GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY I A-B channel 2
Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: DOMENICO PALOMBI
Module 1:
- Activity type
- Archeologia dell'età pre-protostorica, classica e medievale
- SSD
- L-ANT/07
- Year
- N/D
- Semester
- N/D
- CFU
- 6
- Hours distribution
- 42 classroom hours
- Lecturers
- PAOLO CARAFA
Module 2:
- Activity type
- Archeologia dell'età pre-protostorica, classica e medievale
- SSD
- L-ANT/07
- Year
- N/D
- Semester
- N/D
- CFU
- 6
- Hours distribution
- 42 classroom hours
- Lecturers
- ANNALISA LO MONACO
Objectives
In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY I A-B, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
Widening of monument, materials and contest of the Greek and Roman cultures, starting from concrete study-cases in the context of the ritual habits, of the architecture and the
urbanism, of the artistic and material culture. Learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis; methodological problems: quantitative
and qualitative analyses. Reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the specific archaeological indicators; comparison with other knowledge systems. Practical laboratories.
Learning outcomes
In line with the educational objectives of the Study Program in which it is inserted, the course aims to provide, in the context of ARCHEOLOGIA GRECA E ROMANA I A, knowledge and understanding skills, that complete and/or strengthen the knowledge acquired in the first cycle of studies , and to enable the student to deal with original topics even in a research context, formulating critical observations in a more complex and articulated way, communicating the knowledge and processes that led to their acquisition, and studying the topics autonomously.
In summary: in-depth study of monuments, materials and contexts of the Roman world starting from concrete case studies, in the context of ritual events, architecture and urban planning, artistic and material culture. Learning of classification systems and philological analysis. The problems of the method: quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis. Reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of specific archaeological indicators; comparison with other forms of knowledge. Practical training.
Prerequisites
it's necessary to have followed at least one course of basic Roman archaeology and sustained the relative examination.
Programme
Module:
The course will focus on the study of the festival calendar in Athens.
An initial introduction will be devoted to understanding how calendars worked in Greece, with the lunar calendar, the task of the months, and the history of studies on festival calendars.
We will then move on in chronological order to the various months of the year, studying the festivals at the civic level, the spaces in the city where they took place, and the rituals performed. Among others, particular importance will be given to the Panathenaic festival, the Eleusinian mysteries, the Thesmpophoria, and the rural and urban Dionysia.
In addition to the contexts provided by archaeological documentation, research tools will also include literary, epigraphic, and iconographic sources (with particular attention to depictions on Attic vase ceramics).
Module:
The course will focus on the study of the festival calendar in Athens.
An initial introduction will be devoted to understanding how calendars worked in Greece, with the lunar calendar, the task of the months, and the history of studies on festival calendars.
We will then move on in chronological order to the various months of the year, studying the festivals at the civic level, the spaces in the city where they took place, and the rituals performed. Among others, particular importance will be given to the Panathenaic festival, the Eleusinian mysteries, the Thesmpophoria, and the rural and urban Dionysia.
In addition to the contexts provided by archaeological documentation, research tools will also include literary, epigraphic, and iconographic sources (with particular attention to depictions on Attic vase ceramics).
Books
Module:
In addition to the Handbook of Greek Archaeology (communicated in class), Parke's book will be examined: H.W. Parke, Festivals of the Athenians, 1977. Other texts and articles will be communicated during the lessons.
Module:
In addition to the Handbook of Greek Archaeology (communicated in class), E. Simon's book will be examined: H.W. Parke, Festivals of the Athenians, 1977. Other texts and articles will be communicated during the lessons.
Bibliography
Module:
Handbook of Greek Archaeology;
H.W. Parke, Festivals of the Athenians, 1977.
Module:
Handbook of Greek Archaeology;
H.W. Parke, Festivals of the Athenians, 1977.
Lessons mode
Module:
The course will consist of hours of classroom lectures, supplemented by some visits to the main Roman museums, for a total of 42 hours.
Course attendance is optional, but strongly recommended.
Module:
The course will consist of hours of classroom lectures, supplemented by some visits to the main Roman museums, for a total of 42 hours.
Course attendance is optional, but strongly recommended.
Frequency
Module:
Classes are live. Course attendance is optional, but strongly recommended
Module:
Classes are live. Course attendance is optional, but strongly recommended
Exam mode
The student will present a topic of his/her choice, followed by questions from the teacher.
Is foreseen the carrying out of an oral examination to verify the acquisition of the knowledges communicated during the course.
The factors that compete to the formulation of the judgment of worth are the knowledge of the illustrated contexts during the course, the ability of analysis, the ability of reasoning and autonomous study, the study of the suitable bibliography, the bibliographical close examination, critical capacity.
An excellent judgment equivale to the vote 30, excellent 30 and praise, very good, good, discreet from 29 to 25, enough, scarce, insufficient from 25 to the 18.
The least vote for the overcoming of the examination is the 18.
Example exam questions
Module:
Students will be required to demonstrate their critical skills by discussing and analyzing the topics covered in class or studied in the recommended textbooks.
E.g. What is depicted on the frieze of the Parthenon? What festival is it? What documents do we have about this festival?
What is depicted on this vase? What festival does it refer to?
Module:
Students will be required to demonstrate their critical skills by discussing and analyzing the topics covered in class or studied in the recommended textbooks.
E.g. What is depicted on the frieze of the Parthenon? What festival is it? What documents do we have about this festival?
What is depicted on this vase? What festival does it refer to?
Arguments
Module:
- Calendars in Greece: the lunar calendar, the calculation of months. History of studies on festive calendars
- Ekatombaion: the Kronia, the Synoikia, the Panathenaia
- Metageitnion (the Herakleia) and Boedromion (eleusinian mysteries)
- Pianepsion (Thesmophoria e Apaturie)
- Maimakterion e Poseidion (Haloa and rural Dionysia)
- Gamelion (Lenaia)
- Anthesterion (Anthesteria)
- Elaphebolion (urban Dionysia)
- Mounichion (Mounichia)
- Thargelion (Thargelia, Bendideia, Plynteria, Kallynteria)
- Skirophorion (Diipolieia, Diisoteria) e sinossi
Module:
- Calendars in Greece: the lunar calendar, the calculation of months. History of studies on festive calendars
- Ekatombaion: the Kronia, the Synoikia, the Panathenaia
- Metageitnion (the Herakleia) and Boedromion (eleusinian mysteries)
- Pianepsion (Thesmophoria e Apaturie)
- Maimakterion e Poseidion (Haloa and rural Dionysia)
- Gamelion (Lenaia)
- Anthesterion (Anthesteria)
- Elaphebolion (urban Dionysia)
- Mounichion (Mounichia)
- Thargelion (Thargelia, Bendideia, Plynteria, Kallynteria)
- Skirophorion (Diipolieia, Diisoteria) e sinossi
- Academic year2026/2027
- Degree program to which the course belongsArchaeology
- Mandatory presenceNo
- Languageita
- CFU12 CFU, distributed among 2 integrated didactic modules
- Total duration84 hours