ active contribution too, seminars.

1- Anthology of literary and epigraphical texts will be analyzed during the lessons
2- A deep study of two of the following handbooks:
P. Veyne, La vita privata nell''impero romano, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2000.
A. Giardina (a cura di), L''uomo romano, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2006 (riediz.).
M. Pani - E. Todisco, Società e istituzioni di Roma antica, Roma, Carocci, 2005.
Students carrying on a personal research on an arrenged topic are required to read only one book, within the ones quoted at point 2. For students not attending lessons is mandatory studying 3 books.

Oral examination