Ateneo - UPO

Slaves in the ancient Greek world

Attending students must prepare themselves using the following textbook: J. Andreau-R. Descat, Gli schiavi nel mondo greco e romano, Il Mulino 2009, with the exception of chapters II 5-6; III 7-8 and VII 1-5. Non-attending students must also prepare themselves using the following volume: A. Angius, Le rivolta degli schiavi in Sicilia, Castelvecchi 2020.

The course aims, at a basic level, to provide students with: 1) knowledge and skills: the aim is to provide a basic understanding of the main aspects of slavery in the Greek world, particularly their legal status, social position, occupational duties, and their relationship with the free community; 2) ability to apply knowledge and skills: the ability to analyze ancient documentary sources and their interpretation in contemporary literature; 3) judgment: the ability to evaluate historical evidence, critically contextualizing it within its ideological, political, social, and economic context; the ability to identify and evaluate the ideological bias underlying the narrative of events in the proposed historiographical sources; 4) communication skills: the ability to discuss historical facts and historiographical evidence using appropriate technical language; 5) study skills: the ability to independently explore issues related to historical events through the analysis of specialized texts and the reading of ancient sources. At a more advanced level, the course aims to develop: 1) knowledge and understanding: in-depth and comprehensive knowledge of the key thematic areas of the topics covered in class; 2) the ability to apply knowledge and understanding: the ability to place the events discussed within a broader historical, religious, and cultural context; 3) transversal skills: the ability to express critical judgments on the topics discussed, including through the student's own interpretation; the ability to illustrate the topics covered through a fluent, precise presentation using specific terminology; and, in more advanced cases, the ability to propose new solutions. These objectives will be assessed during the learning assessment.

Historical knowledge and skills acquired in secondary school. Knowledge of the Greek language is not required. Passing the exam of Greek history, although not essential, is recommended.

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. Students are invited to register on the module's DIR page in order to access the uploaded teaching materials and receive any communications from the teacher. Students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) or Special Educational Needs (SEN) can request specific services and tools dedicated to them by contacting the Career Development and Coordination and Student Services Staff and by consulting the dedicated page on the University website: https://uniupo.it/it/servizi/servizi-studentidisabili- e-dsa Students with disabilities, SLD, SSEN, once they have contacted the University Staff, can contact the professor in charge of the course in relation to the declination of the exam methods, regarding the didactic aspects. 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 is usually held in oral form and consists of three questions; attending students will be asked questions that will verify the knowledge of the topics addressed during the lessons. Non-attending students will also have a question on the text by A. Angius, Le rivolte degli schiavi in Sicilia, Castelvecchi 2020. At the request of attending and non-attending students, the exam can also be held in written form, through the administration of three open-ended questions, which will ascertain complete knowledge of the discipline and the student's ability to accurately describe the historical facts, using appropriate language, which is also suitable in a school lesson. The request to take the exam in written form must be submitted at the time of registration for the exam. The exam will verify knowledge of the topics in the program (objectives 1-2); the ability to judge (objective 3), the use of appropriate terminology (objective 4); finally, the acquisition of an appropriate study method (objective 5). The outcome will be positive, if the vote of 18/30 is reached, to achieve which the student will have to demonstrate that they have understood the essential aspects of the topics covered. To arrive at a full grade, equal to 30/30, students will have to reach. Full knowledge and understanding of historical facts and related sources, the ability to place them in the right context and the ability to present their knowledge in appropriate language. In the final evaluation the first skill will weigh for 80%, the second and third for 10% each.

The course will examine slavery in ancient Greece, between the Mycenaean and Hellenistic ages, in its extreme variety, both geographical and chronological, of legal, economic and social conditions, showing that the Greek slave was not a monolithic figure, as often imagined based on servile institutions closer to our own time, but rather an extremely manifold figure, often called upon to perform tasks, including managerial and responsible ones, that are not usually associated with a slave. A certain amount of space will be devoted to slave revolts, which, while never aimed at the abolition of slavery as an institution, nevertheless reveal the slaves' constant aspiration for freedom.

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.