DSBcA009 History of Rome I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 1 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: -.
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 9:10–10:45 M21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The student will be able to describe the foundation of Rome and its transformation from the kin based society to the city state. He/she will be acknowledged with the working of Roman state institutions and society in the eras of Roman Kingdom and Republic and will be able to explain the causes and consequences of Roman dominance in the Mediterranean area and its policies concerning its provinces and abroad. On the basis of this, the student will justly interpret the text of the relevant historical sources, compare the Roman and Greek way of life, as well as the life of ancient oriental civilizations and assess the importance of the influence of the ancient East, Etruscans and Greeks on the development of Roman culture and the beginnings of the Romanization of the parts of Europe.
Syllabus
  • 1) Geographical and ethnical situation in Italy, the Indo-Europeans and the Iron Age in Italy.
  • 2) The foundation of Rome according to Roman historiography and modern science.
  • 3) Historical and institutional development of the Roman Kingdom, the society of the era.
  • 4) The Servian reforms and the rise of Roman civitas.
  • 5) The issue of the co-existence of Patricians and Plebeians, the equilibration of the rights of the two groups of Roman citizens.
  • 6) Political institutions and economic situation of the Roman Republic.
  • 7) The conquest and administration of Italy by Romans
  • 8) The era of the Punic Wars in light of the military and social development of the Roman state.
  • 9) The administration of provinces in the era of the Roman Republic, questions of Romanization of the provincial areas, Hellenization of Romans.
  • 10) The causes of political and economic crisis of the Roman Republic, attempts to solve the problems of Roman agriculture.
  • 11) Roman conquests at the end of the Republic, political movements of the late Republic, the issue of Roman citizenship.
  • 12) Roman state during the Civil Wars and the importance of Caesar´s reign.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • LANCIANI, Rodolfo. Roma pagana e cristiana : la trasformazione della città attraverso i secoli, dai templi alle chiese, dai mausolei alle tombe dei primi papi. 1a ed. Roma: Newton & Compton, 2004, 333 s. ISBN 8854100749. info
  • Roma : Romolo, Remo e la fondazione della città. Edited by Andrea Carandini - Rosanna Cappelli. Milano: Electa, 2000, 32 s. ISBN 8843576623. info
  • The Cambridge ancient history. Edited by J. A. Crook - A. W. Lintott - Elizabeth Rawson. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, xviii, 929. ISBN 0521256038. info
  • The Cambridge ancient history. Edited by A. E. Astin. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989, xiii, 625. ISBN 0521234484. info
  • The Cambridge ancient history. Edited by F. W. Walbank. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989, xvii, 811. ISBN 0521234468. info
  • RUIZ, Vincenzo Arangio and ET AL. Antický Řím. Bratislava: Tatran, 1967. info
  • Antika v dokumentech. Edited by Julie Nováková - Jan Pečírka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní nakladatelství politické literatury, 1961, 652 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures in multimedia rooms, free questions of students, reading and interpretation of some historical sources
Assessment methods
written test based on the knowledge gained during the lectures and by individual preparation
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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