Università Roma Tre

First semester.
Time: 6 hours/week: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 12 to 2 p.m. Location: Sala riunioni di Mondo Antico. Beginning: Wednesday, October 2, 2024.

Course title 2024-2025: Roman Traditions and Apostolic Legends: Nereus and Achilleus, Processus and Martinianus and their passiones.

Some of the Roman passiones (5th-7th centuries) dedicated to martyred saints venerated in the Urbs intersect the events narrated in them with legends about Peter and Paul and the final part of their lives. The Passion of Saints Nereus and Achilleus and the Passion of Saints Processus and Martinianus will be explored in the course, according to various perspectives of investigation and with the active involvement of students.
The course is seminar-based in nature and involves the active participation of students.

Lecture materials (including critical editions of texts read in class) will be provided by the teacher.

General section.
For students who have never taken an exam in Ancient Christian Literature: M. SIMONETTI - E. PRINZIVALLI, Storia della letteratura cristiana antica, Bologna: EDB, 2022.
For students who have already taken exams in Ancient Christian Literature: H.Y. GAMBLE, Libri e lettori nella chiesa antica, Brescia: Paideia, 2006.