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.
Type D and Type F activities
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea in Lettere - Enrollment from 2025/2026| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° 2° 3° | Archaeology and History of Greek and Roman Art (i) | D |
Giuliana Maria Facchini
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| 1° 2° 3° | Don Mazza conferences | F |
Gian Maria Varanini
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Aesthetics (p) | D |
Markus Georg Ophaelders
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Romance Philology (i) | D |
Chiara Maria Concina
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| 1° 2° 3° | The origins of Christianity | F |
Augusto Barbi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Archeology laboratory of instrumentum domesticum | F |
Giuliana Maria Facchini
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Lectura Dantis Scaligera e corso propedeutico di formazione | F |
Michelangelo Zaccarello
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | History of Greek and Roman theatre (i) | D |
Gherardo Ugolini
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | History of the Ancient Near East (i) | D |
Simonetta Ponchia
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° 2° 3° | Roman Antiquities (i) | D |
Alfredo Buonopane
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Archaeology and History of Greek and Roman Art (p) | D |
Giuliana Maria Facchini
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| 1° 2° 3° | Don Mazza conferences | F |
Gian Maria Varanini
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | Aesthetics (p) | D |
Markus Georg Ophaelders
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Romance Philology (p) | D |
Alvise Andreose
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| 1° 2° 3° | The origins of Christianity | F |
Augusto Barbi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Archeology laboratory of instrumentum domesticum | F |
Giuliana Maria Facchini
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Lectura Dantis Scaligera e corso propedeutico di formazione | F |
Michelangelo Zaccarello
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Greek Literature (p) | D |
Guido Avezzu'
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| 1° 2° 3° | The History of Contemporary Art (p) | D |
Roberto Pasini
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| 1° 2° 3° | History of the Ancient Near East (i) | D |
Simonetta Ponchia
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| 1° 2° 3° | Roman History (p) | D |
Attilio Mastrocinque
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1° | Introduction to Greek metre | F |
Paolo Scattolin
(Coordinator)
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| 1° | Books and writings of the Greek world | F |
Paolo Scattolin
(Coordinator)
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| 2° | Opera Workshop | F |
Vincenzo Borghetti
(Coordinator)
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| 3° | Laboratory of History of Theatre | F |
Vincenzo Borghetti
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Lectures "Musiche/Culture/Civiltà" | F |
Vincenzo Borghetti
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Genres and history of the italian language (p) | D |
Massimo Natale
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Laboratory of photo | F |
Marco Ambrosi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Lectura Dantis Scaligera e corso propedeutico di formazione | F |
Michelangelo Zaccarello
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | The theatrical experience and disability | F |
Massimo Salgaro
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Contemporary History (p) | D |
Renato Camurri
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| 1° 2° 3° | History of Medieval Art (i) | D |
Tiziana Franco
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| 1° 2° 3° | History of the Ancient Near East (p) | D |
Simonetta Ponchia
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° 2° 3° | Convegno internazionale di studi “filologia materiale fra testo e documento. per giuliano tanturli a un anno dalla scomparsa” | F |
Michelangelo Zaccarello
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Presentazione del vol. xliv degli “studi sul boccaccio” | F |
Michelangelo Zaccarello
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Kingship and Power. Shakespeare and Classical Theatre. | F |
Gherardo Ugolini
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | WORKSHOP BEYOND LEXICON: DIACHRONIC LANGUAGE CONTACT ON THE STRUCTURAL AND SYSTEMIC LEVEL. | F |
Federico Giusfredi
(Coordinator)
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History of the Ancient Near East (i+p) (2016/2017)
Teaching code
4S02202
Credits
12
Coordinator
Language
Italian
Also offered in courses:
- History of the Ancient Near East (i) of the course Bachelor’s degree in Humanities
- History of the Ancient Near East (p) of the course Bachelor’s degree in Humanities
- History of the Ancient Near East (i) of the course Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Heritage
The teaching is organized as follows:
Learning outcomes
The course aims at providing a basic knowledge of the cultures, geographical environment and main historical phases and events of the ancient Near East, knowledge of the main historical sources concerning the periods treated and of the methods for their analysis; knowledge of main and recent approaches to the study of Near Eastern history and of basic bibliographical tools. The second part of the course (p) is aimed at an in-depth study of specific sectors of the history of the ancient Near East and related sources, to provide the knowledge of specific bibliographical and analytical tools framed in an integrated approach combining historical, philological and archaeological data and methods.
Program
The course (i+p) is aimed at providing a comprehensive view of the history of the ancient Near East from prehistory to the first millennium BC. The first part (course i) is general in character and considers the major historical periodizations of Syro-Mesopotamian history, especially from the beginning of urban civilization to the Middle Babylonian period. Focus of the course (p) are the relationships between East and West in the II and I millennium BC, i.e.: a) the relations between II millennium Near Eastern imperial organizations, the Levant and the Aegean area during Mycenaean and Minoic periods; b) the end of the Bronze Age and related problems; c) the development of new relationships in the I millennium BC: Assyrian imperial expansion in Anatolia and the Levant, diffusion and circulation of persons, goods, artistic objects, styles, and ideas in the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean areas as far as western Mediterranean shores.
Examination Methods
oral exam
Reference books: part (i) M. Liverani, Antico Oriente. Storia, società economia, Roma-Bari (Laterza), 2011; S. de Martino (a cura di), Storia dell’Europa e del Mediterraneo. Il mondo antico. Vol. II: Le civiltà dell’Oriente mediterraneo, Salerno editrice, Roma 2006.
part (p): in addition to the books indicated above, the following one is considered J. Aruz, S.B. Graff, Y. Rakic (eds), Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age, New York 2014; other materials will be indicated during the lessons.
