AEB_74 Etruscans and Central Europe

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jan Bouzek, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Dobešová
Timetable
each even Thursday 13:20–16:35 C43
Prerequisites
BA and MA students
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 14 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
A survey of ancient Etruscans, pointing out notably their erlations with Central Europe, from their origins to their disapparance in the Roman empire. A survey of Etruscan religion, of their values, style of life, sports, tombs,cities.
Syllabus
  • The origins of the Etruscans, Villanovan Etruria, Etruscan cities, Etruscan federation, Etruscands in Campania and in the Po valley, Crisis of the 5th century Social structure of Etruruia, themetoikoi. Economy, warfare, Dress and feasts, Sports, Etruscan religion, its particularities, Etruscans and the north.
Literature
  • BURIAN, Jan and Bohumila MOUCHOVÁ. Záhadní Etruskové. 2. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1974, 271 s. info
Teaching methods
Lecture with slides, discussion to specific questions, notably to relations between the Etruscan civilisation and Central Europe
Assessment methods
Simple text (recognizing and dating of monuments), brief paper on a selected subject from the course (3 pages).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Informace ke způsobu ukončení viz sylabus.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: 8.10., 15.10., 29. 10., 12.11, 26. 11. a 10. 12.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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