ROMAN HISTORY

Course Information
TitleΡΩΜΑΪΚΗ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ / ROMAN HISTORY
CodeΙΡΩ651
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolHistory and Archaeology
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600019233

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Istorías kai Archaiologías 2020-2021

Registered students: 114
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
ARCΗAIOLOGIAS KAI ISTORIAS TĪS TECΗNĪSElective Courses belonging to the selected specializationWinter/Spring-6
ISTORIASSpecialization Core Courses326

Class Information
Academic Year2022 – 2023
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Class ID
600220153
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The students are expected to – get a general overview of the history of Rome and of the creation of the Empire – follow historical phenomena in the longue durée – aquire knowledge of the social organization and value economic data – distiguish the political institutions from the Realpolitik and the diplomacy – understand ideological issues and the role of the personality in the history – esteem the dynamics of the wars and the army – have a critical approach of the written sources – appreciate the Roman heritage in the construction of the Europe
General Competences
  • Work autonomously
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
General overview of the Roman History. Foundation myths and the regnal period. Res publica with emphasis on the institutions, the mos maiorum, the social organization, the economy, and the political and military changes. Wars and extension of the Empire in the western and eastern Mediterranean. Internal wars and the foundation of the Pricipate by Augustus, institutional reforms, provinces. Overview of the Early imperial period, dynasties. The role of the emperor, relations and ways of communication with the subjects, the world of the cities. Political, economic and military crisis of the 3rd c. AD. Tetrarchy. Constantine the Great. Reading litterary sources and inscriptions in association with archaeological and numismatic data during the courses.
Keywords
Rome, Roman Empire, Res publica, Roman emperor, imperial dynasties, Greek cities
Educational Material Types
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Description
Courses are supported by a power-point presentation.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures78
Exams3
Total81
Student Assessment
Description
Examination at the end of the semester.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
M. Rostovtzeff, Pωμαϊκή Iστορία, Aθήνα 1984. Κ. Μπουραζέλης, Οι τρόφιμοι της λύκαινας, Αθήνα 2018.
Additional bibliography for study
Ch. Mackay, Αρχαία Ρώμη. Στρατιωτική και πολιτική ιστορία (μετάφραση Δ. Ζάννη), Αθήνα 2008.
Last Update
26-04-2020