DSBcA010 Seminar in Roman History I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Jana Malaníková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Melounová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
DSBcA010/01: Mon 18:00–19:40 A21, J. Malaníková, M. Melounová
DSBcA010/02: Thu 18:00–19:40 A21, J. Malaníková, M. Melounová
Prerequisites
DSBcA008 Seminar in Greek History II
Basic knowledge of early Roman history until the end of the Republican era.
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
At the end of the course students will be able to look up available sources for stated historical period and with their help to understand and explain the most important processes and phenomena of political and cultural history of that time.
Syllabus
  • The seminars will contain lectures on selected topics regarding political and cultural history of Rome from its origins until the end of the Republic supplemented by analysis of literary and material sources. Students will get acquainted with the opinions of modern scholars on the development of Roman Empire and society in this period, as well as the geography of Roman world with special attention to the topography of Italy and the city of Rome. Some of the source texts will be subject to self study as part of the preparation for the final test.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • CARANDINI, Andrea. Rome : day One. Translated by Stephen Sartarelli. Princetown University Press 2011. ISBN 9780691139227..
  • CARANDINI, Andrea. Roma : il primo giorno. Roma: Laterza, c2007. 142 s. ISBN 978-88-420-8342-9.
  • Roma : Romolo, Remo e la fondazione della città. Edited by Andrea Carandini - Rosanna Cappelli. Milano: Electa, 2000, 32 s. ISBN 8843576623. info
  • BARTOŠEK, Milan. Encyklopedie římského práva. Druhé, přepracované vydá. Praha: Academia, 1994, 471 stran. ISBN 802000243X. info
  • The Cambridge ancient history. Edited by J. A. Crook - A. W. Lintott - Elizabeth Rawson. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, xviii, 929. ISBN 0521256038. info
  • The Cambridge ancient history. Edited by A. E. Astin. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989, xiii, 625. ISBN 0521234484. info
  • The Cambridge ancient history. Edited by F. W. Walbank. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989, xvii, 811. ISBN 0521234468. info
  • Hannibal. Edited by Karl Christ. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1974, ix, 429. ISBN 3534060776. info
  • Slovník antické kultury. Edited by Václav Bahník - Jaromír Bělský - Helena Businská. Praha: Svoboda, 1974, 717 s. URL info
  • BURIAN, Jan. Hannibal. 1. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1967, 213 s. URL info
  • GROH, V. Starý Řím. Praha, 1931. info
  • KRÁL, Josef. Státní zřízení římské. Edited by Vladimír Groh. V Praze: Nákladem Jednoty českých filologů, 1921, ix, 303. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures, reading and analysis of sources, discussion
Assessment methods
Active class participation (70 %), presentation, paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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