Year
Bachelor year 2.
Admission requirements
World Archaeology 2.2 obtained;
This is a seminar with a limited amount of participants (20 students), for Archaeology students exclusively.
Description
This course offers both an overview of the archaeology of the Roman Mediterranean through study of the handbook Antiquity. Greeks and Romans in Context, and an in-depth discussion of key themes in class.
Apart from gaining a basic knowledge of Roman archaeology from an Empire-wide, Mediterranean perspective, this class invites you to form your own opinion about various debates in Roman archaeology.
Each week we focus on a different aspect of the Roman Mediterranean (Mediterranean geography, early Rome, urbanisation, the countryside, the Roman economy, Romanisation), touching upon various and diverse categories of material culture (from pottery to imperial architecture) and discussing different theoretical debates.
You will prepare for each meeting through obligatory reading materials and, sometimes, related preparatory assignments. The meetings will combine discussions of these reading materials with lectures and various active learning assignments.
Set-up of the course
The course consists of weekly 4-hour sessions, prepared by thematic reading and related assignments. The sessions combine discussion of these readings with lecturing and active learning assignments. In addition, the students independently study the handbook readings.
Course objectives
Basic knowledge of the archaeology of the Roman Mediterranean and the most important sites discussed in the literature and lectures;
Knowledge of the development, structure and functioning of the Roman Empire;
Familiarisation with debates on various aspects of the Roman Mediterranean (history and archaeology of early Rome, the Roman countryside, the Roman economy and Romanisation);
Ability to analyse, summarise and critically comment on academic articles on these topics;
To enhance skills in academic discussion and writing;
Ability to form a critical and well-argued view on the abovementioned debates and to present this view to an audience of peers.
Timetable
Course schedule details can be found in the BA2 time schedule.
Mode of instruction
Lectures and tutorials;
Active learning assignments;
Autonomous study.
Course load
The course load will be distributed as follows:
24 hours of seminars (1 ec);
420 pages of literature (3 ec);
Assignments (1 ec).
Assessment method
Written exam (80%);
Assignments (20%).
Following faculty policy, both the assignments and the exam should be at least a 5,0, and a final grade should be least 5.5 to pass. If a retake is required, only the written exam can be retaken.
All exam dates (exams, retakes, paper deadlines etc.) can be found in the BA2 examination schedule.
Deadlines for assignments are included in the course syllabus.
Reading list
Naerebout, F. & Singor, H., 2014. Antiquity. Greeks and Romans in Context. Wiley Blackwell.
Parts I (Introduction), IV (500-300 BC), V (300 BC-1 AD) and VI (1AD – 500 AD).
Per meeting there will be 1 or 2 chapters/papers to read. The reading list will be distributed 2 weeks prior to the start of the class. Make sure you are registered for this BlackBoard module in time.
Registration
Registration via uSis is mandatory.
The Administration Office will register all BA1 students for their tutorials (not lectures; register via uSis!).
BA2, BA3, MA/MSc and RMA/RMSc students are required to register for all lectures and tutorials well in time.
Start registration for the BA2 seminars:
Series 1: 16 September 2019, 07:00 hrs
Series 2: 13 January 2020, 07:00 hrs
Series 3: 24 February 2020, 07:00 hrsThe Administration Office registers all students for their exams, students are not required to do this in uSis.
Contact
For more information about his course, please contact dr. T.C.A. (Tymon) de Haas.
Remarks
Compulsory attendance.