Undergraduate Course: Northern Gaul and the Germanies in the Roman World (ANHI10046)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course aims to promote knowledge of the northwestern continental region of the Roman Empire consisting of the provinces of Gallia Belgica, Germania inferior and Germania superior. It also aims to introduce students to the methodology of combining literary, pictorial and artefactual sources together to explore the history of a region under Roman rule. |
| Course description |
The course examines the varied, rich and extensive evidence for settlement and social life in northern Gaul and the Germanies under Roman rule.
A typical class schedule will cover the following topics:
1. The nature of the archaeological record
2. The provinces in Roman historical writing
3. The modern historiography of Roman studies in North West Europe
4. The development of the Roman provincial system in the Empire
5. The development of the Roman frontier
6. The character and morphology of settlement in the Roman era I: towns and cities
7. The character and morphology of settlement in the Roman era II: smaller centres
8. The character and morphology of settlement in the Roman era III: the countryside
9. Production and consumption in northern Gaul and the Germanies
10. Religion and ritual in northern Gaul and the Germanies
11. Society in the later Roman era and the end of 'urban life'
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should usually have at least 3 courses in Classics related subject matter(at least 2 of which should be in Ancient History or Classical Art/Archaeology) at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate, in class discussion, coursework and examination as required, an understanding of the history of Roman occupation in the provinces of Gallia Belgica, Germania inferior and Germania superior;
- demonstrate, in class discussion, coursework and examination as required, an advanced knowledge of the complex social, political and cultural processes that were set in motion in a region that had been occupied by Rome and the wide variety of reactions and roles the indigenous population with regard to these processes;
- demonstrate, in class discussion, coursework and examination as required, an understanding of specific source problems and also of the variety of sources available when trying to piece together the history of a region in the periphery of the Roman Empire;
- demonstrate, in class discussion, coursework and examination as required, an understanding of the specific challenges presented by the nature of specific types of sources and the quantities in which they are available, as well as the ability to compare the different source types (esp. written, pictorial and artefactual) and to make informed decisions about their use;
- demonstrate, in class discussion, coursework and examination as required, the ability to gather material independently on a given topic and organise it into a coherent data set.
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Reading List
Carroll, M. (2001) Romans, Celts and Germans: the German Provinces of Rome
Derks, T. (1999) Gods, Temples and Ritual Practices: the Transformation of Religious Ideas and Values in Roman Gaul
Derks, T. and Roymans, N. (edd.) (2008) Ethnic Constructs in Antiquity: the Role of Power and Tradition
Habermehl, D. (2013) Settling in a Changing World. Villa Development in the Northern Provinces of the Roman Empire
Herwig, W. (1997) The Roman Empire and Its Germanic Peoples
Hope, V. (2001) Constructing Identity: The Roman Funerary Monuments of Aquelia, Mainz and Nimes
Lintott, A. (1993) Imperium Romanum
Luttwak, E. (1976) The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire from the First Century AD to the Third
Metzler,J. et al. (edd.) (1995) Integration in the Early Roman West: the Role of Culture and Ideology
Nicolet, C., (1991) Space, Geography, and Politics in the Early Roman Empire
Todd, M., (1987) The Northern Barbarians, 100 BC-300 AD
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ursula Rothe
Tel:
Email: ursula.rothe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Toni Wigglesworth
Tel: (0131 6)50 3580
Email: Toni.Wigglesworth@ed.ac.uk |
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