L. Milano (a cura di), Il Vicino Oriente antico dalle origini ad Alessandro
Magno, EncycloMedia Publishers, Milano 2012;
P. Matthiae, Prima lezione di archeologia orientale, Editori Laterza, Bari
2015
L. Verderame, Letterature dell'Antica Mesopotamia, Roma 2016 (with
readings from internet: http://www.mondadorieducation.it/libro/lorenzoverderame/
letterature-dell-antica-mesopotamia/120900047986)
J.A. Brinkman, Prelude to Empire: Babylonian Society and Politics, 747-626 B. C., Occasional Publications of the Babylonian Fund, 7, Philadelphia 1984, pp. 3-38.
Learning Objectives
The course aim to provide the students with a comprehensive picture of
the history of ancient Near Est (4th millennium-4th century BC) through
to the analysis of historical sources.
Students will be trained in critical analysis of History through reading of
the written sources.
Prerequisites
None.
Teaching Methods
Lectures. Analysis of scientific papers with students.
Further information
The slides used during the course will be provided under the Moodle
Platform.
Type of Assessment
Oral exam. Each of the teachers will make a question about the general
part of the program and about the topics discussed during the lessons.
The presentations held by the student during the course will be part of
the final evaluation.
Course program
Introduction to the History of the Ancient Near East: chronology, languages and scriptures; analysis of the sources and methods of studying them.
A part of the course will be dedicated to the study of Babylonia in the first millennium BC.
"Between failed state and empire - history, culture and religion of Babylon in the first millennium BC"
The lessons, in Italian, will be conducted in collaboration with Prof. Claus Ambos (Julius Maximillians Universität Würzburg).