KLMgrB106 Historical landscapes of ancient Italy and Rome to the Late Republic

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
. Letizia Ceccarelli, PhD. (lecturer)
PhDr. Marie Pardyová, CSc. (alternate examiner), PhDr. Marie Pardyová, CSc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Marie Pardyová, CSc.
Timetable
Mon 3. 11. 19:10–20:45 L31, Tue 4. 11. 17:30–19:05 L31, Wed 5. 11. 17:30–19:05 L31, Thu 6. 11. 17:30–19:05 L31, Fri 7. 11. 9:10–12:25 C32, Mon 10. 11. 19:10–20:45 L31, Tue 11. 11. 17:30–19:05 L31, Wed 12. 11. 17:30–19:05 L31, Thu 13. 11. 17:30–19:05 L31, Fri 14. 11. 9:10–12:25 C32
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
Historical landscapes of ancient Italy and Rome to the Late Republic (KLMgr106) This module provides an outline to the new developments of the archaeological and historical research in Etruria, Latium vetus and Central Italy, including Rome, from the archaic period to the late Republic. Specific themes will be discussed, such as th development of the city of Rome and the neighbouring Etruscan and Latin cities, relationship between the centre and the periphery, the phenomenon of colonisation and the political landscape, sacred and public architecture, material culture. Seminars and lectures will present specific case studies of recent excavations and discoveries. Case studies of recent excavations: Ardea, Satricum, Segni, Fidenae, Nepi.
Syllabus
  • 1. Etruscans (overview of the topography of Etruria, urban development of the city-states, history in the roman sources, public, religious and funerary architecture). 2. Latins (overview of the topography of Latium vetus, urban development of the city-states, history in the roman sources, religious and funerary architecture). 3. Rome (Topography of archaic and republican Rome, focusing on the recent discoveries). 4. Roman colonization. 5. Faliscans and the Tiber Valley (history, topography, religious and funerary architecture). 6. Roman religion and its artistic expression to the late republic (votive offerings). 7. Sacred architecture comparing Rome to the neighbouring areas. 8. Public and private buildings ( the origin of roman villa, mid-late republican villas). 9. Material culture. 10. Historiography and myths of Rome in the mid to late Republic (e.g. the myth of Aeneas in the sources combined with archaeological evidence).
Literature
    required literature
  • MANSUELLI, G. A. Roma e il mondo romano. Torino, 1981. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical lectures will be followed by practical seminaries
Assessment methods
activity and insight
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Studenti oboru novořečtina, pro které je předmět povinný, si jako ukončení zapisují zkoušku. Ostatní studenti, pro které je předmět volitelný, si zapisují jako ukončení kolokvium.
The course is taught only once.
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