Exercises in historical issues, including an introduction to bibliography : Greek and Roman history 2

Duration

Partim : Cours : 15h Th, 30h Pr, 5d FT Tr. Pr.
Partim : Travail de fin de cycle :

Number of credits

Lecturer

Partim : Cours : Yann Berthelet
Partim : Travail de fin de cycle : Yann Berthelet

Coordinator

N...

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course aims to strengthen the mastery of the techniques and methods in history of Greco-Roman antiquity acquired at level I. You will therefore pursue here your introduction to the practice of the profession of historian.   The learning package will be structured around two historical periods:

• The reign of Alexander the Great and the establishment of the Hellenistic kingdoms (first quadrimester).
• From Caesar's death to that of Tiberius (second quadrimester).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

• to implement the basic philological reflexes (= to control Greek and Latin texts and their translations in modern scientific editions and to base his analyses not on translation, but on original Greek and Latin texts);
• to take into account in its analyses all types of sources, which implies to navigate independently not only in literary sources, but also in main epigraphic, numismatic, iconographic, archaeological and prosopographical corpus and publications related to Greek and Roman history;
• to report the knowledge acquired during the year within the framework of a well-structured, well-argued and well-illustrated demonstration -and in a correct French language.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

To take this course, the student must:

• have taken the course of Exercices sur des questions d'histoire, y compris l'initiation bibliographique : histoire grecque et romaine de niveau I (implying the prerequisites of this course, in particular the mastery of the basic notions of classical Latin);
• have a very good oral and written mastery of the French language.
• to carry on his training in Latin and Ancient Greek.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The weekly course of one hour and a half will be divided as follows: - 1/2h of course ex cathedra intended to set the historical framework of the practical exercises of text commentary. - 1/2h organized as follows: 20 minutes of oral presentation by one of the students of the critical commentary of a historical text related to the programme which he will have prepared individually in the previous weeks. Will follow a correction by the teacher (10 min). [U]Note[/U]: During the first weeks of Q1, this 1/2h will be devoted to reminders and deepening of the knowledge and know-how indispensable to the bibliographical research (ancient sources and modern works) in history of antiquity Greco-Roman. - 1/2 h of correction of the French translation of a Greek text which have been prepared individually by the student during the previous week.
Note : Translation and commentary works are mandatory for all.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Annual course, obligatory attendance, every Monday, A4/R30 (from 3.15 p.m. to 4.45 p.m. in Q1; from 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Q2).

Recommended or required readings

Bibliographical syllabus to download at the address : http://web.philo.ulg.ac.be/bibliohist/.
Course materials to be consulted regularly on Ecampus.
Complementary readings suggested, in addition to those which will be recommended during the course:

• Pierre Briant, Alexandre le Grand, Paris, Presses universitaires de France, 2013 (7e édition), Collection "Que sais-je ?, 622".
• Catherine Grandjean et alii, Le monde hellénistique, Paris, Armand Colin, 2008, Collection "U. Histoire" [for the pages related to the programme].
• Jean-Michel David, La république romaine : de la deuxième guerre punique à la bataille d'Actium, 218-31 : crise d'une aristocratie, Paris, Le Seuil, 2000, Collection "Nouvelle histoire de l'Antiquité, 7" [for the pages related to the programme].
• Claude Briand-Ponsart et Frédéric Hurlet, L'Empire romain d'Auguste à Domitien : (31 av. J.-C. - 96 ap. J.-C.), Paris, Armand Colin, 2001 [for the pages related to the programme].
• Pierre Cosme, Les Empereurs romains, Paris, Presses universitaires de France, coll. Licence, 2011 [for the pages related to the programme].

Assessment methods and criteria

FIRST SESSION (January and May/June): January examination (10% of the final mark): evaluation of the progress of the TFC (1/2 of the January mark) and of the written account of a scientific article or part of work in connection with the TFC (1/2 of the January mark). The oral test organised in January is non-dispensational: the mark will account for 10% of the overall mark for the year in case of success (mark greater than or equal to 10/20); in case of failure, the May-June examination note (or, in case of failure in May-June, the August-September examination note) will account for 100% of the final mark. Obligatory attendance at this test. May-June examination (90% of the final mark, or 100% in case of failure in January):

• Oral examination (20% of the final mark, or 30% in case of failure in January) on the course's programme (open questions with preparation time), including a small French translation exercise of one of the Greek texts seen during the course.
• TFC (70% of the final mark): you'll have to file your TFC at the end of May/early June (date to be agreed). On the occasion of the oral examination, you will present your work (question of research, corpus exploited, main results, prospects of future research ...). At the end of this presentation (5 minutes), you will hear my remarks and answer the questions you will be asked. The written work and its oral defence will correspond to 70% of the global mark.

• an introduction
• a critical presentation of the corpus of sources studied
• a presentation of the modern works on the topic
• a presentation of the question of research
• a personal analysis
• a conclusion
• a complete and recent bibliography.

• 30 p. (bibliography included)
• character 12
• space between the lines 1.5
• margins 2.5 cm
• The critical apparatus will be particularly neat and the standardized bibliographical references (cf. proposals here: http://web.philo.ulg.ac.be/bibliohist/references-bibliographiques/).
• The text will be written in a flawless French, without spelling or grammatical errors.

• In case of failure in May/June: oral examination (20% of the final mark, or 30% in case of failure in January) on the course's programme (open questions with preparation time), including a small French translation exercise of one of the Greek texts seen during the course.
• Defence of the TFC if only a state of progress has been filed in May/June. New defence of TFC in case of failure in May-June. The written work and its oral defence will correspond to 70% of the global mark.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Attendance and participation in the course is mandatory. In accordance with article 37, § 2 of the General Regulations on studies, too many unjustified absences and/or failure to comply with the deadlines for the filing of the work entail penalties that may go up to the non-admissibility of the examination.
Art. 37, §.2 : L'enseignant peut déclarer irrecevable à l'examen, l'étudiant qui n'aurait pas participé aux activités déclarées indissociables de l'activité d'apprentissage concernée. Il en va de même pour l'étudiant qui n'aurait pas remis, dans les délais fixés ou dans les formes prescrites, les rapports, travaux personnels ou tous travaux imposés dans le cadre de l'activité concernée.

Contacts

Enseignant titulaire Pr. Dr. Yann Berthelet Chargé de cours. Université de Liège, Bât. A4 - Histoire de l'Antiquité gréco-romaine, Quai Roosevelt 1B, 4000 Liège - Belgique +32 4 3665606 Yann.Berthelet@ulg.ac.be