DSBcA02 Proseminar in Ancient History

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Melounová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Melounová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:40 A21
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
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge of the fundamental encyclopaedias, scholarly journals and field literature, main editions of the sources for Classical Antiquity, prominent scholars dealing with Ancient History, to teach them the orientation in the maps of the ancient world.
Learning outcomes
After the completion of the course the students will:
- know the basic encyclopedic manuals and journals of the field, both domestic and foreign, including the electronic resources;
- have the overview of basic trends and features of the development of the whole ancient world, of its geography;
- know the basic editions and their types;
- quote sources and literature correctly;
- know the stages and specifics of the development of the research in the field of Ancient History from Antiquity to the present.
Syllabus
  • 1-4. The importance of the study of Antiquity for the modern society; overview of literature regarding the history of the Near East, ancient Greece and Rome, the main periodicals in our country and in the world, the most important scientific institutions dealing with the history and culture of the Near East, ancient Greece and Rome.
  • 5-6. Introduction to geography of the ancient world (the language situation, an overview of economic and political development).
  • 7. Libraries in Brno and its surroundings.
  • 8. Antiquity on the Internet (Electronic Information Resources, the databases of the Department of Classical Studies).
  • 9. Typology and editions of ancient sources.
  • 10. The methods of quoting sources and literature.
  • 11. The history of Ancient History - the Czech lands.
  • 12. The history of Ancient History - the world.
Literature
    required literature
  • SVOBODA, Ludvík. Encyklopedie antiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1973, 741 s. URL info
  • Slovník antické kultury. Praha: Svoboda, 1974, 717 s. URL info
  • HŮRKOVÁ-NOVOTNÁ, Jiřina. Antická jména : jak je číst a skloňovat. 1. vyd. Praha: AMU, 2005, 165 s. ISBN 8073310449. info
    recommended literature
  • McEVEDY, Colin. The New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History. London: Penguin Books, 2002. ISBN 9780140513486.
  • Antika a česká kultura. Edited by Ladislav Varcl. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1978, 575 s. URL info
  • Z dějin vědy o antickém starověku. Edited by Igor Lisový. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, Filozofická fakulta, 2008, 191 s. ISBN 9788073684815. info
  • VIDMAN, Ladislav. Můj italský rok. 1. vyd. Praha: KLP, 2000, 110 s. ISBN 8085917777. info
  • KEPARTOVÁ, Jana. Češi v Pompejích 1748-1948 : kulturněhistorická studie. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Pedagogická fakulta, 2007. 288 s. ISBN 978-80-7290-292-7.
  • KAZBUNDA, Karel. Stolice dějin na pražské univerzitě. Část I, II, III. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1964, 1965, 1968.
  • KAZBUNDA, Karel. Stolice dějin na české univerzitě v Praze 1914-1918. Edited by Martin Kučera. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 2000, 220 s. ISBN 8071849928. info
  • VYMĚTALOVÁ, Karla. Procul ex oculis, procul ex mente : klasičtí filologové, klasičtí archeologové a profesoři dějin starověku na německé Karlo-Ferdinandově/Německé univerzitě v Praze v letech 1882-1945 : (biografické medailony). Vydání první. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2017, 331 stran. ISBN 9788075102324. info
Teaching methods
Seminar, reading, drill.
Assessment methods
Written test based on the knowledge obtained during the semester, minimum pass level 70%; handing-in minor tasks during the semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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