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. – Roman History
PROFESSOR ALFREDO VALVO; PROFESSOR ALESSANDRO GALIMBERTI
Semester One: Professor Valvo
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COURSE AIMS
By the end of Semester 1, the student is expected to have acquired a good grasp of
the basic issues, institutes and research tools needed to study Roman history, the
course subject, as well as a good knowledge of the events that mark the history of
the Romans, from the origins to the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
COURSE CONTENT
General Part (1)
a) Critical introduction to the study of Roman history.
b) The history of Rome, from its beginnings through to the fall of the Western
Roman Empire.
c) The institutions of ancient Rome.
d) Cicerone, de officiis, translation and commentary of selected passages.
READING LIST
1a) A. GARZETTI, Introduzione alla storia romana, Cisalpino-Monduzzi, Milan-Bologna.
19957.
1b) L. BESSONE - R. SCUDERI, Manuale di storia romana, Monduzzi Editore, Bologna 1994 (and
later editions)
E. GABBA E ALTRI, Introduzione alla storia romana, L.E.D., Milan, 1999
For the origins and Etruscan period of Rome:
R.M. OGILVIE, Le origini di Roma, Il Mulino, Bologna 1995.
1c) Lecture notes.
1d) A copy of de officiis with Latin parallel text.
TEACHING METHOD
Lectures; seminars and conferences held by guest lecturers.
ASSESSMENT METHOD
Oral exam, continuous assessment to monitor the student’s learning progress.
NOTES
The Roman History course is in two parts, one module per semester.
The Semester 1 module, which is exclusively preparatory and not repeatable (i.e., it
cannot be incorporated into the student’s study plan more than once), will present the
introductory notions needed to study and gain knowledge of Ancient Roman history and
address institutional and methodical questions (the magistracy, the functioning of the
assemblies, the countryside near Rome known as the ‘agro pubblico’, city administration,
the terminology of the institutional lexicon, and so forth).
Further information can be found on the lecturer's webpage at
http://docenti.unicatt.it/web/searchByName.do?language=ENG, or on the Faculty notice
board.
Semester Two: Professor Galimberti
COURSE AIMS
In Semester 2 the student is expected to acquire the critical ability needed to deal
with matters pertaining to historical reconstruction, applying the basic knowledge
acquired in Semester 1.
COURSE CONTENT
The Res Gestae divi Augusti.
READING LIST
1. The text of Res Gestae divi Augusti, obtainable from the Reprographics shop.
2. Lecture notes.
3. R. CRISTOFOLI-A. GALIMBERTI-F. ROHR VIO, Dalla Repubblica al principato. Politica e potere in
Roma antica, Carocci, Rome, 2014.
TEACHING METHOD
Lectures.
After a full introduction to the Res Gestae, the class will translate and comment on the
text.
ASSESSMENT METHOD
Oral exam.
NOTES
Attendance is required.
The student is advised to obtain a good historical atlas to provide them with the
indispensable knowledge needed to understand the geographic history of the ancient world.
The Special Subject course of Semester 2 is compulsory for all First-level Degree
students taking the “classical” curriculum and is repeatable.
The course is open also to Master’s degree students who have already attended one or
two semesters or a one-year course on Roman history.
Further information can be found on the lecturer's webpage at
http://docenti.unicatt.it/web/searchByName.do?language=ENG, or on the Faculty notice
board.