Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Methodological introduction and general survey of content, including sources, to the Roman religion of the republican and imperial period. The subject is divided into four thematic chapters, taking into account, each time, major chronological milestones, in particular between the republican and imperial periods: deities, places of worship, acts of worship, actors of worship. Readings of articles/book chapters and analysis of documents gradually accompany the theoretical part of the course (for texts, these will be translated documents).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, the student will be able :
- to restore the knowledge acquired in each of the four thematic chapters of the course: deities, places of worship, acts of worship, actors of worship.
- to give an account of the main chronological milestones in the history of Roman religion.
- to explain the main concepts addressed and the specificities of ancient Roman religion (polytheism, orthopraxis, interweaving of politics and religion...).
- to analyze documents, seen in class or not, relating to the subject of the course.
- to mobilize the articles/chapters of books read in class.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
A knowledge, even elementary, of Latin is desirable, but not obligatory.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course alternates theoretical teaching, readings of articles/book chapters and analysis of documents relating to the subject of the course (for texts, these will be translated documents).
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Duration and period: 2 hours per week in the first term.
The course will take place on Thursdays, from 3pm to 5pm, in room A2 4/15 [Liège centre - 20-August].
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Course material available on Ecampus.
Book to read :
- J. Scheid, La religion des Romains, 4th edition, Paris, Armand Colin, 2019. ISBN : 978-2-200-62760-7.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
The oral exam will focus on:
- the subject of the four thematic chapters of the course: deities, places of worship, acts of worship, actors of worship.
- the main chronological milestones in the history of Roman religion.
- the main concepts discussed and the specificities of ancient Roman religion.
- the subject matter covered in the various articles/chapters of books read in class.
- the commentary of documents seen in class and others, not seen, but relating to the subject of the course. For texts, these will be translated documents.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course is done in co-tenure. Each of the two teachers intervenes equally in each teaching unit.
Contacts
Teachers
Bruno ROCHETTE, Full Professor
Université de Liège
Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité
Bât. A1, Place du XX-Août 7, B-4000 Liège
Tél. : 04 366 56 63
E-mail : bruno.rochette@uliege.be
Yann BERTHELET, Professor
Université de Liège
Département des Sciences historiques
Bât. A4, Quai Roosevelt 1B, B-4000 Liège
Tél. : 04 366 56 06
E-mail : yann.berthelet@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
Online Notes
Notes are available online. See link below.