Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is designed as an introduction to the reading of Latin epigraphic texts. It introduces students to the use of essential tools for researching epigraphic documents, identifying them, solving reading problems, translating texts and/or finding possible translations of them.
The course includes an introduction to the profession of epigraphist, to the bibliographical tools, to the various forms of writing on reputed "hard" supports, to ligatures, abbreviations, notations of figures, etc. It also provides information on the specific characteristics of each type of Latin inscription (funerary, public, graffiti, etc.) and on the information that each of these types may contain (identification of the people involved, their names, titles, qualities and careers, dating, etc.). It uses the collections available at ULiège (photos, prints, facsimiles, etc.). This approach also includes a reminder of the various historical notions that are necessary for a proper understanding of the inscriptions.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course aims to enable students to read, translate and commentLatin inscriptions from the Archaic period to the end of the Roman Empire.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The course requires a knowledge of Latin at least equivalent to that acquired in the compulsory Latin courses in the programs of History or of French and Romance Languages and Literatures.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Presentations of the various tools and practical exercises in reading inscriptions.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
References :
R. Cagnat,. Cours d'épigraphie latine, nouvelle éd. 2002 d'après la 4e édition de 1914, 503 p.
P. Corbier, L'épigraphie latine, Paris 2006.
J.-M. Lassère, Manuel d'épigraphie romaine, Paris 2007.
M. Cébeillac-Gervasoni, F. Zevi, M.L. Caldelli, Epigraphie latine, Paris 2006
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Further information:
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
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Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Dominique LONGREE, Professeur
Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité
7, Place du 20-Août - Bât. A1 - 3e ét.
E-mail : dominique.longree@uliege.be
Tél. : 04/366.55.72.
Secrétariat
Valérie ELIAS
Tél. 04 366 55 44
E-mail : V.Elias@ulg.ac.be