The student will acquire a complete autonomy in identifying, collecting, interpreting and critically using the historical documentation and the bibliography related to a given research topic.
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2. Politics, institutions, and cults in the Greek cities between the late Classical and early Hellenistic periods, with particular attention to the poleis of Kos and Iasos in Caria.
The course includes:
(1) An introduction to the Hellenistic world.
(2) A new figure: the kings.
(3) An introduction to the world of the Greek poleis of the period.
(4) The course will examine their political institutions (both in terms of continuity and development), their relationship with kings, the role of the elite, and the intense network of relations among the cities themselves, including diplomatic relations, exchanges of honours and judges, recognitions of syngeneia and asylia, and shared participation in cults. These topics will be addressed through the evidence of literary, epigraphic, archaeological, and iconographic sources. Students will be introduced to the principal databases of literary texts and Greek inscriptions, as well as to the main bibliographical research tools.
(5) The course also includes student presentations on topics connected with the programme and agreed upon with the professor.
B) Angelos Chaniotis, The Divinity of the Hellenistic Ruler in A. ERSKINE (ed.), A Companion to the Hellenistic World, Oxford 2003, pp. 431-446.
C) Due saggi a scelta tra i seguenti:
- Saggi di John Ma oppure Riet van Bremen oppure Patrice Baker oppure David Potter in A. ERSKINE (ed.), A Companion to the Hellenistic World, Oxford 2003;
- Chr. MÜLLER, “Oligarchy and the Hellenistic City”, in H. BÖRM – N. LURAGHI (eds.), The Polis in the Hellenistic World, Stuttgart, F. Steiner Verlag, 2018, 27-52.
Mutuazione: 20702462 STORIA GRECA L.M. in Filologia, letterature e storia dell'antichità LM-15 FABIANI ROBERTA
Programme
1. Introduction to Hellenistic history, history of scholarship, and available sources.2. Politics, institutions, and cults in the Greek cities between the late Classical and early Hellenistic periods, with particular attention to the poleis of Kos and Iasos in Caria.
The course includes:
(1) An introduction to the Hellenistic world.
(2) A new figure: the kings.
(3) An introduction to the world of the Greek poleis of the period.
(4) The course will examine their political institutions (both in terms of continuity and development), their relationship with kings, the role of the elite, and the intense network of relations among the cities themselves, including diplomatic relations, exchanges of honours and judges, recognitions of syngeneia and asylia, and shared participation in cults. These topics will be addressed through the evidence of literary, epigraphic, archaeological, and iconographic sources. Students will be introduced to the principal databases of literary texts and Greek inscriptions, as well as to the main bibliographical research tools.
(5) The course also includes student presentations on topics connected with the programme and agreed upon with the professor.
Core Documentation
A) J. MA, “Peer Polity Interaction in the Hellenistic Age”, P&P, 180, 9-40.B) Angelos Chaniotis, The Divinity of the Hellenistic Ruler in A. ERSKINE (ed.), A Companion to the Hellenistic World, Oxford 2003, pp. 431-446.
C) Due saggi a scelta tra i seguenti:
- Saggi di John Ma oppure Riet van Bremen oppure Patrice Baker oppure David Potter in A. ERSKINE (ed.), A Companion to the Hellenistic World, Oxford 2003;
- Chr. MÜLLER, “Oligarchy and the Hellenistic City”, in H. BÖRM – N. LURAGHI (eds.), The Polis in the Hellenistic World, Stuttgart, F. Steiner Verlag, 2018, 27-52.
Attendance
Given the technical nature and seminar-based structure of the course (which requires the active participation of students), the examination is primarily intended for attending students (attendance of at least 26 out of 40 hours is required). Attendance will be verified regularly by roll call.Type of evaluation
At the end of the course, students will possess an in-depth knowledge of the history of the Greek world in the Hellenistic period. They will be familiar with the most up-to-date and appropriate methods of study and research in the discipline. They will be able to approach in a scholarly way the historical and institutional developments of the Greek world from the death of Alexander the Great onwards, including intercultural relations. They will also be able to work with sources of different types.