2018/2019

2018/2019

DM270

L-ANT/02 (GREEK HISTORY)

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES

HUMANITIES

Lettere antiche

1°

(25/02/2019 - 05/06/2019)

6

36 lesson hours

ORAL TEST

ZIZZA CESARE (titolare) - 6 ECTS

General Knowledge of Archaic and Classical Greek History.

A whole comprehension of historical processes.
Acquisition of critical methodology in analysing ancient sources.

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).

- Lectures
- Problem solving
- Analysis and translations of greek sources
- Use of Interactive Maps of Ancient Greece
- Visits to museums, historic city-centres and archaeological sites.

1/4.
A book of your choice from the following list:
- C. Bearzot, Manuale di storia greca, il Mulino, Bologna, 2015 (terza ed ultima 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.

2/4.
Introduzione alla storiografia greca, a cura di M. Bettalli, Carocci, Roma, 2009 (nuova edizione)

3/4.
A book of your choice from the following list (for further study):
- M. Lupi, Sparta. Storia e rappresentazioni di una città greca, Carocci Editore, Roma, 2017.
- R. Vattuone, Pericle, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017.
- V. Saldutti, A. Visconti (a cura di), Lineamenti di Storia antica: Antico Oriente, Grecia, Roma, Luciano Editore, Napoli, 2018.
- L.I. Hau, A. Meeus, B. Sheridan (eds.), Diodoros of Sicily. Historiographical Theory and Practice in the «Bibliotheke», (Series: Studia Hellenistica, 58), Peeters Pub., Leuven, 2018 (una selezione di saggi per un totale di circa 100 pagine).
- Arkadika. Testimonianze e frammenti, a cura di M.E. De Luna, Tored, Tivoli, 2017 (una selezione coerente di circa 100 pagine).
- Da Stagira a Roma. Prospettive aristoteliche tra storia e filosofia, a cura di S. Gastaldi e C. Zizza, ETS, Pisa, 2017 (le prime 100 pagine).
- Antichi Persiani. Storia e rappresentazione, a cura di C. Mora e C. Zizza, Biblioteca di Athenaeum, in stampa per la fine del 2018 e gli inizi del 2019.

4/4.
Atlas of Ancient & Classical Geography, sources and other educational material.
An Atlas of Ancient & Classical Geography of your choice (but see, f. ex., https://archive.org/stream/atlasofancientcl00#page/n5/mode/2up).
For sources, evidences and other educational material see eLearning platform KIRO (Storia greca - Unipv): https://elearning4.unipv.it/umanistici/course/index.php?categoryid=6).

Oral examination. During the exam the student must be able to demonstrate
- her/his knowledge of the most significant themes and aspects of the ancient Greek history and historiography, explained in a sufficient correct scientific language;
- her/his ability to analyze, interpret and comment greek and latin sources and documents.

Class contents and exam requirements are the same for both attending students and non-attenders.