Learning objectives
The course ensures a command of the methods of the ancient sources and a specific knowledge of the debate of the modern historiography on the Greek-Roman world.
Prerequisites
Students are required to have introductory knowledge of ancient history.
Course unit content
<br />Advanced course in the methodology and interpretation of ancient historiography. The emphasis is on the methods of deformation and propaganda in the ancient sources.
Bibliography
<br />General Bibliography:<br />M. Pani, Le ragioni della storiografia in Grecia e a Roma, Bari, Edipuglia, 2001<br />M.T. Schettino, Gli storici di età romana nella Suda, in G. Zecchini, ed., Il lessico Suda e la memoria del Passato a Bisanzio, Bari, Edipuglia, 1999, 113-138
Teaching methods
<br />Oral lesson<br />Oral exam