Teaching code

4S01302

Teacher

Alfredo Buonopane

Coordinator

Alfredo Buonopane

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

• Latin Epigraphy (i) of the course Bachelor’s degree in Humanities

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-ANT/03 - ROMAN HISTORY

Period

CuCi IIB dal Apr 14, 2021 al May 29, 2021.

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Learning outcomes

L'insegnamento si propone di fornire agli studenti gli strumenti di base per la la lettura, la comprensione e il commento delle iscrizioni romane in lingua latina. In secondo luogo fornirà loro le capacità necessarie per usare le iscrizioni come fonti fondamentali per lo studio della storia romana.
A questo scopo, grazie alle esercitazioni pratiche in aula e in museo, gli studenti apprenderanno l'uso dei principali corpora epigrafici e le tecniche di consultazione delle più importanti banche dati epigrafiche.

Program

- Latin epigraphy: definition, topics, limits.
- History of Latin epigraphy
- Work tools.
- The Inscription as a monument.
- The iscription as a document.
- Relief, filing, editing of the inscriptions.
- Roman onomstic..
- The taxonomy of the inscriptions.
- The instrumentum inscriptum.

Didactic methods
For attending students, teaching methods consist of lectures dedicated to the transmission of
Basic notions and basic tools of work. Added to this are the practical exercises in the classroom and museum. Attending students will receive at the first lesson the complete calendar of didactic activities with the dates and topics covered in the lessons provided by the time, the classroom and the indication of possible suspension for academic reasons.
Throughout the academic year, there is also available the individual reception service handled by the teacher at the timetable indicated on the teacher's web pages.
With regard to non-attending students, teaching methods consist of a support teacher for personal study of the manual during the talks, also attached to the outside the scheduled time and providing, on request, additional teaching materials.

Examination Methods

Verification of learning outcomes for both attending and non-attending students is an oral interview.
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and in accordance with the University of Verona guidelines, during ​the 2020 summer session the assessment modality will be modified as follows: [online oral exam

Objectives of the verification test
- Verify the amplitude and depth of the acquired knowledges.
- Check the analytical and argumentative capabilities
- Check the skills acquired reading and commenting a simple epigraphic text.

The interview will cover al the program and will be in Italian, also for ERASMUS students. The vote will be expressed in 30/30.
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and in accordance with the University of Verona guidelines, during ​the 2020 summer session the assessment modality will be modified as follows: [online oral exam

Erasmus students should contact in advance the teacher.