Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
22.5 h
Q2
This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2019-2020
Teacher(s)
Doyen Charles;
Language
French
Prerequisites
None
Main themes
The seminar will focus on the following themes:
- classifying epigraphic texts: decrees, laws, treaties, accounts, inventories, offerings, epitaphs, manumission records, contracts, defixiones, etc.
- studying the Greek alphabet, from the Archaic to the Imperial periods.
- editing epigraphic texts.
- reading, commenting, and dating Greek inscriptions.
- developing technical skills: squeeze, photography, facsimile.
- mastering bibliographical tools and digital resources.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Systematic classification of potentially engraved on stone or metal documents, and of Greek alphabets used from the Archaic to the Imperial periods. Technical exercises: squeezing, photographing, and making a facsimile. Training to do an epigraphic edition: writing a lemma, making a transcription, restitutions. Introduction to handling epigraphic corpora and working tools. Reading, translating, commenting and dating exercises.
Teaching methods
The seminar consists of lectures, tutorials, coursework, and collective reading of Greek inscriptions.
Evaluation methods
Final paper and oral exam.
Other information
None
Online resources
Course notes are available on Moodle.
Bibliography
Une bibliographie d'orientation est disponible sur le site http://bcs.fltr.ucl.ac.be/EpiB.html
Teaching materials
- Syllabus / Coursebook (disponible / available on Moodle)
Faculty or entity
FIAL
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
Master [60] in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Oriental Studies
Master [60] in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Classics
Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General
Master [120] in History
Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics