Università Roma Tre

LATIN EPIGRAPHY (MASTER) 2015-16

Epigraphy, power, society: the Senatus consultum de Cnaeo Piso patre

The discovery in 1990 in southern Spain (Betica) of the bronze tablet on which was engraved the senatusconsultum containing the full text of the judgment of the trial against the legacy of Syria Cn. Calpurnius Piso allows you to re-read one of the most dramatic events in the history of the High Empire. Around the sudden death of Germanicus Caesar, in 19 AD, we see looming tensions in the Julio-Claudian house, the fluidity of the new Augustan regime, the eminent role of the Senate, the importance of the loyalty of the legions, the obsession of the Roman people for this deceased prince, but also the harmony between Piso and his wife Plancina. A great fresco of a changing society.

▪ Discipline: Latin epigraphy - SSD: L-ANT / 03.
▪ Study course: LETTERS (DM 270) Master of Science.
▪ Type: BASIC.
▪ Total credits: 6 = 36 teaching hours.
▪ Objectives: analysis and knowledge of the epigraph of Senatus consultum de Cn. Piso patre and its historical context.
▪ Teaching methods: lessons in the classroom.
▪ Teaching language: Italian (it is possible to arrange programs in English, French and German).
▪ Type of examination and evaluation: oral examination with final grade.
▪ SEMESTER: FIRST (November 2015 - January 2016).
▪ START CLASSES: Monday, November 16, 2015.
▪ TIME CLASSES: Mondays and Wednesdays, 14: 00-16: 00, Lecture on Ancient World Studies Department; Friday, 09: 00-11: 00, Lecture on Ancient World Studies Department.
▪ Prerequisites: requires knowledge of Latin, Roman history, also in conjunction with its course, and a frequency not occasional.
▪ Exam session: vd. calendar on the bulletin board and online.
▪ Receipt of lecturer: Wednesday at 9: 00-12: 00 (or by appointment to be fixed by mail - see. Below).
▪ Delivery of lecturer: pierfrancesco.porena@uniroma3.it.

LATIN EPIGRAPHY (MAGISTRAL)

▪ TEXTS of reference for attending students: xerocopies provided by the teacher in class.

▪ TEXTS of reference for non-attending students: they must agree on a program with the teacher.