Università Roma Tre

During the course we will focus on the most significant developments involving the civilization that flourished in the area now occupied by the city of Rome from the 8th century BCE onward. In particular, the course aims to examine the main aspects concerning its cultural and socioeconomic history, cross-referencing the evidence preserved through the historical-antiquarian tradition with archaeological data: under the lens will be in particular the dynamics of conflict, exchanges with other communities, the formation of the Roman community and its institutions, the role of religion. The reconstruction of the earliest history of Roman civilization poses numerous problems in terms of methodology and interpretation of the sources, which over the centuries have fueled very heated debates that are still alive today: the main discussions and the different positions that have emerged within them will be the subject of specific examination, in order to introduce students to the dynamics of scientific confrontation in the field of antiquarian historiography