KLA_102 Roman-barbarian relations

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jan Jílek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Štěpánek (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jan Jílek, Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:40 M11
Prerequisites
KLA_011 Frontiers || AEB_A14e The Roman Era and the Great Migrations in Central Europe
Basic knowledge of the Roman archaeology in the extent of the courses KLA_011 - Frontiers of the Roman world, or AEB_A14e - The Roman Era and the Great Migrations in Central Europe, is obligatory.
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
This course will introduce students to a wide range of relations between Romans and non-Romans/barbarians along the Roman frontiers from the last years of the Republic to the Late Antiquity, from the early encounters between Romans and barbarians to the spread of barbarians over the area of the Roman Empire. The partial objective of the course is to introduce and define the main customary types of mutual contacts, such as trade, political relations or war conflicts, and show a wider context of their development from mutual ignorance, hostility and suspiciousness to tolerance, acculturation, integration and transformation into a new Romano-barbarian culture and society of early medieval times.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and summarize important features of Roman-barbarian relations
- define the basic characteristics of the Roman-barbarian interactions
- describe the full range of these activities from traditional categories such as trade, military and diplomatic interactions to transfer of ideas, cultural and social approaches, technologies, knowledge and skills
- apply the acquired knowledge about the Roman-barbarian relations within a wider social, political, cultural and technological context
- orientate oneself in progress, changes and transformations of Roman-barbarian relations on both sides of the Limes in a wider context
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction - definition of the topic
  • 2. Rise and formation of the Roman-barbarian relations
  • 3. Political and diplomatic relations
  • 4. Cross-frontier trade and exchange
  • 5. Long-distance trade, the question of so-called imports and the most famous trade routes
  • 6. Roman expansion and major military conflicts
  • 7. Border areas of the Roman world, so-called Barbaricum and its inhabitants
  • 8. Evidence of Roman activities and architecture in the Barbaricum - the issue of bilateral cultural influence on both sides of the Limes
  • 9. Roman finds in the Barbaricum, their influence, significance, position and impact
  • 10. Barbarians in the Roman Empire (evidence of their status, image and perception by the Romans)
  • 11. Invasion of barbarians, their progressive acculturation and integration
  • 12. Late Antique transformation and formation of a new Roman-barbarian culture and society of Early Middle Ages
Literature
    required literature
  • BURNS, Thomas S. Rome and the Barbarians, 100 B.C.–A.D. 400. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
  • CEJNKOVÁ, Dana, Balázs KOMORÓCZY and Jaroslav TEJRAL. Římané a Germáni : nepřátelé, rivalové, sousedé. 1. vyd. Brno: Svan, 2003, [24] s. ISBN 8070281979. info
  • ERDRICH, Michael. Rom und die Barbaren. Mainz am Rhein, 2001.
  • PEŠKA, Jaroslav and Jaroslav TEJRAL. Das germanische Königsgrab von Mušov in Mähren. Edited by Claus von Carnap-Bornheim. Mainz: Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums, 2002, viii, 310. ISBN 388467076X. info
  • TEJRAL, Jaroslav. Die Probleme der römisch-germanischen Beziehungen unter Berücksichtigung der neuen Forschungsergebnisse im niederösterreichisch-südmährischen Thayaflußgebiet. Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern, 1992, S. [378] info
    recommended literature
  • The fall of the Roman Empirea new history of Rome and the barbarians. Edited by P. J. Heather. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006, xvi, 572 p. ISBN 9780199978618. info
  • Kelten, Germanen, Römer im Mitteldonaugebiet :vom Ausklang der Latene-Zivilisation bis zum 2. Jahrhundert. Edited by Ján Rajtár - Karol Pieta - Jaroslav Tejral. Brno: Archäologisches Institut der Akademie der Wissenschaften der Tschechischen Republik, 1995, 280 s. ISBN 80-901679-5-0. info
  • Rome and the barbarians : the birth of a new world. Edited by Umberto Roberto - Yann Riviere - Jean-Jacques Aillagon. 1st ed. Milan: Skira, 2008, 692 s. ISBN 9788861306462. info
  • Das mitteleuropäische Barbaricum und die Krise des römischen Weltreiches im 3. Jahrhundert. Edited by Jaroslav Tejral. Brno: Archeologický ústav AV ČR, 1999, 236 s. ISBN 80-86023-14-1. info
  • The Barbarians of Ancient Europe: Realities and Interactions. Edited by Larissa Bonfante. Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Teaching methods
lectures supported by pictorial (PPT) presentation, class discussion about the addressed topics
Assessment methods
active attendance, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
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