Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Medieval History, History of Christianity and Churches
Early Modern History I - LM (Historical Anthropology)
Contemporary History I - LM
1 course to be chosen among the following
1 course to be chosen among the following
History of Political Institutions II
History of Political Thought
1 course to be chosen among the following
History of Science and Technology - LM
1 course to be chosen among the following
Medieval Latin Literature II
Digital tools for historical research
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Medieval History, History of Christianity and Churches
Early Modern History I - LM (Historical Anthropology)
Contemporary History I - LM
1 course to be chosen among the following
1 course to be chosen among the following
History of Political Institutions II
History of Political Thought
1 course to be chosen among the following
History of Science and Technology - LM
1 course to be chosen among the following
Medieval Latin Literature II
Digital tools for historical research
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Roman History I - LM (2019/2020)
Teaching code
4S003214
Credits
12
Coordinator
Language
Italian
Also offered in courses:
- Roman History I - LM [Sede TN] of the course Master's degree in Arts (interuniversity)
The teaching is organized as follows:
Learning outcomes
The course is intended to lead students: to read and understand both literary sources and primary ancient evidences in the original; to master the main research tools as well as the related secondary literature; to acquire a comprehensive awareness both of the methodological foundations of the discipline and of the most important trends in the present-day scholarly debate. Its final aim is to provide students with a thorough competence in some of the main issues and crucial topics of Roman history.
Program
The course consists in two parts (I + II, or A + B). Part I/A: a few introductory lectures will focus upon: the survival of epigraphic texts and the history of epigraphy; epigraphy as a branch of historical knowledge and its contribution to reconstructing Roman history; social and historical contexts of the epigraphic habit; archaeological and monumental aspects of the inscriptions; main collections and related updating. On the basis of the inscriptions presented by the lecturer, the distinctive features of the epigraphic code (alphabet, acronyms and abbreviations, nouns, titles) will be explained, as well as methods of understanding and dating Roman inscriptions. Attention will be particularly paid to comparing inscriptions to coeval sources and documents.
Part II/B: the following main subjects will be considered as crucial topics: ancient and modern theories about aristocracy and/or élites; composition, roles and functions of the Roman late-republican nobilitas; élites and civil wars; the post-Actium ruling class; the new senate, the equestrian order, and the domi nobiles.
Bibliography
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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A. Buonopane | Manuale di epigrafia latina | Carocci, Roma | 2009 | ||
Geraci G., Marcone A. | Storia romana | Mondadori Education | 2016 | 9788800746953 |
Examination Methods
For both sections (I-II, or A-B), the oral exam will aim to check firstly the student’s knowledge of events, subjects and topics as outlined in the textbooks and by the lecturers; then, his ability to understand and comment on the inscriptions and/or on documents, putting them in their proper historical contexts; finally, his thorough study of one (minimum) topic/document by personal choice. Particularly, for sect. I/A students will be requested to: 1. study carefully the indicated chapters of the textbook; 2. read, translate and explain the documents illustrated during the course; 3. comment thoroughly on the inscription(s) studied by personal choice; as for sect. II/B, students will be requested to: 1) study carefully the textbook of Roman history; 2) read, translate and explain the documents illustrated during the course, one of which, by personal choice, must be thoroughly commented on the basis of the recent scholarly works that will be suggested.