Universität Wien

090072 KU Historical Interpretation of Literary Sources 1 (2012W)

Rom and Greece, from the first Macedonian war to Actium (215-27 BC)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 9 - Altertumswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Friday 05.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Friday 12.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Friday 19.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Friday 09.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Friday 16.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Friday 23.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Friday 30.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Friday 07.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Friday 14.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Friday 11.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Friday 18.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Friday 25.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this course, selected documents on the political, social, economic and cultural history of Greece in the 2nd and 1st century BC will be read and analysed. Greek and Latin texts, which belong to different genre, by authors such as Polybius, Livy, Cicero, Strabo or Appian, will be considered. The course should enable students to deepen and to practice their critical questioning of literary texts in an historical perspective.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular and active attendance (25%); preparation of the seances through the reading of the texts and the relating literature (25%); presentation (35%); Essay (15%).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Objectives of the course are (1) to develop a critical approach of the ancient literary sources and (2) to be able to carry a methodical analysis of these sources.

Examination topics

Reading of the texts and of the relating literature at disposal on the Moddle platform, presentation, plenary discussion.

Reading list


Association in the course directory

AG03+04

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