KLA_103 Questions of the roman-provincial archaeology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Balázs Komoróczy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Jan Jílek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Věra Klontza, Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:40 M11
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to understand the basic forms of the so-called Roman provincial culture on the territory of the provinces along the northern frontier of the Roman empire;
to analyse the most important historical events and cultural phenomena during the development of the provinces Britannia, Germania Inferior and Superior, Raetia, Noricum, Pannonia Superior and Inferior, Moesia Superior and Inferior and Dacia;
to understand and analyse the changing form of material culture of the Roman provinces.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course, student will be able to:
- orientate oneself creatively in the main thematic areas of current Roman-provincial archaeology
- define the basic characteristics of the Roman-provincial culture
- describe the basic characteristics of social processes and their archaeological manifestations in the northern border provinces of the Roman Empire
- orientate oneself in the main types of settlements and their architecture, provincial cult customs and their economic specifics
Syllabus
  • Historical introduction.
  • Creation of provincial structures.
  • Provincial administration.
  • So-called civitates.
  • Settlement structures.
  • Architecture of Roman provincial cities.
  • Small towns.
  • Villages.
  • The Roman villa as a new settlement type.
  • Economy of the provinces.
  • Transformation of cultic practices.
  • Transformation of social relations.
Literature
    required literature
  • Die römischen Provinzen : eine Einführung in ihre Archäologie. Edited by Thomas Fischer - Michael Altjohann. Stuttgart: Theiss, 2001, 396 s. ISBN 380621591X. info
    not specified
  • BAATZ, Dietwulf and Fritz-Rudolf HERRMANN. Die Römer in Hessen. Edited by Bernhard Beckmann. Hamburg: Nikol Verlagsgesellschaft, 2002, 531 s. ISBN 3933203589. info
  • CZYSZ, Wolfgang. Die Römer in Bayern. Edited by Lothar Bakker. Lizenzausg. Hamburg: Nikol Verlag, 2005, 594 s. ISBN 3937872116. info
  • CÜPPERS, Heinz. Die Römer in Rheinland-Pflaz. Edited by Helmut Bernhard. Lizenzausg. Hamburg: Nikol Verlag, 2005, 710 s. ISBN 3933203600. info
  • HORN, Heinz Günter. Die Römer in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Edited by Tilmann Bechert. Hamburg: Nikol Verlagsgesellschaft, 2002, 693 s. ISBN 3933203597. info
  • Die Römer zwischen Alpen und Nordmeer. Edited by Ludwig Wamser - Christof Flügel - Bernward Ziegaus. Düsseldorf: Albatros, 2004, xiii, 464. ISBN 3491961084. info
  • GASSNER, Verena, Sonja JILEK and Sabine LADSTÄTTER. Österreichische Geschichte. am Rande des Reiches : die Römer in Österreich. Edited by Herwig Wolfram. Wien: Ueberreuter, 2003, 488 s. ISBN 3800039702. info
  • Die Römer in Deutschland. Edited by Thomas Fischer. 2., durchgesehene Aufl. Stuttgart: Theiss, 2001, 192 s. ISBN 3806213259. info
  • GÜNTHER, R. and H. KÖPSTEIN. Die Römer an Rhein und Donau. ed. J. Herrmann. Berlin, 1985. info
  • SAKAŘ, Vladimír and Jan BOUZEK. Římské provincie a limes Romanus ve střední a západní Evropě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 149 s. ISBN 80-7066-161-5. info
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2023.
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