"Ancient History II: Rome, from the Republic to the Empire" is a compulsory course of the Degree in History. It consists of 6 credits taught in the first term.

The aim of the course is to provide History students with a clear and detailed knowledge of the historical events that delimit the different historical periods of the history of Ancient Rome, as well as to introduce them to the analysis of the basic political, economic, social and cultural elements that characterise Roman civilisation. Specifically, the aim is to analyse and understand the historical process involved in the transformation of Rome from a Lazio city to a world imperial power, in a chronological arc that extends from its origins to the 5th century AD.

Previous courses in the Degree in History: (Societies and Cultures in the Ancient World; Ancient History I: Greece) have familiarised students with the history of the ancient world in general and the Greek world in particular. This course, specifically, focuses on Roman history.

The aim of this course is to analyse and understand the historical process known as the Roman Empire, which developed from the end of the 1st century BC to the 5th century AD in the Mediterranean area and in northern Europe.

1. The Late Republic The post-Silanian period. Optimates and populares. The consolidation of personal power. The civil wars.

2. The transition from republican to imperial rule Octavian's victory. The foundations of the princeps' power. The princeps and the res publica. The army and the imperial organisation. The expansion of the Empire. The administration of the provinces.

3. The process of integration of the provincials into the Empire The integration of the provincials into the Roman Empire. Local administration: local and personal statutes; administrative practice.

4. High-imperial society, economy and religion Characteristics of Roman society: the new census organisation of the ordines. The rural plebs and the urban plebs. The serui and the freedmen. Social relations. Imperial economic activity: productive sectors, taxation. General principles of Roman religion. Imperial worship. Religious institutions and ceremonies in the Empire.

5. The crisis of the 3rd century and Late Antiquity: its historical significance. The monarchy of Constantine. The problems of the Empire. Society in Late Antiquity. The economy in Late Antiquity.

Theoretical explanations will be accompanied by practical exercises (commentary on maps, texts and images) insisting on the basic elements of the programme and taking into account the progressive nature of the learning of the contents of the course. Special attention will be paid to the acquisition and learning of specific historical vocabulary.

The practical work of the students includes active participation in the practical exercises in class, the writing of written work of different types and the possible presentation of the same in class. These practical exercises require prior preparatory work by the student in accordance with the materials and guidelines provided by the teacher, as well as regular use of the available teaching support platforms (eGela, etc.).

From the lecturer's point of view, it is essential for the student to make use of individual tutorials to guide and facilitate the monitoring of their work.

• Continuous Assessment System
• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Written test to be taken (%): 50
  • Realization of Practical Work (exercises, cases or problems) (%): 10
  • Individual works (%): 20
  • Team projects (problem solving, project design)) (%): 10
  • Exhibition of works, readings ... (%): 10

- Continuous evaluation system (Priority)

- Final evaluation system



1. Continuous evaluation: Two criteria will be taken into account:

1.1. Performance of a written test.

Assessment tool: written exam on the theoretical and practical contents taught throughout the academic year.

Assessment criteria: Clarity of exposition and capacity for organisation and systematisation. Level of assimilation of knowledge. Ability to establish relationships between concepts, ability to synthesise. Clarity of exposition and presentation and correct spelling will be required.

In order to pass the course it will be essential to pass the written test. Percentage of the final mark: 50%.

1.2. Practical exercises.

Evaluation criteria: Class attendance and active participation in the different exercises. Clarity of exposition. Accuracy in the use of historical concepts. Ability to express oneself orally.

Percentage of the final mark: 50%.



NOTE: If, as a consequence of a confinement decree or any other legal provision, face-to-face classes are suspended, the teaching will be given on-line. More information on the resolutions adopted by the UPV/EHU in relation to COVID19 during the 2019/20 academic year can be found at the following link: : https://www.ehu.eus/eu//-/directrices-para-la-adaptacion-de-la-docencia-y-evaluacion-delas-titulaciones-de-grado-y-master-de-la-upv-ehu-mientras-dure-la-situacion-excepcional



**More detailed information will be provided in the Student Guide.



2. Final evaluation



STUDENT EVALUATION REGULATIONS (13/03/2017)

Art. 8.3-. In any case, students will have the right to be assessed through the final evaluation system, regardless of whether or not they have participated in the continuous evaluation system. To do so, students must submit a written waiver of continuous evaluation to the lecturers responsible for the subject, for which they will have a period of 9 weeks for four-monthly subjects and 18 weeks for annual subjects, starting from the beginning of the four-month period or academic year respectively, in accordance with the academic calendar of the centre. The teaching guide for the subject may establish a longer period.



For those who have chosen the final evaluation, or who have renounced continuous evaluation during the course, taking into account the bases contained in the UPV/EHU regulations, the following evaluation criteria will be applied:

2.1..- Performance of a written test.

Evaluation tool: written exam on the theoretical and practical contents taught throughout the academic year.

Evaluation criteria: Clarity of exposition and capacity for organisation and systematisation. Level of assimilation of knowledge. Ability to establish relationships between concepts, ability to synthesise. Clarity of exposition and presentation and correct spelling will be required.

In order to pass the course it will be essential to pass the written test. Percentage of the final mark: 50%.

2.2.- Practical exercises.

Evaluation criteria: Class attendance and active participation in the different exercises. Clarity of exposition. Accuracy in the use of historical concepts. Ability to express oneself orally. Percentage of the final mark (overall): 50%.

In order to take into account the marks for the practical exercises, it is essential to pass the exam.



WAIVER

Failure to take the exam means that the student will not be allowed to sit the exam.





The model of the final evaluation will be followed, with the following approach:

1. Performance of a written test.

Evaluation tool: written exam on the theoretical and practical content taught throughout the academic year.

Evaluation criteria: Clarity of exposition and capacity for organisation and systematisation. Level of assimilation of knowledge. Ability to establish relationships between concepts, ability to synthesise. Clarity of exposition and presentation and correct spelling will be required.

In order to pass the course it will be essential to pass the written test. Percentage of the final mark: 50%.

1.2. Practical exercises.

Evaluation criteria: Class attendance and active participation in the different exercises. Clarity of exposition. Accuracy in the use of historical concepts. Ability to express oneself.

Percentage of the final mark: 50%.



In order to pass the course it will be essential to pass both the written exam and the practical exercises. In order to waive the extraordinary exam, it will be sufficient not to sit the exam.

Evaluation instrument: Final written examination (100% of the mark).

The examination material will consist of the entire theoretical syllabus, as well as the practical materials used throughout the regular course.

ANCIENT TEXTS:
GARCIA MORENO, L.; GASCO F.; ALVAR EZQUERRA, J., 1999, Historia del mundo clásico a través de sus textos. 2. Roma. Madrid.
LÓPEZ BARJA DE QUIROGA, P.; LOMAS SALMONTE, F. J., 2004, Historia de Roma, Madrid, Akal textos.
SANTOS YANGUAS N., 1977, Textos para la historia antigua de Roma, Madrid.
MAPAS:
BELTRÁN, F.; MARCO SIMÓN, 1987, F., Atlas de Historia Antigua, Zaragoza,.
GRANT, M., 2001, Atlas Akal de Historia Clásica. Del 1700 a.C. al 565 d.C. , Madrid.
WATTEL, O., 2002, Atlas histórico de la Roma Clásica, Madrid.

Basic bibliography

HANDBOOKS:

CHRISTOL, M.; NONY, D., 1988, De los orígenes de Roma a las invasiones bárbaras, Madrid.

GARNSEY, P.; SALLER, R., 1991, El Imperio romano. Economía, sociedad y cultura, Barcelona.

KAPLAN, M.; RICHER, N. (dirs.), 2003, El mundo romano, Universidad de Granada.

LÓPEZ BARJA DE QUIROGA, P., 2004, F. LOMAS SALMONTE, 2004, Historia de Roma, Madrid, Akal.

SUÁREZ PIÑEIRO,A.M., 2019, Roma antigua. Historia de un imperio global, Madrid, Akal.

TONER, J., 2017, Mundo antiguo, Madrid.

In-depth bibliography

ALFÖLDY, G., 1987, Historia social de Roma, Madrid.
BEARD, M., 2016, SPQR, Una historia de la antigua Roma, Madrid.
BRIAND-PONSARD, C., HURLET, F., 2001, L'Empire romain d'Auguste à Domitien, Paris.
CHANIOTIS, A., 2018, La era de las conquistas. El mundo griego de Alejandro a Adriano (336 a.C.-138 d.C.), Barcelona.
FERRER MAESTRO J.J., 2019, Economía de la Roma antigua, Madrid.
FLOWER, H.I., 2014, The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic, Cambridge.
HEATHER, P., 1999, La caida de Roma, Barcelona.
MAÑAS ROMERO, I., 2019, Las mujeres y las relaciones de género en la Antigua Roma, Madrid.
MARCO SIMÓN, F., 2021, Cultus deorum. La religión en la antigua Roma, Madrid.
MARTINEZ PINNA, J., 2021, El nacimiento de la República Romana (509-486 a.C.), Zaragoza.
MOATTI, C., 2015, La razón de Roma: El nacimiento del espíritu crítico a fines de la República, Madrid.
MUÑOZ SANTOS, M.E., 2022, Gladiadores, fieras, carros, y otros espectáculos en la antigua Roma, Madrid.
OSGOOD, J. 2020, Roma. La creación del Estado-Mundo, Madrid.
POTTER, D.S., 2009, A Companion to the Roman empire (44 B.C.-323 A.D.), Blackwell.
REQUENA, M. (2021), Los espacios de la muerte en Roma, Madrid.
ROUSSEAU, P. (ed.), (2012), A Companion to Late Antiquity, Londres.
SCHEID, J., 1991, La religión en Roma, Madrid.
TONER, J., 2012, Sesenta millones de romanos: La cultura del pueblo en la antigua Roma, Madrid.
SARTRE, M., 1994, El Oriente romano. Provincias y sociedades provinciales del Mediterráneo oriental, de Augusto a los Severos (31 a.C. - 235 d.C.); Madrid.
WOOLF, G., 2012, Rome, an empire’s history, Oxford.

Journals

Espacio, Tiempo y Forma. Historia Antigua. U.N.E.D.
Habis. Universidad de Sevilla.
Journal of Roman Studies. Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies.
Journal of Roman Archeology. U.S.A.
Gerión, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Polis. Revista de ideas y formas políticas de la Antigüedad clásica, Universidad de Alcalá
Studia Historica. Historia Antigua. Universidad de Salamanca
REA (Revue d¿etudes anciennes). Universidad de Burdeos III.
Veleia,Revista de Prehistoria, Hª Antigua, Arqueología y Filología Clásicas. UPV/EHU.

Web addresses

1. General:
http://www.liceus.com/cgi-bin7aco/index.asp
http://www.rassegna.unibo.it/appr.html
http://155.210.60.15/HAnt/guia.html
http://www.roman-emperors.org
2. Maps:
http://www.ucm.es/info/antigua/Cartografia/roma.html
3. Sources:
http://clasicas.usal.es/recursos/index.html
http://www.rassegna.unibo.it/appr.html/
4. Epigraphy:
http://ubi-erat-lupa.org
5. Bibliography:
http://www.aph.cnrs.fr
http://www.fusl.ac.be/Files/General/BCS/Bib.html
http://clio.rediris.es/clionet/articulos/clio.htm
http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/portal/Antigua/
6. Activities:
http://www.estudiosclasicos.org