KLMgrA23 Limes Romanus in Europe

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Balázs Komoróczy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Bouzek, DrSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Marie Pardyová, CSc.
Timetable
Wed 11:40–13:15 A33 stara
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
Main objectives of the course can be summarized as follows:
to learn the historical background of the developement of the roman linerary frontier on the european territory; to understand the mechanism of erection and function of the Roman Limes; to learn the basic forms of the Roman military architecture on the limites of the empire; to explore the most important Roman military camps on the frontiers of the provinces Britannia, Germania Inferior and Superior, Raetia, Noricum, Pannonia Superior and Inferior, Moesia Superior and Inferior and Dacia.
Syllabus
  • Historical background and conditions of the development of the Roman frontiers in the northern european provinces of the Roman empire.
  • Roman military strategy during the control of different parts of the frontiers.
  • Types of military objects on the frontiers.
  • Forms of fortifications and internal buildings of the roman camps.
  • Limes Romanus in Britannia, Germania Inferior and Superior, Raetia, Noricum, Pannonia Superior and Inferior, Moesia Superior and Inferior and Dacia.
  • So-called military settlements.
  • Introduction into the problematic of material culture of the Roman limes.
Literature
  • SAKAŘ, Vladimír and Jan BOUZEK. Římské provincie a limes Romanus ve střední a západní Evropě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 149 s. ISBN 80-7066-161-5. info
  • OLIVA, P. Pannonie a počátky krise římského imperia. Praha, 1959. info
  • CONOLLY, Peter. Dějiny římského vojska. Bratislava: Fortuna Print, 1992. ISBN 80-7153-010-7. info
  • GÜNTHER, R. and H. KÖPSTEIN. Die Römer an Rhein und Donau. ed. J. Herrmann. Berlin, 1985. info
  • Der römische Limes in Bayern. ed. Dannheimer, H. München, 1992. info
  • VISY, Z. Der pannonische Limes in Ungarn. Budapest-Stuttgart, 1988. info
  • GUDEA, N. Porolissum. Der Schlußstein des Verteidigungssystem der Provinz Dacia Porolissensis. Marburg, 1989. info
Assessment methods
Lecture. Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
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 Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Spring 2020.
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