ADVANCED GREEK HISTORY I
Course 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 HISTORY ADVANCED I, 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. Introduction to a more advanced study of literary and epigraphical texts in ancient history, and further acquisition of technical and methodological competence for the study of Greek history and historiography as well as of modern historiography on the ancient world.
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FRANCESCO GUIZZI
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
The course will focus on the history of the Ancient Greek Economy. Students will acquire knowledge of the Greek history by increasing their understanding of ancient evidence, especially literary texts, epigraphic documents, numismatic material, through a very significant case study. By studying and discussing the sources, they will be enabled to interpret and interrelate historical narratives. The course will tackle the historical issues by applying the knowledge and understanding of ancient sources and will lead the students to make their own judgements on this basis. They will also display their newly acquired skills in presenting a short paper on a subject among the ones tackled by the course, at the meantime showing their learning skills in discussing ancient evidence with the instructor during the lessons.
Prerequisites
Students should have already taken a college-level survey course in Greek History.
Students who have not taken a college-level survey course in Greek History will take the survey course (cod. 1044214) and referer to its bibliography.
Books
1) Ancient sources available in class and uploaded on the drive of the teacher at the end of the module.
1) Testi antichi disponibili a lezione.
2) D.Musti, L'economia in Grecia, Roma-Bari (Laterza) 1981.
3) A.Bresson, The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy, Princeton (UP) 2016, pp. 118-380.
Students will orally present a short written paper on a course topic.
Those who have not already taken a basic course of Ancient Greek History will take the Bachelor's degree module (code 1044214) and follow that syllabus.
Teaching mode
Lessons, or on line lessons (depending on the evotution of the pandemic), and seminars in which the students will present a short paper on a single subject treated during the course.
Frequency
Lessons and seminars in which the students will present a short paper on a single subject treated during the course.
Exam mode
Oral presentation of a short paper during the lessons. Final oral exam.
Bibliography
D.Musti, L'economia in Grecia, Roma-Bari (Laterza) 1981.
A.Bresson, The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy, Princeton (UP) 2016
Lesson mode
Lessons and seminars in which the students will present a short paper on a single subject treated during the course.
FRANCESCO GUIZZI
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
The course will focus on the history of the Ancient Greek Economy. Students will acquire knowledge of the Greek history by increasing their understanding of ancient evidence, especially literary texts, epigraphic documents, numismatic material, through a very significant case study. By studying and discussing the sources, they will be enabled to interpret and interrelate historical narratives. The course will tackle the historical issues by applying the knowledge and understanding of ancient sources and will lead the students to make their own judgements on this basis. They will also display their newly acquired skills in presenting a short paper on a subject among the ones tackled by the course, at the meantime showing their learning skills in discussing ancient evidence with the instructor during the lessons.
Prerequisites
Students should have already taken a college-level survey course in Greek History.
Students who have not taken a college-level survey course in Greek History will take the survey course (cod. 1044214) and referer to its bibliography.
Books
1) Ancient sources available in class and uploaded on the drive of the teacher at the end of the module.
1) Testi antichi disponibili a lezione.
2) D.Musti, L'economia in Grecia, Roma-Bari (Laterza) 1981.
3) A.Bresson, The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy, Princeton (UP) 2016, pp. 118-380.
Students will orally present a short written paper on a course topic.
Those who have not already taken a basic course of Ancient Greek History will take the Bachelor's degree module (code 1044214) and follow that syllabus.
Teaching mode
Lessons, or on line lessons (depending on the evotution of the pandemic), and seminars in which the students will present a short paper on a single subject treated during the course.
Frequency
Lessons and seminars in which the students will present a short paper on a single subject treated during the course.
Exam mode
Oral presentation of a short paper during the lessons. Final oral exam.
Bibliography
D.Musti, L'economia in Grecia, Roma-Bari (Laterza) 1981.
A.Bresson, The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy, Princeton (UP) 2016
Lesson mode
Lessons and seminars in which the students will present a short paper on a single subject treated during the course.
- Lesson code1038385
- Academic year2025/2026
- CourseArchaeology
- CurriculumArcheologia e civiltà del mondo classico
- Year2nd year
- Duration12 months
- SSDL-ANT/02
- CFU6