FPF:UHVD3413 Augustus and his period - Course Information

UHVD3413 Augustus and his period

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Karla Vymětalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Karla Vymětalová, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Prerequisites

The lecture is based on the basic knowledge of the history of the ancient world, especially ancient Rome, or the history of the ancient culture of the period.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The end of the period of the Roman Republic and the creation of new forms of Government represents in the history of the Roman Empire a groundbreaking stage of development. The aim of the lectures is the analysis of long-term and short-term causes leading to the fall of the Republic, the creation of the second triumvirate and its gradual disintegration, to the creation of new forms of Government concentrated into the hands of Octavian-Augustus. The Decade of his rule, the Roman period for the imperium of the economic and political consolidation, territorial expansion and the flowering of culture, aimed to promote the mores maiorum promote Augustových acts. Teaching history-obligatory choice 1 VP, select from the menu item 1VS ÚHV History Professional-obligatory choice 6 VP, 4VS from the menu selection of articles ÚHV History and Museology-obligatory choice 2 Rd 2 VS selection menu items ÚHV

Syllabus

• 1. Augustus and his time in the works of ancient authors, Res gestae divi Augusti. Information on the secondary literature.
  2. The time of the first triumvirate.
  3.-4. The struggle for power, the period of the second triumvirate.
  5. The path from the Triumvir to Augustus.
  6. The reorganization of the Roman Empire and its capital, Rome.
  7. The Roman army in the time of Augustus.
  8. The foreign policy of Augustus.
  9. Reform efforts of Augustus Roman society-relationship to the Senate, riders, the Roman people
  10. The culture of the time of Augustus.
  11. The architecture of the time of Augustus.
  12. Augustus' family tree.

Literature

recommended literature
• Eck, Werner. Augustus a jeho doba. Praha 2004. info
• Bleicken, Jochen. Augustus. Berlin 2000. info
• Southern, Pat. Augustus. Essen 2005. info
• Zanker, Paul. Augustus und die Macht der Bilder. Muenchen 1987. info
• Moretti, Giuseppe. Die Ara Pacia Augustae. Roma 1976. info
• Dobiáš, J.-Jiráni, O.-Salač, A. Doba Augustova. Praha 1933. info
• Grant, Michael. Dvanáct césarů. Praha 1998. info
• Droberjar, E. Encyklopedie římské a germánské archeologie... Praha 2002. info
• Southern, Pat. Kleopatra. Erfurt 2000. info
• Pražák, J. Monumentum Ancyranum. Čes. museum filologické, 1895, s. 105-143. info
• Droberjar, E. Příběh o Marobudovi a jeho říši. Praha 2000. info
• Wolters, Reinhard. Římané v Germánii. Praha 2000. info
• Král, J. Státní zřízení římské. Praha 1921. info
• Brtnický, L. Topografie starověkého Říma. Praha 1925. info
• Dagmar Bartoňková-Irena Radová. Antické písemné prameny k dějinám střední Evropy. Praha, 2010. info
• Adrian Goldsworthy. Armída starého Říma. Bratislava, 2010. info
• Karl Christ. Krize a zánik římské republiky. Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7429-029-9. info
• Ralf-Peter Maertin. Varus Schlacht. Frankfurt am Main, 2009. info

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

* active participation on lectures
* written test

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