ROMAN HISTORY (MONOGRAPHIC)

Students attending this course will get to know historical processes, the methodology of historical research and its disciplinary lexicon. They will also acquire the following skills: critical approaching to historical issues through the understanding cause and effect relationships; examining sources and fact-checking; communicating what they learn through a proper scientific vocabulary; getting accustomed to complex issues and to their consequences.
The goals of the course are: being aware of the main issues related to the history of the Roman empire; knowing historical events and understanding their causes; developing the principles and methods of historical research; being able to understand the relations between political, institutional, military, economic, social, and religious dynamics; applying the methodology of historical reconstruction with specific focus on ancient primary
sources belonging to different categories; acquiring the basic vocabulary of history and historiography.
Reaching these goals will offer students the required cultural and methodological knowledge for enrolling to MA courses in the Humanities. They will also be ready to access the job market in the fields of teaching, communication, dissemination and organization of cultural events.

Active participation in lectures and individual study will enable students to develop the following abilities and competencies, articulated according to the Dublin descriptors:
- Knowledge and Understanding: knowledge and comprehension of specific problems and themes in Roman history; understanding of theories and models for interpreting historical events.
- Applying Knowledge and Understanding: ability to use acquired data to contextualize themes, events, and figures in space and time; ability to read, understand, and thematize a source; ability to evaluate tools essential for historical research.
- Making Judgements: ability to read, understand, and interpret a source based on acquired knowledge and skills.
- Communication Skills: ability to organize topics with clarity; to make connections and synthesize events; ability to use the specific lexicon of the discipline.
- Learning Skills: ability to apply learning outcomes to unfamiliar contexts.

Having already studied Roman archaic and republican history (6 ECTS). Foreign students are invited to contact the course tutor to discuss their individual background in Classics and Ancient history. A good knowledge of italian language is necessary.

Course title: Working on ancient sources. An outline of Roman imperial history.
Through the analysis of ancient documents (literary texts, inscriptions, coins, iconographic and archaeological sources) this course will provide an outline of the political, social, economic and religious history of the Roman world from the creation of the principate to the fall of the Western empire. Students who cannot attend classes will focus on the same topics, but will learn them through the additional bibliography indicated in the referral texts.

Programme (6 ECTS):
- class notes;
- G. CRESCI MARRONE, F. ROHR VIO, L. CALVELLI, Roma antica. Storia e documenti, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2020, pp. 210-391 (from chapter 12 to
chapter 23 included).

Literature in English, French, Spanish, or German can be provided to foreign students upon request.

Oral interview usually based on 2-3 questions (one on the handbook, one on the ancient sources examined in class, one on classnotes).
Assessment Grid:
28-30L: excellent mastery of the topics covered in class and in the textbooks; excellent ability to prioritize information; appropriate use of technical terminology of the discipline;
26-27: good knowledge of the topics covered in class and in the textbooks; good ability to organize and present information; generally correct use of the technical terminology of the discipline;
24-25: fair knowledge of the topics covered in class and in the textbooks; fair ability to organize information; use of technical terminology of the discipline not always correct;
22-23: occasionally superficial and/or incomplete knowledge of the topics covered in class and in the textbooks; presentation not always clear and/or lacking in technical terminology of the discipline;
18-21: occasionally incomplete knowledge of the topics covered in class and in the textbooks, but still sufficient; presentation not clear and/or lacking and/or with scarce use of the technical terminology of the discipline.

Regular class sessions. Regular class attendance is strongly urged.
Additional learning and self-evaluation tools can be found in the Ca’ Foscari Moodle e-learning platform.

Students who attend this course will be entitled to take part to the seminar activities, stages and training courses organised by the Roman History and Classics faculty during the two terms (the calendar of activities will be provided in class and on the Ca' Foscari website).
Students who attend two courses of Roman History and/or Latin Epigraphy will also be entitled to participate to a three-day fieldtrip to Rome.

Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
Accommodation and support services for students with disabilities and students with specific learning impairments. Ca’ Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support services and accommodation available to students with disabilities. This includes students with mobility, visual, hearing and other disabilities (Law 17/1999), and specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010). If you have a disability or impairment that requires accommodations (i.e., alternate testing, readers, note takers or interpreters) please
contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices in Student Services: disabilita@unive.it.

For any questions, students are encouraged to contact the professor.

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