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
Q1
This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2019-2020 !
Teacher(s)
Cavalieri Marco;
Language
French
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the Latin fundamentals.
Main themes
Content: bibliography of Latin epigraphs. Introduction to CIL. Scripts (capitals, cursive, "actuarial"), ligatures, abbreviations, punctuation, figures, etc. Common elements to different kinds of inscriptions: tria nomina, signum, agnomen, affiliation, mentioning the tribe, etc. Transmission of the denomination by legitimate, natural, or adoptive affiliation, by emancipation, etc. The careers: senator, equestrian, mixed, administrative, military, municipal, colonial, etc. Names and titles of emperors and of members of the imperial family. Different types of inscriptions: funerary, sacred, on public buildings, elogia, on instruments, calendars, etc.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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The course attempts to familiarize the students with one of the most important and direct sources of our knowledge of public and private life in Ancient Rome. |
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
Presentation of ancient roman inscriptions written in Latin. Bibliography and initiation to sources. The different ways used for texts written on stone and on other materials not very perishable. The processes in ligature, abbreviations, punctuation numbers expressions. The common elements to those different grades of inscriptions, tria nomina, nicknames, mention of filiation or of the tribe. Name's transmission by legitimate filiation, natural, adoption, freeing. Emperor's names and titles and those of the imperial family members. Brief careers survey: senatorial, equestrian, mixt, administrative, military, municipal, religious. The different grades of inscriptions, funerary, sacred, on public buildings, elogia, splendours and calendars. Analysis of miltaries inscriptions, milestones, diploma on instrumentum domesticum (ceramic, tiles, bricks, glass) too. Reading exercices, interpretation and chorology.
Teaching methods
Lecture.
Evaluation methods
Written examination.
Other information
Nil.
Bibliography
Liste bibliographique fournie par l'enseignant.
Faculty or entity
FIAL
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General
Master [120] in History
Master [60] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
Certificat universitaire en langue, littérature et civilisation latines
Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics
Master [60] in History
Master [60] in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Classics
Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures