2015/2016

2015/2016

DM270

L-ANT/03 (ROMAN HISTORY)

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES

CLASSICAL AND ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN STUDIES

PERCORSO COMUNE

1°

(22/02/2016 - 28/05/2016)

6

36 lesson hours

ITALIAN

ORAL TEST

SCUDERI RITA - 6 ECTS

Good knowledge of Roman History and Latin Epigraphy

Starting from pre-acquired knowledges of Latin and Roman History, a full comprehension of daily life in roman age (works, spare time, leisures, family and social patterns, eating behaviours and dietary, etc.) will be achieved through a deep analysis of historical sources.

Working areas: agriculture, handicraft, commerce. Leisure time: skows and game shows, theatrical performances and horse races, baths and bathing (leisure, hygiene and cosmetics). Eating behaviors. Family: marriage, children education, patria potestas.

Lectures, with student's active contribution too, seminars and tutorial workshops.

1- Anthology of literary and epigraphical texts will be analyzed during lectures.
2- A deep study of two of the following handbooks:
- A. Giardina (a cura di), L'uomo romano, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2006 (riediz.)
- L. Fezzi, Modelli politici di Roma antica, Roma, Carocci, 2015
- M. Beard, Prima del fuoco. Pompei. Storie di ogni giorno, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2011
- F. Cenerini, La donna romana, Bologna, il Mulino, 2009 (II ed.).
Students carrying on a personal research on an arranged topic are required to one only book within the ones quoted at point 2. For students not attending lessons is mandatory three handbooks.

Oral examination

Oral examination