LJPG21 Antiquity Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Dana Stehlíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Klára Modlíková (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Ctibor, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Bořivoj Marek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Tomáš Weissar (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Mikulová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Mikulová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
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 aim of the programme "Antiquity Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" and this course is to increase the professional and methodological competences of teachers of Latin language and history at secondary and higher professional schools, which will lead to the improvement of the quality of teaching of these subjects at these educational institutions. The programme is designed to support postgraduate teacher training in Latin language and literature and the history and culture of antiquity.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, trainees will be able to:
briefly summarize the content of the individual lectures,
discuss the use of the individual didactic approaches and topics presented in the course in their own Latin or History teaching.
Syllabus
  • Saturday 19. 10. doc. Mgr. Dana Stehlíková, Ph.D. (Masaryk University): Medieval encyclopaedias – gold mines for research-based teaching. Research or project-based learning is an integral part of modern teaching. However, it is very difficult to find specific contents, especially when we are dealing with older historical periods. This paper will try to show that medieval pragmatic literature can offer interesting suggestions for small-school research linking humanities and science subjects.
  • Mgr. Klára Modlíková (Masaryk University): The use of medical terminology in the teaching of Latin Medicine is one of the fields where Latin is still alive and is used by professionals throughout the Western world. In what ways is it specific, and in what ways do students and teachers of "standard" Latin have an advantage over doctors? How is Latin taught in medical schools and what awaits future doctors when studying it? And how to appropriately integrate medical Latin into secondary school teaching? We will discuss all of this in the context of this paper.
  • Saturday 7. 12. Mgr. Michal Ctibor, Ph.D. (Charles University): Fratricidal and Civil Struggles in the Epic from Virgil to Statius. The ten books of Lucan's Pharsalian Field (Bellum civile) are by no means the only epic reflection on Roman civil wars. The second half of the Aeneid offers the first significant commentary on the civil wars, with the future citizens of the Roman Empire fighting each other; the civil war is depicted here as tragic but ultimately constructive. The first to define himself against Virgil is Ovid in Book 3 of the Metamorphoses, which is entirely devoted to Thebes and the house of Cadmus: this little Thebaid is often referred to in the literature as the first Anti-Aeneid. The second Anti-Aeneid is, of course, the poem of Lucan, which cups Virgil's romantic version to the last fibre. This sets the stage for Statius' Thebaid: the Theban theme and the motif of fratricide are so closely associated in the preceding epic tradition with Roman politics, civil wars and the legitimacy of empire that the choice of the fratricidal struggle of the sons of Oedipus can hardly be understood as Statius' flight from the problematic Roman present to the safety of Greek myth. We could then declare Havlíček's The Baptism of Saint Vladimir to be an escape from the present into legendary antiquity.
  • PhDr. Bořivoj Marek, Ph.D. (Charles University): why and how to read the Romans or the use of ancient literature in teaching. It is not an easy task to show secondary school students that ancient (specifically Roman) literature is unique in the history of literature and that it can provide them with engaging and fascinating reading. In this paper, we will offer some possible paths to follow and provide teachers with specific materials that they can use or be inspired by in their teaching.
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussion.
Assessment methods
The certificate is awarded for participation in both semesters.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Výuka probíhá blokově, 2 x 4 hodiny, celkový rozsah 8 hodin.
Teacher's information
https://classics.phil.muni.cz/studium/celozivotni-vzdelavani/dalsi-vzdelavani-pedagogickych-pracovniku
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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