Unit ROMAN HISTORY
- Course
- Cultural heritage
- Study-unit Code
- GP005335
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Roberto Cristofoli
- Teachers
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- Roberto Cristofoli
- Hours
- 72 ore - Roberto Cristofoli
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2023
- Offered
- 2024/25
- Learning activities
- Base
- Area
- Discipline storiche
- Academic discipline
- L-ANT/03
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian.
- Contents
- Beni Culturali (9 cfu):
History of Rome from the foundation of the City (753 B.C.) to the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 A.D.); lectures aimed at deepening specific aspects.
Lettere curriculum moderno; Filosofia ed Etica delle relazioni; altri Cds (6 cfu):
History of Rome from the foundation of the City (753 B.C.) to the establishment of the Principate and the first Augustus’ successors.
Lettere curriculum moderno; Filosofia ed Etica delle relazioni; altri Cds (12 cfu):
History of Rome from the foundation of the City (753 B.C.) to the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 A.D.), with in-depth lectures devoted to the reception of Roman history during the Fascist period and to other specific aspects; monographic part devoted to the Second Punic war. - Reference texts
- Beni Culturali (9 cfu):
Students who attend lectures are expected to study the handbook G. Geraci-A. Marcone, “Storia romana”, Mondadori Education, 2016 (IV Ed.), EAN: 9788800746953 (or another advanced handbook) as well as the contents of all lectures.
Students who are unable to attend lectures must contact the Professor, who will provide them with an alternative learning programme indicating additional and different books.
In Unistudium Students can find only the texts presented within the course.
Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for the compensatory tools ensured by law, for which consult https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa. For the request, Students are invited to ask the teacher, who will put them in contact with the Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (Prof.ssa Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it)
Lettere curriculum moderno; Filosofia ed Etica delle relazioni; other Cds (6 cfu):
Students who attend lectures are expected to study the handbook G. Geraci-A. Marcone, “Storia romana”, Mondadori Education, 2016 (IV Ed.), EAN: 9788800746953 (or another advanced handbook) as well as the contents of all lectures (up to the establishment of the Principate and the first Augustus’ successors, namely Tiberius and Caligula).
Students who are unable to attend lectures must contact the Professor, who will provide them with an alternative learning programme indicating additional and different books.
In Unistudium Students can find the texts presented within the course.
Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for the compensatory tools ensured by law, for which consult https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa. For the request, Students are invited to ask the teacher, who will put them in contact with the Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (Prof.ssa Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it)
Lettere curriculum moderno; Filosofia ed Etica delle relazioni; other Cds (12 cfu):
Students who attend lectures are expected to study the handbook G. Geraci-A. Marcone, “Storia romana”, Mondadori Education, 2016 (IV Ed.), EAN: 9788800746953 (or another advanced handbook) as well as the contents of all lectures.
In addition to the above, Students are also expected to know the monographic part devoted to the Second Punic War.
Students who are unable to attend lectures must contact the Professor, who will provide them with an alternative learning programme indicating additional and different books.
In Unistudium Students can find the texts presented within the course.
Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for the compensatory tools ensured by law, for which consult https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa. For the request, Students are invited to ask the teacher, who will put them in contact with the Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (Prof.ssa Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it) - Educational objectives
- Beni Culturali (9 cfu):
The main knowledge that Students are expected to acquire will be:
- knowledge of history and of institutions of ancient Rome from the foundation of the City to the fall of the Western Roman Empire, with constant reference to the chronology and to the geographic location of events and phenomena;
- knowledge of political, military, social and cultural life of ancient Rome.
The main skills that will allow Students to apply their acquired knowledge will be:
- ability to recognize the methods by which scholars of ancient Roman history reconstruct the events and the phenomena;
- ability to use the specific language of the discipline;
- development of an appreciation of peculiar aspects and problems of Roman civilization in the course of its general evolution.
Lettere curriculum moderno; Filosofia ed Etica delle relazioni; other Cds (6 cfu):
The main knowledge that Students are expected to acquire will be:
- knowledge of history and of institutions of ancient Rome from the foundation of the City to the establishment of the Principate and the first Augustus’ successors, with constant reference to the chronology and to the geographic location of events and phenomena;
- knowledge of political, military, social and cultural life of ancient Rome.
The main skills that will allow Students to apply their acquired knowledge will be:
- ability to recognize the methods by which scholars of ancient Roman history reconstruct the events and the phenomena;
- ability to use the specific language of the discipline;
- development of an appreciation of peculiar aspects and problems of Roman civilization from the foundation of the City to the establishment of the Principate and the first Augustus’ successors.
Lettere curriculum moderno; Filosofia ed Etica delle relazioni; other Cds (12 cfu):
The main knowledge that Students are expected to acquire will be:
- knowledge of history and of institutions of ancient Rome from the foundation of the City to the fall of the Western Roman Empire, with constant reference to the chronology and to the geographic location of events and phenomena;
- thorough knowledge of the Second Punc war;
- knowledge of political, military, social and cultural life of ancient Rome.
The main skills that will allow Students to apply their acquired knowledge will be:
- ability to recognize the methods by which scholars of ancient Roman history reconstruct the events and the phenomena;
- ability to use the specific language of the discipline;
- development of an appreciation of peculiar aspects and problems of Roman civilization in the course of its general evolution and in particular stages of it. - Prerequisites
- In order to fully understand the contents of the course, all Students must have the basic notions of ancient history and especially of ancient Roman history, with particular reference to geography and to chronology.
- Teaching methods
- The course consists of frontal lectures (if required, through the use of synchronous telematic mode) with slide projection, that will deal with political, social, military and cultural history of ancient Rome in general, as well as with more specific aspects; the contents of all lectures have to be supplemented by study of the handbook and of the passages from ancient authors introduced and analysed during the course.
Students with disabilities and/or DSA may request, in consultation with the Professor, teaching tools useful to facilitate study. For general information, please consult the University Services at https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Departmental Contact Person (Prof. A. Di Pilla). For the 2023/2024 academic year, the University of Perugia has admitted 11 categories of Students to distance learning. Students who may be interested are invited to check the possibility of attending lectures in DAD on the website Procedura DAD - Università degli Studi di Perugia (unipg.it) - Other information
- The course is now scheduled to start towards the end of February 2025.
Attendance at lectures is recommended and can foster a better and deeper understanding of the topics.
The Professor is available to speak individually with Students, who are asked to consult the web-page:
https://www.unipg.it/personale/roberto.cristofoli/didattica
Students who are unable to attend lectures must contact the Professor, who will provide them with an alternative learning programme.
Students with disabilities and / or with DSA are asked to consult the University Services on the page
https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa; Students can also get in touch with the responsible contact person (Prof.ssa Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it)
To contact the Professor, write to: roberto.cristofoli@unipg.it - Learning verification modality
- Beni Culturali (9 cfu):
Final oral examination. The examination lasts about 25 minutes and is aimed at evaluating historical knowledge both general (knowledge of evenemential, geographical, chronological, political, social and cultural contexts) and applied to specific issues.
The answers to the exam questions will determine an evaluation based on the level of content knowledge and contextualization, argumentative and analytical skills, property of language.
Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for compensatory tools, dispensatory measures and inclusive technologies ensured by law, that have be requested and agreed with the Professor well in advance before the date of the examinations. For general information, consult the page https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Disability and/or SLD Department Coordinator (Prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it).
Lettere curriculum moderno; Filosofia ed Etica delle relazioni; other Cds (6 cfu):
Final oral examination. The examination lasts about 20 minutes and is aimed at evaluating historical knowledge both general (knowledge of evenemential, geographical, chronological, political, social and cultural contexts) and applied to specific issues.
The answers to the exam questions will determine an evaluation based on the level of content knowledge and
contextualization, argumentative and analytical skills, property of language.
Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for compensatory tools, dispensatory measures and inclusive technologies ensured by law, that have be requested and agreed with the Professor well in advance before the date of the examinations. For general information, consult the page https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Disability and/or SLD Department Coordinator (Prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it).
Lettere curriculum moderno; Filosofia ed Etica delle relazioni; other Cds (12 cfu):
Final oral examination. The examination lasts about 30 minutes and is aimed at evaluating historical knowledge both general (knowledge of evenemential, geographical, chronological, political, social and cultural contexts) and applied to specific issues.
The answers to the exam questions will determine an evaluation based on the level of content knowledge and contextualization, argumentative and analytical skills, property of language.
Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for compensatory tools, dispensatory measures and inclusive technologies ensured by law, that have be requested and agreed with the Professor well in advance before the date of the examinations. For general information, consult the page https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Disability and/or SLD Department Coordinator (Prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it). - Extended program
- Beni Culturali (9 cfu):
Comprehensive exposition (lectures + handbook) of the origins of Rome, of the Period of Kings, of the Republican Rome and of the Imperial Rome, with in-depth analysis of specific aspects.
Lettere curriculum moderno; Filosofia ed Etica delle relazioni; other Cds (6 cfu):
Comprehensive exposition (lectures + handbook) of the origins of Rome, of the Period of Kings, of the Republican Rome, and of the establishment of the Principate up to the first Augustus’ successors, namely Tiberius and Caligula.
Lettere curriculum moderno; Filosofia ed Etica delle relazioni; other Cds (12 cfu):
Comprehensive exposition (lectures + handbook) of the origins of Rome, of the Period of Kings, of the Republican Rome and of the Imperial Rome, with in-depth analysis of the reception of Roman history during the Fascist period and of other specific aspects; in-depht analysis devoted to the Second Punic War (a turning point, with a marked effect on Roman society, and an expansion of Rome's political and military objectives), also observed from the perspective of the Romanization of Italy in general and Umbria in particular, with reading, translation and commentary of selected passages from the ancient sources. - Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
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