Programme

Main themes of medieval history: the end of the western roman empire; barbarian kingdoms; Lombards and Byzantines in Italy; from frankish kingdoms to carolingian empire; christianity during the early Middle Ages: bishops and monks; manors, fiefs and the rural lordship; agrarian economy and commercial development (from 9th to 13th century); Church reform in the 11th century; italian communes; european western kingdoms, from 11th to 13th century; culture, church and religious experiences in the late Middle Ages; the Crisis of the 14th century; early modern state in Italy and Europe.

Core Documentation

A. Cortonesi, Medioevo. Profilo di un millennio, Roma, Carocci, 2008 (highly recommended for non-attending students) OR M. Montanari, Storia medievale, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2002, OR G. Albertoni, S. M. Collavini, T. Lazzari, Introduction to Medieval History, Bologna, il Mulino, 2020 and subsequent editions (recommended ONLY for students attending class).
- G. Sergi, L'idea di Medioevo. Fra storia e senso comune, Roma, Donzelli, 1998;
- V. Loré, R. Rao, Medioevo da manuale. Una ricognizione della storia medievale nei manuali scolastici italiani, in RM Rivista, 18/2 (2017), ONLY pp. 305-313 (free download: http://www.rmojs.unina.it/index.php/rm/article/view/5353).
- dossier of documents (with translations) reviewed in class;
- Students are required to expand their knowledge of some of the topics covered in class by choosing ONE of the following texts, which will be, for all intents and purposes, part of the exam syllabus and constitute its second part:
S. Gasparri, Italia longobarda, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2012;
B. Andreolli, M. Montanari, L'azienda curtense in Italia, Bologna, CLUEB, 2003;
Ch. Wickham, L'eredità di Roma. Storia d'Europa dal 400 al 1000 d. C., Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2014 (ed. or. The Inheritance of Rome, Penguin Books, London, 2010), chapters 5, 7, 9, 16, 18, 19, 21 (on the British Isles, the Frankish Kingdom, and peasant society in Early Middle Ages);
Il comune medievale. Istituzioni e conflitti politici (secoli XII-XIV), ed. by L. Tanzini, Bologna, CLUEB, 2020, chapters I, IV, V;
G. Albertoni, Vassalli, feudi, feudalesimo, Roma, Carocci, 2015;
N. D'Acunto, La lotta per le investiture. Una rivoluzione medievale (998-1122), Roma, Carocci, 2020;
A. Fiore, A. Poloni, L'economia medievale. Un profilo storico, Roma, Carocci, 2024;
Lo Stato del Rinascimento in Italia: 1350-1520, a cura di A. Gamberini, I. Lazzarini, Roma, Viella, 2014 (english ed. Italian Renassaince State, Cambridge UP, 2015), following chapters: Il regno di Sicilia; Il regno di Napoli; Lo Stato pontificio; La Toscana degli Stati cittadini: Firenze e Siena; Il quadro politico e istituzionale dello Stato visconteo-sforzesco (XIV-XV secolo); Linguaggi politici e processi di costruzione statale: approcci e interpretazioni; Diplomazia rinascimentale;
Ch. Wickham, L'Europa nel medioevo, Roma, Carocci, 2018 (ed. or. Medieval Europe, Yale UP, 2016), chapters 8-13.

Type of delivery of the course

Frontal lessons, face-to-face and remotely according to the provisions covid-19, with participatory analysis of historiographic documents and texts.

Attendance

Attendance is not required, but it is recommended.

Type of evaluation

Oral test. Exam Questions will judge the Knowledge of Course main Themes and asses the Competences in matter of Contextualization of Sources and Historiography.

Programme

Main themes of medieval history: the end of the western roman empire; barbarian kingdoms; Lombards and Byzantines in Italy; from frankish kingdoms to carolingian empire; christianity during the early Middle Ages: bishops and monks; manors, fiefs and the rural lordship; agrarian economy and commercial development (from 9th to 13th century); Church reform in the 11th century; italian communes; european western kingdoms, from 11th to 13th century; culture, church and religious experiences in the late Middle Ages; the Crisis of the 14th century; early modern state in Italy and Europe.

Core Documentation

A. Cortonesi, Medioevo. Profilo di un millennio, Roma, Carocci, 2008 (highly recommended for non-attending students) OR M. Montanari, Storia medievale, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2002, OR G. Albertoni, S. M. Collavini, T. Lazzari, Introduction to Medieval History, Bologna, il Mulino, 2020 and subsequent editions (recommended ONLY for students attending class).
- G. Sergi, L'idea di Medioevo. Fra storia e senso comune, Roma, Donzelli, 1998;
- V. Loré, R. Rao, Medioevo da manuale. Una ricognizione della storia medievale nei manuali scolastici italiani, in RM Rivista, 18/2 (2017), ONLY pp. 305-313 (free download: http://www.rmojs.unina.it/index.php/rm/article/view/5353).
- dossier of documents (with translations) reviewed in class;
- Students are required to expand their knowledge of some of the topics covered in class by choosing ONE of the following texts, which will be, for all intents and purposes, part of the exam syllabus and constitute its second part:
S. Gasparri, Italia longobarda, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2012;
B. Andreolli, M. Montanari, L'azienda curtense in Italia, Bologna, CLUEB, 2003;
Ch. Wickham, L'eredità di Roma. Storia d'Europa dal 400 al 1000 d. C., Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2014 (ed. or. The Inheritance of Rome, Penguin Books, London, 2010), chapters 5, 7, 9, 16, 18, 19, 21 (on the British Isles, the Frankish Kingdom, and peasant society in Early Middle Ages);
Il comune medievale. Istituzioni e conflitti politici (secoli XII-XIV), ed. by L. Tanzini, Bologna, CLUEB, 2020, chapters I, IV, V;
G. Albertoni, Vassalli, feudi, feudalesimo, Roma, Carocci, 2015;
N. D'Acunto, La lotta per le investiture. Una rivoluzione medievale (998-1122), Roma, Carocci, 2020;
A. Fiore, A. Poloni, L'economia medievale. Un profilo storico, Roma, Carocci, 2024;
Lo Stato del Rinascimento in Italia: 1350-1520, a cura di A. Gamberini, I. Lazzarini, Roma, Viella, 2014 (english ed. Italian Renassaince State, Cambridge UP, 2015), following chapters: Il regno di Sicilia; Il regno di Napoli; Lo Stato pontificio; La Toscana degli Stati cittadini: Firenze e Siena; Il quadro politico e istituzionale dello Stato visconteo-sforzesco (XIV-XV secolo); Linguaggi politici e processi di costruzione statale: approcci e interpretazioni; Diplomazia rinascimentale;
Ch. Wickham, L'Europa nel medioevo, Roma, Carocci, 2018 (ed. or. Medieval Europe, Yale UP, 2016), chapters 8-13.

Type of delivery of the course

Frontal lessons, face-to-face and remotely according to the provisions covid-19, with participatory analysis of historiographic documents and texts.

Attendance

Attendance is not required, but it is recommended.

Type of evaluation

Oral test. Exam Questions will judge the Knowledge of Course main Themes and asses the Competences in matter of Contextualization of Sources and Historiography.

Programme

Main themes of medieval history: the end of the western roman empire; barbarian kingdoms; Lombards and Byzantines in Italy; from frankish kingdoms to carolingian empire; christianity during the early Middle Ages: bishops and monks; manors, fiefs and the rural lordship; agrarian economy and commercial development (from 9th to 13th century); Church reform in the 11th century; italian communes; european western kingdoms, from 11th to 13th century; culture, church and religious experiences in the late Middle Ages; the Crisis of the 14th century; early modern state in Italy and Europe.

Core Documentation

A. Cortonesi, Medioevo. Profilo di un millennio, Roma, Carocci, 2008 (highly recommended for non-attending students) OR M. Montanari, Storia medievale, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2002, OR G. Albertoni, S. M. Collavini, T. Lazzari, Introduction to Medieval History, Bologna, il Mulino, 2020 and subsequent editions (recommended ONLY for students attending class).
- G. Sergi, L'idea di Medioevo. Fra storia e senso comune, Roma, Donzelli, 1998;
- V. Loré, R. Rao, Medioevo da manuale. Una ricognizione della storia medievale nei manuali scolastici italiani, in RM Rivista, 18/2 (2017), ONLY pp. 305-313 (free download: http://www.rmojs.unina.it/index.php/rm/article/view/5353).
- dossier of documents (with translations) reviewed in class;
- Students are required to expand their knowledge of some of the topics covered in class by choosing ONE of the following texts, which will be, for all intents and purposes, part of the exam syllabus and constitute its second part:
S. Gasparri, Italia longobarda, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2012;
B. Andreolli, M. Montanari, L'azienda curtense in Italia, Bologna, CLUEB, 2003;
Ch. Wickham, L'eredità di Roma. Storia d'Europa dal 400 al 1000 d. C., Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2014 (ed. or. The Inheritance of Rome, Penguin Books, London, 2010), chapters 5, 7, 9, 16, 18, 19, 21 (on the British Isles, the Frankish Kingdom, and peasant society in Early Middle Ages);
Il comune medievale. Istituzioni e conflitti politici (secoli XII-XIV), ed. by L. Tanzini, Bologna, CLUEB, 2020, chapters I, IV, V;
G. Albertoni, Vassalli, feudi, feudalesimo, Roma, Carocci, 2015;
N. D'Acunto, La lotta per le investiture. Una rivoluzione medievale (998-1122), Roma, Carocci, 2020;
A. Fiore, A. Poloni, L'economia medievale. Un profilo storico, Roma, Carocci, 2024;
Lo Stato del Rinascimento in Italia: 1350-1520, a cura di A. Gamberini, I. Lazzarini, Roma, Viella, 2014 (english ed. Italian Renassaince State, Cambridge UP, 2015), following chapters: Il regno di Sicilia; Il regno di Napoli; Lo Stato pontificio; La Toscana degli Stati cittadini: Firenze e Siena; Il quadro politico e istituzionale dello Stato visconteo-sforzesco (XIV-XV secolo); Linguaggi politici e processi di costruzione statale: approcci e interpretazioni; Diplomazia rinascimentale;
Ch. Wickham, L'Europa nel medioevo, Roma, Carocci, 2018 (ed. or. Medieval Europe, Yale UP, 2016), chapters 8-13.

Type of delivery of the course

Frontal lessons, face-to-face and remotely according to the provisions covid-19, with participatory analysis of historiographic documents and texts.

Attendance

Attendance is not required, but it is recommended.

Type of evaluation

Oral test. Exam Questions will judge the Knowledge of Course main Themes and asses the Competences in matter of Contextualization of Sources and Historiography.