Historical Sources on the Roman Republic

Pre-requisites: no specific requirements

Course objectives: This course is a thorough introduction to roman historiography, using the main epigraphical and numismatic sources relevant to the history of the roman Republic.

Course description: A review of roman historiography, from its beginnings to changes after the fall of the Republic. Familiarizing students with particular writers through independent work. Studying epigraphical and numismatic materials.

Learning Outcomes: Independent and critical use of narrative, epigraphical and numismatic sources.

Literature/Reading:

• H. Beck-U. Walter (izdavači), Die Fruehen Roemischen Historiker, I-II, Darmstadt, 2004-2005 (drugo izdanje).
• A. Mehl, Roemische Geschichtsschreibung, Stuttgart 2001.
• R. Mellor, The Roman Historians, London 1999.
• D. Flach, Einfuehrung in die roemisch Geschichtssreibung, Darmstadt 1985.
• A.E. Gordon, Illustrated Introduction to Latin Epigraphy, Berkeley 1983.
• L. Schumacher Roemische Inschriften, Stuttgart 1988.
• M.H. Crawford, Coinage and Money under the Roman Republic, London 1985.
• G. Lahusen, Die Bildnismuenzer der roemischen Republik, Muenchen 1989.
• M.G. Schmidt, Einfuehrung in die lateinische Epigraphik, Darmstadt 2004.
• E. Gabba, Appiano e la storia delle guerre civili, Firenze 1956.
• M Gelzer, Caesar als Historiker, u: Kleine Schriften II, Wiesbaden 1963, 307-335.
• U. Knoche, Caesars Commentarii, ihr Gegenstand und ihre Absicht, Gymnasium 58(1951) 139-160.
• Studenti treba da pročitaju sve istoriografske izvore za istoriju Repbulike, kao i da se i odgovarajućih korpora (Dessau, Crawford) koriste epigrafskim odnosno numizmatičkim izvorima.
• F. Millar, A study of Cassius Dio, Oxford 1964.
• T. J. Luce, Livy. The composition of his history, Princeton 1977.
• W. Sehlmeyer, Livius und seine annalistische Quellen fuer das fruehe Rom (izveštaj o istraživanjima) Gymnasium 105(1998) 533-561.
• A. Wardman, Plutarch’s lifes, London 1974.
• B. Scardigli, Die Roemerbiographien Plutarchs. Ein Forschungsbericht, Muenchen 1978.
• K. Buechner, Sallust, Heidelberg 1982 (drugo izdanje).