Ateneo - UPO

The history of Sicily and Magna Graecia since Greek colonization to Roman conquest.

Attending students must prepare themselves using the following textbooks:L. Braccesi, G. Millino, La Sicilia greca, Carocci 2000.L. Braccesi, Magna Grecia, Il Mulino 2008.The slides presented during the lesson will be uploaded to the DIR platform.Non-attending students must also prepare themselves using one of the following volumes of their choice:S. De Vido, Le guerre di Sicilia, Carocci 2013.M. Giangiulio, Magna Grecia. Una storia mediterranea, Carocci 2021.P.G. Guzzo, Fondazioni greche. L'Italia meridionale e la Sicilia (VIII-VII secolo a.C.), Carocci 2022.G. Maddoli, L'invenzione della Magna Grecia. Migranti di ieri, migranti di oggi, Rubbettino 2022. (This book should be prepared together with one of the previous three)

The course aims, at a basic level, to provide students with: 1) knowledge and skills: the aim is to provide a basic knowledge of the main events in the history of Sicily and Magna Graecia. 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. 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. Passing the exam of Greek history, although not essential, is recommended.

Teaching delivered through 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 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 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.

The course will trace the history of Sicily and Magna Graecia from Greek colonization in the 8th-6th centuries BC to the Roman conquest in the 3rd century BC, examining in particular relations with indigenous peoples, tyrannies, and the cultural and military confrontation first with Carthage and then with Rome.

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.