Sustainable tourism science

GIAN LUCA GREGORI

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students a basic knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of Antichità e Istituzioni Romane (knowledge of some essential aspects of private life and public institutions in Roman times), with the help of textbooks. Moreover, it will make the student able to apply the acquired knowledge in relation to the tourist enhancement of the archaeological heritage of Rome and the Lazio region. This knowledge can be applied to the study of promotion and pedagogy of cultural heritage, developing the ability to formulate judgments autonomously, coordinating and contextualising the topics professionally, making a correct use of the available bibliography, and being able to carry out research on the specific aspects of the disciplinary sector to tourist studies.

Basic learning of public institutions of the Roman age. Acquisition of basic skills for the interpretation of ancient documentary sources (literary, archaeological, epigraphic). Gradual development of a critical approach to data obtained from primary sources and modern literature. Clarity in exposition and appropriate use of the specific vocabulary of the discipline. Progressive autonomy in the study.

Basic knowledges of Roman history

Introduction to festivals, shows and places of entertainment in Imperial Rome. Actors, charioteers, gladiators. Theaters, circuses and amphitheatres in the inscriptions from Rome.
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1. A. Giardina, Roma antica, Edizioni Laterza.
2. P. Arena, Gladiatori, carri e navi. Gli spettacoli nell'antica Roma, Roma 2020.
3. G.L. Gregori, I protagonisti della scena teatrale nella documentazione epigrafica di Roma, in Scienze dell'Antichità, 12, 2004-2005, pp. 575-590.

P. Sabbatini Tumolesi, Epigrafia anfitetrale dell'Occidente Romano, I. Roma, Roma 1988.
Consult a Roman history textbook of your choice

Lectures with reading and commentary on literary and epigraphic sources presented in the PowerPoint uploaded to classroom

Attendance not compulsory; students unable to attend 80% of the lessons will be able to take the exam as non-attending students

Oral exam on the books adopted and on the topics covered in the lessons; verification of the acquisition of the training objectives.
To pass the exam students must get a grade of not below than 18/30; students must demonstrate to have acquired a sufficient command of course topic. In order to achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude, students must demonstrate excellent knowledge of all course topics, and to be able to connect them in a logical and consistent way.

Spectacles in ancient Rome. Buildings for the spectacles. Gladiators, actors and charioteers: onomastics, legal status, clothing, reading of texts commented in class

• Introduction to festivals, shows and places of entertainment in Imperial Rome. Roman calendar (10 hours).
  • Books: 1. A. Giardina, Roma antica, Laterza.2. P. Arena, Gladiatori, carri e navi. Gli spettacoli nell'antica Roma, Roma 2020.


• Charioteers in the literary and epigraphic sources (5 hours) 
  • Books: Slides commented during the lessons


• Gladiators in the literary and epigraphic sources (12 hours)
  • Books: Slides commented during the lessons with the support of P. Sabbatini Tumolesi, Epigrafia anfiteatrale dell'Occidente Romano, I. Roma, Roma 1988


• Actors in the literary and epigraphic sources (5 hours)
  • Books: Slides commented during the lessons with the support of G.L. Gregori, I protagonisti della scena teatrale nella documentazione epigrafica di Roma, in Scienze dell'Antichità, 12, 2004-2005, pp. 575-590.


•  The theaters in the literary and epigraphic sources from Rome (3 hours).
  • Books: Slides commented during the lessons 


•  The circuses in the literary and epigraphic sources from Rome (3 hours).
  • Books: Slides commented during the lessons 


•  The amphitheaters in the literary and epigraphic sources from Rome (4 hours).
  • Books: Slides commented during the lessons with the support of  P. Sabbatini Tumolesi, Epigrafia anfiteatrale dell'Occidente Romano, I. Roma, Roma 1988