History of Classical Antiquity
Code
711051103
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Adriaan de Man
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Identification of fundamental dynamics of the Greek and Roman world
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
From the archaic Greek period to the city-states.
The Peloponnesian war.
Philip II, Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic world .
Origins of Rome. The monarchy.
The Republic.
Wars with Carthage.
Mediterranean expansion and transformation of society.
Civil wars. The triumvirates.
The establishment of Empire, administrative mechanisms and political evolution.
The Army.
Political, military and social reforms during the late Empire.
The end of Empire, social evolution and perennity of the Roman culture.
Bibliography
Alarcão, Jorge (ed.): Nova História de Portugal, Portugal das Origens à Romanização, Volume I (Lisboa, Editorial Presença, 1990)
Centeno, R. M. S. et alii: Civilizações Clássicas II. Roma (Lisboa, Universidade Aberta, 1997)
Ferreira, J. R.: Civilizações Clássicas I. Grécia (Lisboa, Universidade Aberta, 1996)
Ferreira, J. R.: A democracia na Grécia antiga (Coimbra, Minerva, 1990)
Grimal, Pierre: La Civilisation Romaine (Paris, Armand Colin, 1971)
Roldán Hervás, José Manuel (ed.): Historia de Roma (Salamanca, Ediciones Universidad, 2002)
Veyne, Paul, A Sociedade Romana (Lisboa, Edições 70, 1993)
Teaching method
Thematic sessions with multimedia projections
Evaluation method
Research project (50%) and test (50%).
Attendance counts for the assessment with a maximum bonus of 1 point.