Roman Classical Culture
Code
711091002
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Estudos Portugueses
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Maria do Rosário Laureano Santos
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To be aware of the importance of the Roman heritage in the European civilization.
b) To acquire panoramic knowledge of the Roman Classical Culture.
c) To identify the Greco-Roman mental matrices of the Renaissance.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. Geographical and historical context of ancient Rome.
1.1. Peoples and civilizations of the primitive Italy.
1.1.1. The Etruscan legacy.
1.1.2. The Greek legacy.
1.2. Current ideas and new theories about the origins of Rome.
1.3. Moral conceptions and political ideas.
2. The education.
3. The religion.
4. The theatre.
5. Lyric, epic and satirical poetry.
6. Law and oratory.
7. The historiography.
8. Economy and society.
Bibliography
ALARCÃO, J., Portugal romano. Lisboa: Ed. Verbo, 1983 (3.ª ed.).
DYSON, L. S., Rome, A living portrait of an ancient city. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
GRIMAL, P., A vida em Roma na Antiguidade (Tradução portuguesa). Mem Martins: Publicações Europa-América, 1995.
GRIMAL, P., História de Roma (Tradução portuguesa). Lisboa: Texto & Grafia, 2013.
ROCHA PEREIRA, M. H., Estudos de História da Cultura Clássica Cultura Romana. Lisboa: F. C. Gulbenkian, 2002 (3.ª ed.).
ROCHA PEREIRA, M. H., Romana. Antologia de cultura latina. Porto: Asa, 2005.
Teaching method
Lectures (60%); class discussions and analysis of oral and written texts, presentation and discussion of student papers (40%).
Evaluation method
The final evaluation consists of the arithmetic mean between the marks of the written essay and the final test, counting each 50%.