History of Ancient Rome - 2nd semester

Objectives

Identification of fundamental dynamics of the Roman world.

General characterization

Code

711051164

Credits

6

Responsible teacher

Docente a definir

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

None

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%).

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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