DSMA01 Reading and Interpretation of Historical Sources - Greece

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Michal Habaj, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Libor Pruša (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Michal Habaj, PhD.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 A24, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites
!(OBOR(DST) && TYP_STUDIA(B))
Knowledge of the Greek alphabet; basic knowledge of ancient Greek is welcome.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The students will be acquainted with the most important Greek terms concerning public administration, military, and with information related to some neigbors of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (nomads).
Learning outcomes
The student will:
- be able to read correctly an ancient Greek text;
- be able to understand it to such an extent that he/she can use it as starting point for his/her scholarly work;
- is capable of quoting an ancient Greek text properly.
Syllabus
  • Reading and interpretation of classical Greek sources (a subject to change, e. g. Herodotus, Thucydides, Pseudo-Aristotle, Claudius Ptolemaeus, Strabo, Aelius Aristides, Priscus of Panium).
Literature
    required literature
  • PAPE, Wilhelm. Dr. W. Pape's Handwörterbuch der griechischen Sprache : in vier Bänden. Edited by Maximilian Sengebusch. 3. Aufl. Braunschweig: Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn, 1880, xviii, 154. info
  • PAPE, Wilhelm. Dr. W. Pape's Handwörterbuch der griechischen Sprache : in vier Bänden. Edited by Maximilian Sengebusch. 3. Aufl. Braunschweig: Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn, 1880, 1424 s. info
  • THÚKÝDIDÉS. Thucydidis Historiae. Tomus prior, libri I-IV. Ed. H. Stuart Jones. Second Edition. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1963.
  • THÚKÝDIDÉS. Thucydidis Historiae. Tomus posterior, libri V-VIII. Ed. H. Stuart Jones, J. E. Powell. Second Edition. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1963.
  • HÉRODOTOS. Herodoti Historiae. Edited by Haiim B. Rosén. Stutgardiae: in aedibus B.G. Teubneri, 1997, xiv, 509. ISBN 3815414040. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Athīnaiōn politeia. Edited by Mortimer Chambers. Ed. correctior. [Berlin]: De Gruyter, 2011, xx, 84. ISBN 9783598711138. info
  • ARISTIDE, Elio. A Roma. Ed. F. Fontanella. Pisa: Scuola Normale Superiore, 2007.
    recommended literature
  • RHODES, Peter John. A Commentary on the Aristotelian Athenaion Politeia. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1981. (reedice 1993)
  • ARISTIDES, P. Aelius.The Complete Works. Volume II, Orations XVII-LIII. Translated into English by Charles A. Behr. Leiden: Brill, 1981.
  • PRISCUS PANITA. Excerpta et fragmenta. Ed. Pia CAROLLA. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2008.
  • PTOLEMAIOS, Klaudios. Handbuch der Geographie : Einleitung, Text und Übersetzung, Index. Edited by Alfred Stückelberger - Gerd Graßhoff - Florian Mittenhuber. Basel: Schwabe, 2006, 471 s. ISBN 3796521487. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Athénská ústava. Translated by Pavel Oliva. 1. vyd. Praha: Baset, 2004, 173 s. ISBN 8073400618. info
  • ARISTEIDÉS AELIUS and Richard KLEIN. Die Romrede des Aelius Aristides : Einführung. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1981, viii, 176. ISBN 3534080599. info
  • THÚKYDIDÉS. Dějiny peloponnéské války. Edited by Václav Bahník. Vyd. 2., v Odeonu 1. Praha: Odeon, 1977, 595 s. URL info
  • HÉRODOTOS. Dějiny. Translated by Jaroslav Šonka. Vyd. 2., v Odeonu 1. Praha: Odeon, 1972, 548 s. info
Teaching methods
Reading and interpretation of source texts.
Assessment methods
Diligent preparation of texts for each lesson. Colloquium over texts that were read during the semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Teacher's information
The course is intended for the needs of historians only.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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