HIAKb104 The History ot the Classical World

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
16/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Hana Ambrožová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 12. 3. 14:00–17:40 B2.52, Fri 19. 3. 9:00–12:40 B2.52, Fri 9. 4. 14:00–17:40 B2.52, Fri 23. 4. 9:00–12:40 B2.52
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
To acquiant the students of combined studies with the basic forms of the state, society and with the cultural achievements of the Ancient Period. Show developmental processes, leading from the ancestral establishment to the state and from Antiquity to the Middle Ages. Show the still living heritage of the Ancient Period.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to characterize the main types of ancient state; he/she will be able to characterize the differences and analogies between ancient and contemporary though; to judge the signifikance of ancient culture and science for the further development of humanity.
Syllabus
  • 1)Type of state in Mesopotamia and Egypt; society of the Ancient Oriental type
  • 2) The society, religion and culture of Mesopotamia
  • 3) Egypt – society, religion and culture
  • 4) Beginnings of Antiqity in Europe, connection to the development of Antiquity in the Near East
  • 5) Beginnings of Antiquity, the ancient state and political system; civil society
  • 6) Crises of the poleis; Hellenism and the development of science, technology and art in that period
  • 7) The issue of the emergence of Rome; evaluation of the political establishment and society at the time of the Roman Republic
  • 8) The differences between the Principate and Dominate
  • 9) The internal crisis of the Roman Empire and foreign dangers as a factor of the end of the empire in the West
Literature
    required literature
  • BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jarmila and Markéta MELOUNOVÁ. Římské císařství II. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 103 s. ISBN 9788021069558. URL info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Řecko mezi Makedonií a Římem. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1995, 321 s. ISBN 8020004351. info
  • BURIAN, Jan and Pavel OLIVA. Civilizace starověkého Středomoří. 1. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1984, 549 s. info
    recommended literature
  • Human rights in ancient Rome. Edited by Richard A. Bauman. New York: Routledge, 2003, xiii, 193. ISBN 0203012445. info
  • HOŠEK, Ladislav and Václav MAREK. Řím Marka Aurelia. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1990, 276 s. ISBN 80-204-0147-4. info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Sparta a její sociální problémy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1971, 339 s. info
  • BURIAN, Jan. Řím : světla a stíny antického velkoměsta. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1970, 285 s. URL info
    not specified
  • The Cambridge companion to ancient Rome. Edited by Paul Erdkamp. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013, xx, 625. ISBN 9780521896290. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminary
Assessment methods
Oral or written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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