ID:
LET029
Duration (hours):
72
CFU:
9
SSD:
STORIA ROMANA
Located in:
CHIETI
Url:
Year:
2025
Course Catalogue:
Overview
Date/time interval
Secondo Semestre (01/03/2026 - 31/05/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
Basic knowledge of the chronology and political institutions of Roman History, including the spread of Roman citizenship, the economic evolution of Roman society and its connection with military expansionism, the making of a Mediterranean empire and its deconstruction in Late Antiquity.
This class contributes to the achievement of the learning objectives of the Bachelor Degree in Beni Culturali, aiming at providing primary hermeneutical and technical tools (analysing sources, collecting and interpreting data and their context, communicating research outputs). The Bachelor Degree aims at training agents in Cultural Heritage who are skilled in Archaeology and Art History, both for theoretical knowledge as for practical know how in conservating and enhancing cultural heritage.
Course Prerequisites
A basic knowledge of the geography of Italy, Europe and the Mediterranean is required.
Quite useful (yet not mandatory) the knowledge of ancient languages, Latin and Greek.
Teaching Methods
Lectures, guided reading of texts and multimedia resources. The teaching documents shown and discussed in class will be downloadable (texts and slides, as files.PDF) from Moodle.
72 hours (Module 1, 48 hours + Module 2, 24 hours) of class lectures; conferences and seminars will be organized throughout the semester.
During Module 2 (Latin Epigraphy, +3 CFU, tot. 9 CFU) some practical exercitations will be held by the epigraphical collections of the Musei Archeologici Nazionali of Chieti (Villa Frigerj and la Civitella) and of other museums. It is recommended that students regularly attend lesson.
Non-attending students are gently requested to contact Dr. Filippini before taking the exam: alister.filippini@unich.it
The teacher is available to give assistance in English for foreign students.
Assessment Methods
The final assessment consists of a written test and/or an oral exam on the entire syllabus (texts, lessons, sources, teaching materials). The aim is to assess students’ skills and in particular, an understanding of the issues discussed during the course, an appropriate knowledge of the bibliography in the course programme, a correct command of the specific language as well as critical and methodological abilities will be evaluated.
The grading scale goes from 1 to 30 with honours (cum laude): 1-17 fail, 18-21 sufficient, 22-24 fair, 25-27 good, 28-29 very good, 30-30 with honours (cum laude) excellent.
At the oral exam students are necessarily requested to bring all the texts and teaching documents, otherwise they will not be allowed to conclude their exam.
Texts
MODULE 1: HISTORY AND INSTITUTIONS OF ANCIENT ROME (6 CFU).
A. Texts and teaching documents which are MANDATORY for ALL STUDENTS (attending / non-attending students):
1) Handbook of Roman History: AA.VV. (coordinamento di M. MAZZA), Storia di Roma dalle origini alla Tarda Antichità, Catania, Edizioni del Prisma, 2014 (and following reprints), the whole book (pp. 9-469).
2) Textbook of sources: G. GERACI - A. MARCONE, Fonti per la Storia Romana, Firenze, Le Monnier, 2006 (and following reprints), the whole book (pp. XVIII+542).
3) slides of class lectures, downloadable as files.PDF from Moodle.
B. Additional texts which are suggested, yet NOT mandatory, just for ATTENDING STUDENTS:
4) Handbook of Roman Institutions: G. POMA, Le istituzioni politiche del mondo romano, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2010 (and following reprints), the whole book (pp. 7-226).
C. Additional texts which are MANDATORY just for NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS:
4) Handbook of Roman Institutions: G. POMA, Le istituzioni politiche del mondo romano, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2010 (and following reprints), the whole book (pp. 7-226).
Attention: NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS are kindly requested to contact Dr. Filippini, before taking the exam, in order to fix the program in advance, beyond any doubt: alister.filippini@unich.it
MODULE 2: INTRODUCTION TO LATIN EPIGRAPHY (+3 CFU, tot. 9 CFU).
A. Texts and teaching documents which are MANDATORY for ALL STUDENTS (attending / non-attending students):
1) A. BUONOPANE, Manuale di Epigrafia Latina, Roma, Carocci, 2009 (and following reprints), the whole book (pp. 1-310).
2) article by S. PANCIERA / S. SANCHIRICO, Un particolare tipo di comunicazione umana, «Forma Urbis » aprile 2012, pp. 4-14 (downloadable as files.PDF from Moodle).
3) slides of class lectures, downloadable as files.PDF from Moodle.
Some practical exercitations will be held by the epigraphical collections of the Musei Archeologici Nazionali of Chieti (Villa Frigerj and la Civitella) and of other museums. It is recommended that students regularly attend lesson.
B. Additional texts which are suggested, yet NOT mandatory, just for ATTENDING STUDENTS:
4) S. GIORCELLI BERSANI, Epigrafia e storia di Roma, Carocci, 2015 (and following reprints), the whole book (pp. 1-320).
C. Additional texts which are MANDATORY just for NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS:
4) S. GIORCELLI BERSANI, Epigrafia e storia di Roma, Carocci, 2015 (and following reprints), the whole book (pp. 1-320).
Attention: NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS are kindly requested to contact Dr. Filippini, before taking the exam, in order to fix the program in advance, beyond any doubt: alister.filippini@unich.it
Contents
MODULE 1: HISTORY AND INSTITUTIONS OF ANCIENT ROME.
Credits: 6 CFU / 48 hours of class lectures.
Title: "The history of ancient Rome from its origins to Heraclius, between civilitas and barbaritas".
This module concerns more than fifteen centuries (8th cent. BC – 7th cent. AD) of Roman History, from Rome’s origins (legend of Trojan War, dynasty of Alba Longa, Rome’s foundation by Romulus, 753 BC) to the river Yarmuk’s battle between the Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius and the Islamic commander Khalid ibn al-Walid (636 AD).
The lectures will focus on the processes of contrast, interaction and integration between the Roman citizens (cives Romani) and the foreigners, non-citizens (peregrini), and between the inhabitants of the Roman Empire (civilitas) and the external “barbarians” (barbaritas).
MODULE 2: INTRODUCTON TO LATIN EPIGRAPHY.
Credits: +3 CFU / 24 hours of class lectures, tot. 9 CFU.
Title: "Epigrafia Latina: introduzione a una disciplina storica".
This module offers a methodological introduction to Latin Epigraphy, a historical science related to Roman History. Latin inscriptions of different kinds and chronology will be analysed and discussed. Some practical exercitations will be held by the epigraphical collections of the Musei Archeologici Nazionali of Chieti (Villa Frigerj and la Civitella) and of other museums. It is recommended that students regularly attend lesson.
Course Language
Italian
More information
Attention: NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS are kindly requested to contact Dr. Filippini, before taking the exam, in order to fix the program in advance, beyond any doubt: alister.filippini@unich.it
The teacher is available to give assistance in English for foreign students.
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Bachelor’s Degree
3 years
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3 years
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