640023 UE Historical Excursion: Northern Italy: Roman and Medieval as early Modern History

summer semester 2022 | Last update: 15.09.2022 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Department of Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies

Instructor:

Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Roland Steinacher, +43 512 507 41007

Course number:

640023

Title:

UE Historical Excursion: Northern Italy: Roman and Medieval as early Modern History

Type/hours:

UE 1

ECTS credits:

2,5

Period:

Block

Mode of repetition:

annually

Language of instruction:

German

Learning Outcome:

Being able to question a historical landscape after having used pertinent material.

Contents:

We read and scrutinize sources as well as pertinent articles and books: Overview on the history of Northern Italy from the Roman expansion to the Lombards, from the Bishop of Rome as the largest landowner in Italy already in the 4th century until Charlemagne's inauguration as emperor in Rome, from the question of 'Celtic' and Roman identity to the exarchate of Ravenna.

Methods:

Lecture, discussion, instruction for the tasks.

Assessment:

Oral presentation at the excursion and written paper on the selected topic.

Literature:

Will be announced in the first unit.

Prerequisites:

599: none
603: successful completion of compulsory module 1
461: successful completion of compulsory module 1

Remarks:

Students of the BA History (603) will receive the ECTS-Credits as given in their curriculum.

Start:

see dates