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Lecturer(s)
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Jiránek Tomáš, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The outline of the term "Antiquity". Periods. The Aegean area in the 3rd and 2nd millennium BC. Greeks and Greek states in the first half of 1st millennium BC: the "Dark" or Homeric period (around 1100 - around 800 BC). The Archaic period: early polis and colonization of the Mediterranean area and the Black Sea area (800-500 BC). The art. The origin of philosophy. Greek states in the 5th and 4th centuries BC: the rise and fall of the classical polis. Ionian revolt and beating off the Persian attack on Greece. The beginnings of the Delphos (Athens) marine association and the Greek counter-attack (478 - 462/1 BC). The first clash between Athens and Sparta (461-446 BC). The empire of Athens and Athenian democracy in Pericle's period. The Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC). The Macedonian conquest of Greece (404-338 BC). The culture of Pericle's period - drama, historiography, the Fine Arts. Alexander of Macedonia and the origin of the Hellenistic empires: the empire of Alexander of Macedon. Alexander's successors (diadochs) and the distribution of his empire (323-276 BC). The Western Mediterranean area in the 1st millennium BC till the origin of the Roman Empire: Foinians. Greeks. Etruscans. Italics. Rome till the conquest of Italy: the beginnings of Rome (8th - 6th centuries BC). Early period of the Roman Republic (509-265 BC). The origin of the Roman Empire: the Roman fight for hegemony in the West Mediterranean area. The inner development and organization of the Roman Republic. The Roman Republic in the mid 2nd century BC. Hellenistic states (276-30 BC): The period of the bloom of Hellenistic states (3rd century BC). Hellenistic states in the fight with Rome. Rome rules the East Mediterranean area. The culture of the Hellenistic period. The importance of Alexandria. The crisis and decline of the Republic: The beginnings of the crisis. Intensifying of social opposites. Allied war. Sulla's dictatorship. Spartacus's rebellion. The first triumvirate. C. I. Caesar. The second triumvirate. Octavian. Roman society during the period of the crisis of the Republic. Rome at the end of the Republic. The culture of the Roman Republic - drama, poetry, historiography, the Fine Arts, architecture. Augustus's principate: Constitutional and organizational moorage of personal power. The Roman Empire: provinces and foreign policy. Augustus's succession: the beginnings of the Julius-Claudius dynasty. The importance of Augustus's principate. The Roman empire in the period of the principate (14-284 AD): The strengthening of the principate in 1st century AD (dynasties of Julius-Claudius and Flavius). The highest bloom of the Roman Empire in the first half of 2nd century AD. Markoman's wars and the first signs of crisis in the Empire. Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. The crisis of the Roman Empire in 3rd century AD. The rule of the emperor and the Roman Empire during the principate. The culture of the early empire. The origin of Christianity. Contacts and arguments of paganism and Christianity. The late Roman Empire: from the establishment of the dominate till the division of the Empire. The fall of the Western Roman Empire and the origin of so-called "barbarian kingdoms". The importance of late antiquity.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of this course is to introduce students to the development of ancient civilizations in the Mediterranean area. Students will learn about political, economic, and cultural developments, especially in ancient Greece and Rome.
Students will, as a result, understand more fully the political, economical and cultural life in ancient Greece and Rome, they will know relevant literature and will be able to evaluate individual stages of development in light of mutual connections.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation
Credit is dependent on submitting a paper (at least three standard pages), based on reading at least one specialized historical title that focuses on the history of Antiquity.
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Recommended literature
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GROH, V. Život v antickém Římě (3. vyd.). Praha, Jednota českých filologů, 1939.
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HOŠEK, R. Země bohů a lidí. Praha: Svoboda, 1972.
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NOVÁKOVÁ, J. - PEČÍRKA, J. (red.). Antika v dokumentech I.-II.. Praha: SNPL, 1961.
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PEČÍRKA, J. (red.). Dějiny pravěku a starověku I.-II, 3. vyd.. Praha: SPN, 1989.
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PIJOAN, J. Dějiny umění II. Praha: Odeon, 1982.
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ŠÍLENÝ, T. - Hejzlar, G. Život v antickém Řecku (5. vyd.). Praha: Jednota českých filologů, 1947.
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VERNANT, J. P. Počátky řeckého myšlení. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1995.
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VIDMAN, L. Od Olympu k Panteonu. Antické náboženství a morálka. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1986.
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