History of Ancient Rome
Code
711051164
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
6
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Identification of fundamental dynamics of the Roman world.
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
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.
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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).
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%).