KLB_001 Topography of ancient Italy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. Monika Zobková Koróniová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dagmar Vachůtová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 14:10–15:45 C42
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Roman history and civilization.
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course, students will master the knowledge of historical and topographical development of Italy and the process of urbanization of the territory. The students will also be able to mark regions and cities in the map and list their most famous archaeological sites.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction ( meaning of the historical topography; tools and methodologies), geography
  • 2. Ancient peoples of Italy
  • 3. Regio I - Latium et Campania
  • 4. Regio II - Apulia et Calabria
  • 5. Regio III - Lucania et Brutium
  • 6. Regio IV - Samnium
  • 7. Regio V - Picenum
  • 8. Regio VI - Umbria et Ager Gallicus
  • 9. Regio VII - Etruria
  • 10. Regio VIII, Regio IX - Aemilia, Liguria
  • 11. Regio X, Regio XI - Venetia et Histria, Transpadana
  • 12. Sicily
Literature
  • DE LA BÉDOYÈRE, Guy. Cities of Roman Italy : Pompeii, Herculaneum and Ostia. 1st pub. London: Bristol Classical Press, 2010, 123 s. ISBN 9781853997280. info
  • The Roman world, 44 BC-AD 180. Edited by Martin Goodman - Jane Sherwood. New York: Routledge, 1997, xxiii, 380. ISBN 0415049709. info
  • CORNELL, Tim. The beginnings of Rome : Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (c. 1000-264 BC). 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1995, xx, 507. ISBN 9780415015950. info
Teaching methods
lectures with powerpoint presentation
Assessment methods
active participation, written examination (including a blind map of Italy)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2016, recent)
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