| Title | ΔΙΟΙΚΗΣΗ, ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΡΩΜΑΪΚΗΣ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΙΑΣ / ADMINISTRATION, SOCIETY AND ECONOMY OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE |
| Code | ΙΡΩ302 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 280007450 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Istorías kai Archaiologías 2015-2019
Registered students: 232
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2019 – 2020 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600147768
|
Class Schedule
| Building | |
| Floor | Floor 1 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ 111 (131) |
| Calendar | Friday 13:30 to 16:00 |
Type of the Course
- General Knowledge
- Scientific Area
Course Category
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600147768
- eLearning (Moodle):
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The students are expected to become familiar with the main features of the administrative, economic and social organization of the Roman Empire, the political entity which became (in many ways) the historical past of the Modern Europe. Furthermore, students are expected to acquire a deeper knowledge of the various structures relating to the education
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- 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)
A survey of the basic features of the administrative, economic and social organization of the Roman Empire. Focus on the institutions relating to the education of young boys and young men and on their political and ideological role.
Week#1 The imperial age: the basic features of the period; literary sources and inscriptions; bibliography
Week#2 Roman administration: provinces and cities
Week#3 Roman society: the upper classes (senators, knights, local decurions)
Week#4 Roman society: the lower classes (plebs urbana and plebs rustica, slaves)
Week#5 Roman economy: agriculture, trade, manufacture, credit
Week#6 Educational institutions: the gymnasium of the Greek cities in the Classical and Early Hellenistic Periods.
Week#7 Educational institutions: the gymnasium of the Greek cities in the Roman Period: continuity and change
Week#8 Participants in the gymnasium: paides, epheboi, neoi, presbyteroi, gerontes.
Week#9: Physical training
Week#10: Rhetoric education and high culture
Week#11: Cults in the gymnasium
Week#12: Constructions of youth
Week#13: Conclusion: The political and ideological role of the gymnasium.
Keywords
Education, Scholars, Culture, Language, History, Byzantium
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- 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 exams
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
G. Alföldy, Ιστορία της ρωμαϊκής κοινωνίας (μετάφραση Άγγελος Χανιώτης), Αθήνα 1992.
P. Garnsey, R. Saller, Η Ρωμαϊκή Αυτοκρατορία. Οικονομία, κοινωνία και πολιτισμός (μετάφραση Β. Ι. Αναστασιάδης, επιμέλεια Γ. Α. Σουρής), Ηράκλειο 1995.
Β. Μπόκολας, Παιδεία και Πόλις. Ελληνική παιδεία, «πολιτική» και νεότητα, Αθήνα 2015
Last Update
21-10-2020