Ateneo - UPO

Philip II of Macedon: the rising of the individual personality in history

Students have to study:
- M. Mari, L’ascesa della Macedonia e Filippo II, in A. Barbero (a cura di), Storia d’Europa e del Mediterraneo, M. Giangiulio (a cura di), Sez. II: la Grecia, vol. IV: Grecia e Mediterraneo dall’età delle guerre persiane all’Ellenismo, parte II: Eventi, Roma 2007, pp. 433-461.

and one of the following books:
- A. Momigliano, Filippo il Macedone. Saggio sulla storia greca del IV secolo a.C., Guerini 1987 (ed. or. 1934).
- F. Landucci, Filippo re dei Macedoni, Il Mulino 2012.
- G. Squillace, Filippo II di Macedonia, Salerno 2022.
- G. Squillace, Filippo il Macedone, Laterza 2023.

The students who can not attend the lessons must know also the following handbook: G. Squillace, Basileis o tyrannoi. Filippo II e Alessandro Magno nella propaganda macedone e antimacedone, Rubbettino 2004. Any further bibliographical information, or further material will be provided during the lessons. Recommended readings:
G. Squillace, Memorie di Clio,
UTET Università,
Torino, 2019, pp. 187-198.

•-knowledge and understanding: the module intends to examine the historical parable of Philip II of Macedonia to understand the reasons for the rapid rise of Macedonia to the rank of leading power in the Greek world thanks also to the exceptional talents of this ruler. • - ability to apply knowledge and understanding: knowing how to develop personal ideas on the proposed topics on historical events, ancient sources of reference and modern bibliography • - expression of judgements: knowing how to evaluate historical testimonies, critically framing them within the context ideological, political, social, economic reference; knowing how to identify and judge the ideological tendency underlying the narrative of the facts in the proposed historiographical sources •-skills in communication: knowing how to discuss historical facts and historiographical evidence using a suitable technical language •-skills in study: knowing how to independently investigate the related issues to historical facts, through the analysis of specialist texts and the reading of ancient sources; in more advanced cases knowing how to propose new solutions. The measurement of these objectives will take place during the verification of learning.

Passed the exam of Greek History and Roman History

The teaching strategies adopted include frontal lessons, but the possibility of starting seminar meetings will be evaluated. In addition, where possible, lessons are held by specialist lecturers from outside the Department.

Class attendance is strongly recommended. The objectives and contents of the course take into account the provisions of Ministerial Decree 616/2017 and its annexes in order to recognize the 24 credits Pre-competition for area D (Methods and teaching technologies) for the competition classes: A11, A12, A13, A19, A22, A70, A71, A72, A73, A74, A75, A78, A77, A79, A80, A81, A82, A83, A84, A85.

The exam usually lasts about 25 minutes and takes place in oral form; attending students are usually asked three questions on the salient moments of the course and on the sources discussed and distributed in class. Non-attending students will be asked three questions on the program agreed with the teacher and on the related texts proposed. The exam will verify the knowledge of topics or texts related to the indicated program, the ability to critically describe the historical facts studied, making use of an appropriate terminology. At the request of the student (attending and non-attending), the exam can also be carried out in written form, through the administration of three open-ended questions, which will ascertain the knowledge of the discipline, the student's ability to critically describe the contents, the use of an appropriate language.

The course intends to examine the life of Philip II of Macedonia: his youth, accession to the throne, struggles to consolidate power, the Third Sacred War, expansion of the kingdom, the battle of Chaeronea, the establishment of the League of Corinth and his death. We will focus in particular on the exceptional figure of Philip II and on the portrait which, with very different tones, have been given by ancient sources, starting from the contemporary ones up to the authors of the Roman age, as well as modern scholars, above all in the light of the recovery of the figure of Philip II, long obscured by that, unquestionably great, of his son Alexander the Great.

Students are expected to be able to:
1) Knowledge: know the historical events;
2) Skills: critically analyze the events;
3) Transversal skills: explain the events, using a proper terminology.
To achieve an advanced level, the student must demonstrate that he/she possesses:
- an organic vision of the topics addressed, with the ability to analyze and synthesize;
- ability to critically elaborate the topics dealt with, with full command of the language;
- ability to autonomously investigate particular topics.
These results are consistent with the provisions of the SUA of the three-year framework study course A4.b.2.