DSBcA012 Seminar in Roman History II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Melounová, Ph.D. (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
Tue 12:30–14:05 U26
Prerequisites
DSBcA010 Seminar in Roman History I
Orientation in the history and development of the Roman state, a basic knowledge of Latin.
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
The course goal is to complement and expand knowledge of the issues discussed in the lectures, engage students in a discussion about selected topics and acquaint them with scientific literature and ancient sources for the period.
Syllabus
  • 1. Sources and literature for the Roman Principate 2. The building propaganda of the Emperor Augustus; Res gestae divi Augusti 3. From Octavius to Octavianus; Suetonius and others 4. From Mutina to the Second Triumvirate (Octavian's path to his first consulship); Cicero - Philippics 5. Julio-Claudian dynasty 6. Public administration under the Principate I 7. Public administration under the Principate II 8. Principate as the ideal form of government I; Tacitus - A Dialogue on Oratory, Pliny the Younger - Letters 9. Principate as the ideal form of government II; Pliny the Younger - The Panegyricus 10. The image of an ideal princeps in historiography I; Historia Augusta, Herodian I 11. The image of an ideal princeps in historiography II; Historia Augusta, Herodian II 12. Persecutions of Christians in the Roman Empire; Pliny' letter to Trajan
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Příběhy raně křesťanských mučedníků. Edited by Jiří Šubrt, Translated by Petr Kitzler - Iva Adámková - Pavel Dud. Vydání první. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2011, 395 stran. ISBN 9788074291876. info
  • CHRIST, Karl. Krize a zánik římské republiky. Translated by Jan Hlavička. Vydání první. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2010, 421 stran. ISBN 9788074290299. info
  • CANFORA, Luciano. La prima marcia su Roma. 1a ed. Roma: GLF editori Laterza, 2009, 87 s. ISBN 9788842089704. info
  • Příběhy raně křesťanských mučedníků : výbor z nejstarší latinské a řecké martyrologické literatury. Edited by Petr Kitzler. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2009, 395 s. ISBN 9788070219898. info
  • MAREK, Václav, Pavel OLIVA and Petr CHARVÁT. Encyklopedie dějin starověku. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2008, 535 s. ISBN 9788072772018. info
  • The Cambridge economic history of the Greco-Roman world. Edited by Walter Scheidel - Ian Morris - Richard P. Saller. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, xiv, 942. ISBN 9780521780537. info
  • The Cambridge ancient history. Edited by Alan K. Bowman - Peter Garnsey - Averil Cameron. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, xviii, 965. ISBN 0521301998. info
  • ECK, Werner. Augustus a jeho doba. Translated by Vlastimil Drbal. Vydání první. V Praze: Vyšehrad, 2004, 118 stran. ISBN 8070216883. info
  • The Cambridge ancient history. Edited by Alan K. Bowman - Peter Garnsey - Dominic Rathbone. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, xxi, 1222. ISBN 0521263352. info
  • BURIAN, Jan. Římské impérium : vrchol a proměny antické civilizace. Vyd. 2., dopl. Praha: NS Svoboda, 1997, 237 s. ISBN 8020505369. info
  • The Cambridge ancient history. Edited by Alan K. Bowman - Edward Champlin - A. W. Lintott. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, xxii, 1193. ISBN 0521264308. info
  • BARTOŠEK, Milan. Encyklopedie římského práva. Druhé, přepracované vydá. Praha: Academia, 1994, 471 stran. ISBN 802000243X. info
  • HOŠEK, Ladislav and Václav MAREK. Řím Marka Aurelia. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1990, 276 s. ISBN 80-204-0147-4. info
  • ALFÖLDY, Géza. Römische Sozialgeschichte. 2. durchgesehene Aufl. mit N. Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner, 1979, xi, 249. ISBN 3515031561. info
  • GROH, V. Starý Řím. Praha, 1931. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussion, readings
Assessment methods
Students will obtain credits for active participation in the class (70%), presenting two papers, and passing the final written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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