Università Roma Tre

The course consists of an introduction to Papyrology. The aim of the course is to give a comprehensive picture of: the most important archaeological findings; the characteristics of the papyrus paper and other ancient materials used for writing (parchment, pottery, wood, etc.); the different kinds of documents and books found on papyrus, their forms and script; the administrative history of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. The course also teaches how to decypher, transcribe, and make an edition of a Greek or Latin text found on papyrus.

O. Montevecchi, La papirologia, Vita e Pensiero, Milano 1988 (and reprints)

or

M. Capasso, Introduzione alla Papirologia, Il Mulino, Bologna 2005 (and reprints)

Plus, one of the following:

R. Bagnall, Papiri e storia antica, Bardi, Roma 2007
H. Blanck, Il libro nel mondo antico, Dedalo, Bari 2008
A. K. Bowman, L’Egitto dopo i Faraoni, Giunti, Firenze 1997
G. Cavallo, La scrittura greca e latina dei papiri. Una introduzione, Serra, Pisa-Roma 2008
F. Longo Auricchio - G. Indelli - G. Leone - G. Del Mastro, La Villa dei Papiri, Carocci, Roma 2020
E. G. Turner, Papiri greci, Carocci, Roma 2002 (and reprints)