The course aims to investigate the evolution of the concept of citizenship in the Greek world on the basis of known sources, especially epigraphical, and legislation until the beginning of the Hellenistic age.
Selected epigraphical texts:
R. Meiggs, D. Lewis, A Selection of Greek Historical Inscriptions to the end of the Fifth Century, Oxford University Press, 1969, revised ed 1988
P. J. Rhodes, R. Osborne eds., Greek Historical Inscriptions 404-323 BC, Oxford 2003. Revised paperback edition, 2007, Oxford University Press.
Learning Objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with historical elements on the evolution of the concept of "citizenship" through a comparative study of historical and mainly epigraphic sources, in particular related to social law legislation. Thanks to an interdisciplinary approach, the student will acquire elements of historical, epigraphical and hermeneutical methodology.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Greek and Latin. A good basic knowledge of Greek and Roman history.
Teaching Methods
Frontal lectures with ppt support. In-depth reading and commentary on sources, especially epigraphic, numismatic, iconographic, and papyrus.
Further information
Regular and active attendance in the lessons is recommended in order to establish a profitable dialogue and resolve any doubts and uncertainties.
Type of Assessment
The final exam will consist of a conversation with the teacher to ascertain the acquisition of knowledge and skills through an oral discussion on the epigraphical texts analyzed during the lessons. Through the study of recommended texts and related to different themes dealt, the student will demonstrate to have acquired the skills required for an universitary level of knowledge of Greek epigraphy.In particular, will be evaluated student'a ability to contestualize an to analyze critically epigraphical texts studied during the course.
Course program
Preliminary introduction to the Greek epigraphy
1.Abriged version, by the teacher, drawn from D. Musti, Introduzione alla storia greca dalle origini all'età romana. Bari, 2003, rist. 2012 Laterza;
2.A.Magnelli, Guida alla storia greca, Roma 2002, rist. 2005, Carocci.
After some lessons useful to provide a general historical framework, the teacher will introduce students in the theme of the course:Citizens, Metics and Foreigners. The citizenship in Greece from the archaic age till the beginning of the Hellenistic age through epigraphic documents.
3. F. Cordano, P. Schirripa, Le parole chiave della storia greca, Roma 2008, Carocci Editore (Coll. Le Bussole)
4. M. Guarducci, L’epigrafia greca dalle origini al Tardo Impero, Roma, Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, 1987.
5. L.H. Jeffery, The Local Scripts of Archaic Greece: A Study of the Origin of the Greek Alphabet and its Development from the Eighth to the Fifth Centuries B.C., (Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology), 2th ed., Supplement by A.W. Johnston, 1990 (only the Introduction).
6.Analysis and commentary of the texts selected by the teacher.