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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
classical studies
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Amiel Vardi
Coordinator Office Hours:
Tuesdays, 1-2 PM
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Amiel Vardi
Course/Module description:
An introductory course in reading Latin prose in the original. A close reading of a selection from Nepos, Sallust and Livy will be used to introduce students to Latin historiography, its styles and language, its genres and its literary background
Course/Module aims:
• to instruct students in reading Latin prose in the original
• to instruct students in reading classical texts with an apparatus criticus and understanding the considerations employed in editing the text
• to present the characteristics of different types and styles of Latin historiography
• to present Latin historiography on the background of Roman literature
• to instruct students in noting overt and covert aims of historians, their methods and their research tools
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
• to translate Latin prose into Hebrew prose
• to use a modern commentary
• to use an apparatus criticus and explain the editor’ decision between variae lectiones
• to demonstrate acquaintance with Latin historiography, its genres, its aims and its tools
• to detect key terms and concepts relating to Roman political ideologies of the late republic and early principate
• to detect and exemplify ideological bias in historiography
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Teaching based on close reading of texts the students are required to read, translate and analyze before each lesson
Course/Module Content:
• Introduction: Roman historiography, its history, types, aims and methods
• Biography: Cornelius Nepos
• Monography: Sallust
• Annalistic historiography: Livy
Required Reading:
A selection from Nepos, Sallust and Livy
A selection of introductory articles
Additional Reading Material:
Students will be directed to relevant commentaries
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 100 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
For students who have completed s basic Latin course
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