Course contents
After a general introduction devoted to Alexander the Great, the course aims to provide knowledges about the most significant themes and aspects of the Hellenistic history until the Roman Conquest. Emphasis will be put on the method of analysis of different sources (literary, archaeological, epigraphic and numismatic evidences). A part of the course shall be dedicated to the study of the Greek Historiography after the Roman Conquest(ex.gr.: Polybius, Diodorus, Pausanias).
Reccomended or required readings
1.
- C. Bearzot, Manuale di storia greca, il Mulino, Bologna, 2015 (nuova edizione)
- M. Bettalli (a cura di), Storia greca, Carocci Editore, Roma, 2006.
- L. Breglia, F. Guizzi, F. Raviola (a cura di), Storia Greca, EdiSES, Bologna, 2014.
2.
Introduzione alla storiografia greca, a c. di M. Bettalli, Carocci, Roma, 2009 (new edition): from p. 122.