DSBcB37 Ancient History (the Etruscans, the Romans)

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Antoš (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Knobloch (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Melounová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jakub Knobloch
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:40 J22, except Thu 18. 4.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!OBOR(DST)
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
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to present a basic overview of the history of ancient Rome and Roman provinces.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course student will be familiar with the history of ancient Rome;
- he/she will be able to use this knowledge especially for the research of the Roman period and the Migration Period in our country; - will be able to evaluate archeological evidence with the help of written sources;
- to analyse the archeological evidence by the help of historical knowledge.
Syllabus
  • 1) The Etruscans and other nations of ancient Italy. The origins of Rome. The tribal society in the archaic period of Rome. Patricians and plebeans
  • 2) Government and society of the Roman republic, the wars of this age, the way of life. The struggles of the plebeans over equality of rights with the patricians
  • 3) Crisis of the republic
  • 4) The beginnings of the Principate
  • 5) Material and spiritual culture during the Principate
  • 6) Rome and our territory in the time of Augustus and Tiberius
  • 7) Roman provinces under the Republic and the Empire
  • 8) The Marcomannic wars
  • 9) The deep crisis of the Roman Empire (3rd century AD)
  • 10) The Roman state and society in the Dominate
  • 11) The decline of the ancient way of life, the beginnings of feudalism
  • 12) The Roman state and Christianity
  • 13) Rome, barbarians and barbarian kingdoms on the territory of the western part of the Roman Empire
Literature
    required literature
  • MAREK, Václav, Pavel OLIVA and Petr CHARVÁT. Encyklopedie dějin starověku. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2008, 535 s. ISBN 9788072772018. info
  • BURIAN, Jan and Pavel OLIVA. Civilizace starověkého Středomoří. Vydání druhé, revidované. Praha: Arista Books, 2015, 346 stran. ISBN 9788086410746. info
  • BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jarmila and Markéta MELOUNOVÁ. Římské císařství II: Dominát (The Roman Empire II: the Dominate). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 103 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6955-8. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
    recommended literature
  • BURIAN, Jan. Řím : světla a stíny antického velkoměsta. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1970, 285 s. URL info
  • HOŠEK, Radislav and Václav MAREK. Řím Marka Aurelia. Vydání 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1990, 276 stran. ISBN 8020401474. info
  • ČEŠKA, Josef. Zánik antického světa. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2000, 277 s. ISBN 8070213868. info
  • BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jarmila. Stěhování národů (The great migration of peoples). III. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2007, 416 pp. Historica. ISBN 978-80-7021-705-4. info
  • BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jarmila. Attila : Hunové, Řím a Evropa (Attila : Huns, Rome and Europe). Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2012, 340 pp. Historica. ISBN 978-80-7429-169-2. info
  • BOUZEK, Jan. Etruskové : jiní než všechny ostatní národy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, 216 s. ISBN 8024605163. info
Teaching methods
Lectures (two hours per week), reading of ancient sources in order to confirm some knowledge gained by archeological methods
Assessment methods
Written or oral examination in Roman history from 753 B.C.E. to 476 C.E. (the Etruscans included).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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