History of Rome

Code:

ARQU036

Acronym:

HROM

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
HISTO	145	Study Plan - Hist. w/ Minor in Geography	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - History	1	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To understand the situation of the Central Mediterranean in the beginning of the 1st millennium b.C.;
To name the factors which contributed to the greatness of Rome;
To explain the several relations between Roman social groups;
To evaluate the transformations in Italy and in the Mediterranean after the Roman conquest;
To explain the concept of Romanization;
To evaluate the impact of the transition of the consular administration into the imperial one;
To name the transformations caused by the transition into an imperial government;
To explain the reasons which motivated the political and military crises from the 3rd century;
To evaluate the impact of Diocletian’s policies;
To understand Constantine’s imperial policy;
To explain the transformations caused by the introduction and diffusion of Christianity.

Program

1. The origins of Rome;
2. Roman royalty;
3. The Republic;
4. The patrician-plebeian state;
5. Conflicts with Carthage;
6. Territory enlargement: eastern and western Mediterranean;
7. Social and economical transformations;
8. The agrarian crises on the 2nd century b.C.;
9. Civil wars and personal ambitions;
10. Triumvirates: Julius Caesar’s civil war and “monarchy”;
11. Imperial Rome;
12. The powers of Octavius Caesar Augustus;
13. The imperial administration;
14. Importance and power of the army;
15. Political ideology and culture;
16. The Julio-Claudian dynasty;
17. Flavian, Antonine and Severan dynasties;
18. The 3rd century crises;
19. Diocletian and the Empire’s reforms;
20. Constantine: conception of the imperial power;
21. Decline of the Lower Empire: economy, society and culture;
22. Conquest and Romanization of the Roman Peninsula;
23. Christianity.

Teaching methods and learning activities

1. Theoretical and practical lessons;
2. Reading and analysis of classical texts;
3. Support with slideshow films and prints.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Attendance at a minimum of 75% of classes, except in cases foreseen by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

Score in the final exam.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Mandatory reading of the following works:
- Livy – History of Rome
- Suetonius – Twelve Caesars
- History of the Roman Empire – after Marcus Aurelius, Herodian, Gredos Classic Library, Madrid, 1985.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Not applicable

Observations

Bibliografia Principal

CÉSAR;La Guerra de las Gálias, Biblioteca Edaf de Bolsillo
PETRÓNIO;O Satíricon, Livros Europa-América,
PLÍNIO O VELHO;Historia natural, Biblioteca Clásica Gredos
TITO LÍVIO;História de Roma, Clássicos Inquérito
GRIMAL, Pierre;La Civilisation Romaine , Armand Colin, 1971

Bibliografia Complementar

ALARCÃO, Jorge de; O Domínio Romano em Portugal, Publicãções Europa-América, 1988
DUPONT, Florence; El Ciudadano Romano durante la República, Vergara Editor, 1992
GRIMAL, Pierre; La Civilisation Romaine , Armand Colin, 1971
ROLDÁN HERVÁS - José Manuel; Historia de Roma, I, Republica Romana, Catedra, 1991
ROLDÁN HERVÁS, José Manuel; Historia de Roma, Ediciones Universidad Salamanca, 1995