FF:DSBcB37 Ancient History II - Course Information
DSBcB37 Ancient History (the Etruscans, the Romans)
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Tomáš Antoš (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Knobloch (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Melounová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Jakub Knobloch
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Thu 16:00–17:40 J22, except Thu 18. 4.
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ! OBOR ( DST )
- 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
- there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to present a basic overview of the history of ancient Rome and Roman provinces.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of this course student will be familiar with the history of ancient Rome;
- he/she will be able to use this knowledge especially for the research of the Roman period and the Migration Period in our country; - will be able to evaluate archeological evidence with the help of written sources;
- to analyse the archeological evidence by the help of historical knowledge. - Syllabus
- 1) The Etruscans and other nations of ancient Italy. The origins of Rome. The tribal society in the archaic period of Rome. Patricians and plebeans
- 2) Government and society of the Roman republic, the wars of this age, the way of life. The struggles of the plebeans over equality of rights with the patricians
- 3) Crisis of the republic
- 4) The beginnings of the Principate
- 5) Material and spiritual culture during the Principate
- 6) Rome and our territory in the time of Augustus and Tiberius
- 7) Roman provinces under the Republic and the Empire
- 8) The Marcomannic wars
- 9) The deep crisis of the Roman Empire (3rd century AD)
- 10) The Roman state and society in the Dominate
- 11) The decline of the ancient way of life, the beginnings of feudalism
- 12) The Roman state and Christianity
- 13) Rome, barbarians and barbarian kingdoms on the territory of the western part of the Roman Empire
- Literature
- required literature
- MAREK, Václav, Pavel OLIVA and Petr CHARVÁT. Encyklopedie dějin starověku. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2008, 535 s. ISBN 9788072772018. info
- BURIAN, Jan and Pavel OLIVA. Civilizace starověkého Středomoří. Vydání druhé, revidované. Praha: Arista Books, 2015, 346 stran. ISBN 9788086410746. info
- BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jarmila and Markéta MELOUNOVÁ. Římské císařství II: Dominát (The Roman Empire II: the Dominate). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 103 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6955-8. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
- recommended literature
- BURIAN, Jan. Řím : světla a stíny antického velkoměsta. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1970, 285 s. URL info
- HOŠEK, Radislav and Václav MAREK. Řím Marka Aurelia. Vydání 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1990, 276 stran. ISBN 8020401474. info
- ČEŠKA, Josef. Zánik antického světa. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2000, 277 s. ISBN 8070213868. info
- BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jarmila. Stěhování národů (The great migration of peoples). III. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2007, 416 pp. Historica. ISBN 978-80-7021-705-4. info
- BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jarmila. Attila : Hunové, Řím a Evropa (Attila : Huns, Rome and Europe). Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2012, 340 pp. Historica. ISBN 978-80-7429-169-2. info
- BOUZEK, Jan. Etruskové : jiní než všechny ostatní národy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, 216 s. ISBN 8024605163. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures (two hours per week), reading of ancient sources in order to confirm some knowledge gained by archeological methods
- Assessment methods
- Written or oral examination in Roman history from 753 B.C.E. to 476 C.E. (the Etruscans included).
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- HIAb05 The History ot the Classical World
!OBOR(DST) && !OBOR(DEST) && !OBOR(FBDSpJ) && !OBOR(FBDSpV) && !OBOR(FBDSpH) && (!AEB_71) && (!AEB_72) && (!DSBcB36) && (!DSBcB37) && (!HIA104) && (!HIAK104) && (!HIAKb104) && (!KLBcA05) && (!KLBcA06) && (!LJBcA09) && (!LJBcA10) && (!MED03) && (!MED04) && !NOWANY(DSBcB36,DSBcB37,HIA104,LJBcA09,LJBcA10,MED03,MED04,HIAK104,HIAKb104)
- HIAb05 The History ot the Classical World
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