Classics

Syllabus The course aims to clarify how the Roman system actually worked in practice and how Rome’s legal mechanism, formal rules, and institutional structures emerged out of a specific social context. The course is divided into three sections: Monarchy; Republic; Principate. The course is completed by a module dedicated to the knowledge of the main research tools in Roman Law and to the analysis of the legal lexicon, investigated through the examination of a case study.

There are no prerequisites.

Student Book: L. Capogrossi Colognesi, Law and Power in Making of the Roman Commonwealth, Cambridge 2014

Attendance includes lectures, seminars and a visit to the Library of the Institute of Roman Law in order to learn about the main tools of Roman Law research.

To pass the exam you must get a grade not less than 18/30. The student must demonstrate that he has acquired sufficient knowledge of the topics indicated in the different parts of the program. To achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must demonstrate that he has acquired excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, being able to link them in a logical and consistent way.

The didactic model adopted includes lectures and practical lessons.