CULTURE AND EDUCATION IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
| Title | ΠΑΙΔΕΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΣΗ ΣΤΟΝ ΑΡΧΑΙΟ ΚΟΣΜΟ / CULTURE AND EDUCATION IN THE ANCIENT WORLD |
| Code | ΙΑΕ261 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019222 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Istorías kai Archaiologías 2020-2021
Registered students: 35
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600213086
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600213086
- eLearning:
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- ΙΑΕ151 INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT GREEK HISTORY
General Prerequisites
It is recommended that the courses IAE101 and IRO101 have been registered
Learning Outcomes
(a) Familiarization of students with the analysis of sources and the use of literature in the relevant field of knowledge.
(b) Applying the interdisciplinary approach to the relevant field of knowledge by selecting sources of a diverse nature.
(c) Students' understanding of the nature and organisation of Roman education.
(d) Students' understanding of the role and importance of education and education in the political and social life of the Greco-Roman world.
(e) Students' understanding of the importance of education as an element of the identity of the upper classes.
(f) Practice in oral and written presentation of topics in the field of knowledge.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course is a study of the role and importance of education and education in general in the political and social life of the Roman Empire from the Republican period to late antiquity. In this context - using selected texts - the project examines issues related to the character of the culture of the ancient Greeks and Romans, such as orality, literacy and the limits of illiteracy, and others concerning the perceptions of the theorists of the period (Greeks and Romans) on the importance of education and literacy as elements of the identity of the upper social strata, the participation of women in education, the intellectual centres of the period (Rome, Athens, Alexandria, Antioch, Pergamum, etc.), and the role of women in education. ). Emphasis is placed on the education of young people in the cities of the eastern part of the Roman Empire, and in particular on the study of the institution of the gymnasium.
Keywords
Roman Empire, education, education, education, high school, beneficence, social elites
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 125 | 4.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 30 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 25 | 0.8 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 180 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written examination: 100 %.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
• B. Legras, Πολιτισμός και εκπαίδευση στον αρχαίο ελληνικό κόσμο. 8ος αιώνας π.Χ. – 4ος αιώνας μ.Χ. (μτφ. Α. Καραστάθη / Πρόλογος: Σπ. Ράσης), Κριτική, Αθήνα 2005.
Additional bibliography for study
• G. Bowersock, Ο Ελληνισμός στην ύστερη αρχαιότητα (μτφ. Μ. Γιόση, επιμ. Α. Φιλιπποπούλου), ΜΙΕΤ, Αθήνα 2000.
• L. Casson, Οι βιβλιοθήκες στον αρχαίο κόσμο (μτφ. Α. Φιλιπποπούλου), ΜΙΕΤ, Αθήνα 2006.
• J. Evans Grubbs, The Oxford Handbook of Childhood and Education in the Classical World, Oxford-New York 2013.
• E. Α. Hemelrijk, Matrona docta: Educated Women in the Roman Élite from Cornelia to Julia Domna, London – New York 1999.
• M. Joyal & I. MacDougall & J. Yardley, Greek and Roman Education: A Sourcebook, London-New York 2009.
• J. Lee Too (εκδ.), Education in Greek and Roman Antiquity, Leiden-Boston-Köln 2001.
• H.-I. Marrou, Ιστορία της εκπαίδευσης στην Αρχαιότητα. Ο ελληνικός κόσμος, Δαίδαλος. Ι. Ζαχαρόπουλος, Αθήνα 2009.
• M. Scholz & M. Horster (εκδ.), Lesen und Schreiben in den römischen Provinzen. Schriftliche Kommunikation im Alltagsleben. Akten des 2. Internationalen Kolloquiums von Ductus – Association international pour l’étude des inscriptions mineures, RGZM Mainz, 15.-17. Juni 2011, Mainz 2015.
• R. Thomas, Γραπτός και προφορικός λόγος στην αρχαία Ελλάδα (μτφ. Δ. Κυρτάτας), Πανεπιστημιακές Εκδόσεις Κρήτης, Ηράκλειο 20013.
Last Update
23-09-2022
