Antiquity History

Teacher(s)

Liard Florence (compensates Van Haeperen Françoise); Van Haeperen Françoise;

Language

French

Prerequisites

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Main themes

Based on what was learnt from LFIAL 1155, this course will focus on several important research issues, affecting different areas in the study of Antiquity/the Middle Ages/Modern Times/the Contemporary Period. Through successive steps, this will enable students to gain a deeper understanding of the society of Antiquity. 

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	-  Become familiar with the chronology of the history of Mediterranean Antiquity and the main frameworks in this period of history. - For the Middle Ages/Modern Times/the Contemporary Period, become familiar with the world history of Western society and the main frameworks in this period of history. - Become familiar, through the examination of various sources and works, with how historical knowledge is formed. - To be able, for each period, to identify various important research issues starting from a 'portfolio of reading texts'.

Content

Based on the specific knowledge and skills acquired in the course LFIAL1155, this course is intended to introduce the students to the main historical milestones and to the latest research topics pertaining to Ancient Mediterranean civilizations. The chronological framework of the course spans from the first recorded occurrence of writing (ca. 3300 BC) to the fall of the western Roman Empire in 476 AD. The course material is structured around six chrono-cultural sections that reflect the broad development of Ancient societies from the early days of Protohistory to the Late Antiquity. This structure aims at highlighting the interconnectedness of ancient civilizations across and beyond the Mediterranean, and to identify resemblances as well as differences in the social, cultural, economic, and political developments of these various groups throughout the period under study.

Teaching methods

In-person course with Powerpoint presentation. The theoretical course is illustrated with various case-studies and supplemented with the analysis of ancient documents (namely, ancient inscriptions, texts, coins, and archaeological remains). This course material is intended to introduce the firs-year student to the diversity of sources that are available to the ancient historian.

Evaluation methods

Written exam organized during the dedicated session. 

Online resources

The course materials are available to the students on the Moodle platform. 

Bibliography

Une bibliographie d’orientation sera proposée aux étudiants via Moodle.

Faculty or entity

FIAL