Ateneo - UPO

Social and economic history of the ancient Greeks since the Mycenean age to Roman conquest

Students must prepare themselves using the following textbook: M. Balbo, M. Valente, Storia economica e sociale del mondo greco e romano, Carocci, february 2027, introduction and chapters 1-10 only.The slides presented during the lesson will be uploaded to the DIR platform.Non-attending students must also prepare themselves by choosing the following volume:F. Gschnitzer, Storia sociale dell'antica Grecia, Il Mulino.or, alternatively, both of the following volumes:
G. Marginesu, Il costo del Partenone. Appalti e affari dell'arte greca, Salerno 2020.G. Marginesu, I Greci e l'arte di fare i conti. Moneta e democrazia nell'età di Pericle, Einaudi 2021.

The course aims to provide: 1) knowledge and skills: it is intended to provide a basic knowledge of the main economic and social phenomena in Greek history. An in-depth study of some issues will provide students with the skills to critically analyze such phenomena in order to also approach issues of the historiographical method; 2) ability to apply knowledge and skills: students will be led to apply knowledge and skills acquired to tackle the analysis of ancient documentary sources and analyze their interpretation in contemporary bibliography, The assessment of the mentioned objectives will be possible during the examination; 3) expression of judgments: students will be led to have the ability to express judgments autonomously on economic and social facts, to judge the ideological tendency underlying the story of such facts in ancient historiographical sources and in modern bibliography; 4) communication skills: the module aims to provide the ability to tell, even in an educational context, a historical fact, to communicate its political, social, economic repercussions, using an appropriate language; 5) study skills: knowledge and understanding of a historical fact; ability to evaluate its political, social, economic significance, framing it in an appropriate reference context. At an advanced level, the course aims to provide the student: 1) an organic vision of the topics addressed, with the ability to analyze and synthesize; 2) ability to critically elaborate the topics dealt with, with full command of the language; 3) ability to autonomously investigate particular topics. For each CFU, 5 hours of lectures and 20 hours of self-learning are planned.

Historical knowledge and skills acquired in secondary school. Knowledge of the Greek language is not required.

Frontal lessons in which the main themes of Greek history will be illustrated in order to encourage students to develop a critical approach to the subject. It is possible that some lectures are held by professors from other Universities. The study of manuals and other material reported by the teacher remains of an individual character.

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 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; for non-attending students one of the questions will be dedicated to the text by G. Poma, The political institutions of Greece in the classical age, il Mulino. 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 hold the exam in written form must be made when registering 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 obtain a grade between 18 and 22, you must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of Greek history. To obtain a grade between 23 and 27, you must demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of Greek history. To obtain a grade between 28 and 30 with honors, you must demonstrate a full knowledge of Greek history.

Economic and social history of the Greeks from the Bronze Age to the Roman conquest. Special attention will be given to the Mycenaean palatial economy, the formation of the polis, the relationship with the land and economic development in the Archaic period, public finances and the economic and social aspects of Athenian democracy in the Classical period, the economic foundations of the rise of Macedonia under Philip II and Alexander the Great, the economy and society of the Hellenistic kingdoms, and the impact of the Roman conquest on Greek society between the 2nd and 1st centuries BCE.

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.