Prerequisites and basic notions

General and basic historical, linguistic and artistic competences

Program

The course aims to provide a geographical and chronological framework to the history and the archeology of the ancient Near East, offering a general view the history of the discoveries, on the natural environment, on the sources, an overall periodization and a synthesis of its history from the Neolithic to the first millennium BC.
The second part of the course will focuses on the palaces of the Assyrian capitals, on their evolution, architecture, use of spaces, decoration of the rooms and iconography.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Lectures.
Materials used during the lessons will be accessible online. The visit to an exhibition dedicated to the subject will be part of the course.

Learning assessment procedures

Oral exam.
The exam will focus on topics and materials illustrated during the lessons, as well as on the reference texts that will be indicated during the course. Some reference books useful as introduction to the subject, for comparisons or in-depth information are listed below.

Evaluation criteria

The exam will evaluate the ability to illustrate specific topics of the program in order to demonstrate the knowledge of the proposed subjects and the abilities in analysis, synthesis and methodological evaluation.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Single grade

Exam language

italiano