Storia Greca - Epigrafia e Storia (PhD)
Prerequisiti
This course is intended for PhD students and is open to undergraduate students. Knowledge of ancient Greek is required.
Programma
Epigraphic evidence constitutes an essential source for the study of the history and culture of the ancient Greek world. Inscriptions provide valuable information on language, writing, institutions, religious practices, and the social organization of Greek communities, as well as on their external relations. They complement literary, papyrological, and numismatic sources by offering evidence that reaches us directly from antiquity, preserving the distinctive features of the local contexts in which it was produced.
One module of the course will be devoted to Attic epigraphy. Through the analysis of a selection of inscriptions, students will examine the development of the form of Athenian decrees and the information they provide on the evolution of the city's institutional framework. The module will also introduce several major categories of inscriptions.
The second module will focus on the analysis of Hellenistic inscriptions, illustrating selected aspects of the Hellenistic period through the close reading of documentary evidence.
Six hours of the course will be taught jointly with the Greek History course offered by Professor F. Battistoni at the University of Pisa.
Obiettivi formativi
The course aims to provide students with the skills required to analyse an epigraphic document in all its aspects, to prepare a critical edition, and to understand the contribution that epigraphic evidence can make to the study of ancient history.
Riferimenti bibliografici
General Reference Works:
- R. P. Austin, The Stoichedon Style in Greek Inscriptions, Oxford 1938.
- M. Guarducci, Epigrafia Greca, voll. I-IV, Roma 1967-1978.
- M. Guarducci, L'epigrafia greca dalle origini al tardo impero, Roma 1987.
- A. Inglese – A. Campus (a cura di), Percorsi di ricerca in epigrafia greca, Roma 2024.
- L. Jeffery, The Local Scripts of Archaic Greece, Oxford 1990.
- B. H. McLean, An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy of the Hellenistic and Roman Periods from Alexander to Constantine (323 B.C.–A.D. 337), Ann Arbor 2002.
- Michela Nocita, Epigrafia greca, Fano 2025.
- L. Robert, Les épigraphies et l'épigraphie grecque et romaine, in «L'Histoire et ses méthodes» sous la direction de Ch. Samaran, (Encyclopédie de la Pléiade, vol. 11), Paris 1961 pp. 453–497 [= Opera Minora Selecta V, pp. 63-109 = Choix d'écrits, Paris 2007, 87-114]
- L. Threatte. The grammar of Attic inscriptions. Phonology. Berlin/New York 1980.
Specific bibliography relating to the texts discussed will be provided during the lectures.
Moduli
| Modulo | Ore | CFU | Docenti |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modulo 2: Atene in età classica e nel primo ellenismo (per ordinari e PhD) | 20 | 3 | Anna Magnetto |
| Modulo 3: Il mondo ellenistico (per PhD) | 20 | 3 | Anna Magnetto |