The student will start the advanced study of Latin epigraphy through the exegesis of epigraphic documents useful to deepen aspects of the Roman and Romanized world.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
Contents: Epigraphic sources in the cities of Italy from the 4th to the 6th century show that a global Italian identity did not develop even after the provincialisation of Italy, nor a provincial identity. The civic and local identity slowly weakened. The cities of Annonarian Italy adapted from the second half of the third century to the new fiscal and military needs consolidated by Diocletian and Constantine; the cities of Suburbicarian Italy remained in the orbit of the powerful and rich senatorial families, great landowners in southern Italy. Milan and Rome were the two different centres of this bipolarism. During the 4th century a "client-patron urban identity" was strong. This traditional relationship aroused deep emotions and inspired intense collective participation. The participation of citizens, their internal solidarity and affection for their homeland appear difficult to identify in the 5th-6th centuries. The survey of civic identity in Italy shows a 'negative' process of identity loss: both at the highest level of exhausted ecumenical imperialism, and at the local level of belonging to 'Romanity'.
Non-attending Students:
- A. Buonopane, Manuale di epigrafia latina, Rome (Carocci) 2009 [mandatory];
- Terme di Diocleziano. La collezione epigrafica, edited by R. Friggeri, M.G. Granino Cecere, G. Gregori, Milan (Electa) 2012 [757 pp. - € 49,00]: mandatory study of Room I + 4 Rooms of your choice.
Exercises: Visit to the 'Epigraphic Collection' of the National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian in Rome.
Mutuazione: 20702448 EPIGRAFIA LATINA L.M. in Scienze delle religioni LM-64 N0 PORENA PIERFRANCESCO
Programme
Course title: "Civic Identity in Late Antique Italy"Contents: Epigraphic sources in the cities of Italy from the 4th to the 6th century show that a global Italian identity did not develop even after the provincialisation of Italy, nor a provincial identity. The civic and local identity slowly weakened. The cities of Annonarian Italy adapted from the second half of the third century to the new fiscal and military needs consolidated by Diocletian and Constantine; the cities of Suburbicarian Italy remained in the orbit of the powerful and rich senatorial families, great landowners in southern Italy. Milan and Rome were the two different centres of this bipolarism. During the 4th century a "client-patron urban identity" was strong. This traditional relationship aroused deep emotions and inspired intense collective participation. The participation of citizens, their internal solidarity and affection for their homeland appear difficult to identify in the 5th-6th centuries. The survey of civic identity in Italy shows a 'negative' process of identity loss: both at the highest level of exhausted ecumenical imperialism, and at the local level of belonging to 'Romanity'.
Core Documentation
Attending Students: Handouts (xerocopies and PDFs) and materials provided by the teacher at the beginning of the course and during the lessons.Non-attending Students:
- A. Buonopane, Manuale di epigrafia latina, Rome (Carocci) 2009 [mandatory];
- Terme di Diocleziano. La collezione epigrafica, edited by R. Friggeri, M.G. Granino Cecere, G. Gregori, Milan (Electa) 2012 [757 pp. - € 49,00]: mandatory study of Room I + 4 Rooms of your choice.
Exercises: Visit to the 'Epigraphic Collection' of the National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian in Rome.
Type of delivery of the course
Discipline : Latin Epigraphy - SSD : L-ANT/03. Module : unique. Course of Study: LETTERE (DM 270) Master's Degree. Type : BASIC. Total ECTS: 6 = 36 hours of teaching. Teaching methods: Frontal classroom teaching with the help of xerocopias and Power Point slides. Exercises at the Collezione Epigrafica del Museo Nazionale Romano Terme di Diocleziano and other museums. The course illustrates the sense of civic identity of the inhabitants of the city in late Roman Italy (4th-6th century AD) through the analysis of epigraphic texts. Language of instruction: Italian (it is possible to arrange programs in English, French, German, Spanish). Lecture Semester: FIRST (October - December 2019). Lessons start : Tuesday 1st October 2019. Lessons : Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 16:00-18:00, Aula Radiciotti [to be confirmed].Attendance
Attendance is strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
TYPE OF EXAMINATION: ORAL. The exam can be held in Italian or in a language of your choice between English, French, German or Spanish. The exam takes place at the teacher's studio (via Ostiense, 234 - Area Mondo Antico - mezzanine floor, room 157). The calendar of appeals will be indicated on the websites and on the teacher's bulletin board. The examination aims to assess not only the candidate's knowledge of Latin epigraphy, but also the ability to contextualize the individual inscriptions in their category of epigraphic message and in their historical and functional context. The examination also aims to assess the critical skills acquired by the candidate and his ability to examine, read, translate, transcribe, integrate, interpret, date the different inscriptions studied. Finally, the examination aims to verify the candidate's skills in orienting between the different collections of printed inscriptions and in online databases, and to use these tools for research. teacher profile teaching materials
Contents: Epigraphic sources in the cities of Italy from the 4th to the 6th century show that a global Italian identity did not develop even after the provincialisation of Italy, nor a provincial identity. The civic and local identity slowly weakened. The cities of Annonarian Italy adapted from the second half of the third century to the new fiscal and military needs consolidated by Diocletian and Constantine; the cities of Suburbicarian Italy remained in the orbit of the powerful and rich senatorial families, great landowners in southern Italy. Milan and Rome were the two different centres of this bipolarism. During the 4th century a "client-patron urban identity" was strong. This traditional relationship aroused deep emotions and inspired intense collective participation. The participation of citizens, their internal solidarity and affection for their homeland appear difficult to identify in the 5th-6th centuries. The survey of civic identity in Italy shows a 'negative' process of identity loss: both at the highest level of exhausted ecumenical imperialism, and at the local level of belonging to 'Romanity'.
Non-attending Students:
- A. Buonopane, Manuale di epigrafia latina, Rome (Carocci) 2009 [mandatory];
- Terme di Diocleziano. La collezione epigrafica, edited by R. Friggeri, M.G. Granino Cecere, G. Gregori, Milan (Electa) 2012 [757 pp. - € 49,00]: mandatory study of Room I + 4 Rooms of your choice.
Exercises: Visit to the 'Epigraphic Collection' of the National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian in Rome.
Mutuazione: 20702448 EPIGRAFIA LATINA L.M. in Scienze delle religioni LM-64 N0 PORENA PIERFRANCESCO
Programme
Course title: "Civic Identity in Late Antique Italy"Contents: Epigraphic sources in the cities of Italy from the 4th to the 6th century show that a global Italian identity did not develop even after the provincialisation of Italy, nor a provincial identity. The civic and local identity slowly weakened. The cities of Annonarian Italy adapted from the second half of the third century to the new fiscal and military needs consolidated by Diocletian and Constantine; the cities of Suburbicarian Italy remained in the orbit of the powerful and rich senatorial families, great landowners in southern Italy. Milan and Rome were the two different centres of this bipolarism. During the 4th century a "client-patron urban identity" was strong. This traditional relationship aroused deep emotions and inspired intense collective participation. The participation of citizens, their internal solidarity and affection for their homeland appear difficult to identify in the 5th-6th centuries. The survey of civic identity in Italy shows a 'negative' process of identity loss: both at the highest level of exhausted ecumenical imperialism, and at the local level of belonging to 'Romanity'.
Core Documentation
Attending Students: Handouts (xerocopies and PDFs) and materials provided by the teacher at the beginning of the course and during the lessons.Non-attending Students:
- A. Buonopane, Manuale di epigrafia latina, Rome (Carocci) 2009 [mandatory];
- Terme di Diocleziano. La collezione epigrafica, edited by R. Friggeri, M.G. Granino Cecere, G. Gregori, Milan (Electa) 2012 [757 pp. - € 49,00]: mandatory study of Room I + 4 Rooms of your choice.
Exercises: Visit to the 'Epigraphic Collection' of the National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian in Rome.
Type of delivery of the course
Discipline : Latin Epigraphy - SSD : L-ANT/03. Module : unique. Course of Study: LETTERE (DM 270) Master's Degree. Type : BASIC. Total ECTS: 6 = 36 hours of teaching. Teaching methods: Frontal classroom teaching with the help of xerocopias and Power Point slides. Exercises at the Collezione Epigrafica del Museo Nazionale Romano Terme di Diocleziano and other museums. The course illustrates the sense of civic identity of the inhabitants of the city in late Roman Italy (4th-6th century AD) through the analysis of epigraphic texts. Language of instruction: Italian (it is possible to arrange programs in English, French, German, Spanish). Lecture Semester: FIRST (October - December 2019). Lessons start : Tuesday 1st October 2019. Lessons : Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 16:00-18:00, Aula Radiciotti [to be confirmed].Attendance
Attendance is strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
TYPE OF EXAMINATION: ORAL. The exam can be held in Italian or in a language of your choice between English, French, German or Spanish. The exam takes place at the teacher's studio (via Ostiense, 234 - Area Mondo Antico - mezzanine floor, room 157). The calendar of appeals will be indicated on the websites and on the teacher's bulletin board. The examination aims to assess not only the candidate's knowledge of Latin epigraphy, but also the ability to contextualize the individual inscriptions in their category of epigraphic message and in their historical and functional context. The examination also aims to assess the critical skills acquired by the candidate and his ability to examine, read, translate, transcribe, integrate, interpret, date the different inscriptions studied. Finally, the examination aims to verify the candidate's skills in orienting between the different collections of printed inscriptions and in online databases, and to use these tools for research.