Histoire de l'Antiquité

This course provides a general overview of the history of the Mediterranean regions from the 2nd millennium BCE to the 6th century CE. The course analyses the emergence and development of the Greek cities, their expansion throughout the Mediterranean (and the Black Sea), the development of the Hellenistic monarchies and the relationship between the cities and wider forms of government, the emergence and expansion of the Roman state and the gradual transformation of its structures up to the 6th century CE.
The course seeks to identify the general dynamics underlying the history of antiquity, the main categories of sources that shed light on the various issues, and the problems that recent research has sought to highlight.

The course aims to provide a general but dynamic overview of the history of Greco-Roman antiquity.
At the end of the course, students should be able to quickly situate a particular episode in this history within the general development that has been outlined (including its spatial and chronological dimensions). They should be able to articulate the different phases and innovations of this history. They must also be able to approach historical presentations critically.

Courses requiring this course

Ex cathedra course with Power Point projection.
Detailed plans and slideshows are available on the UV portal.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

A bibliography is available on the UV portal.

Course notes

• Université virtuelle

Contacts

charles.doyen@ulb.be

Campus

Solbosch

Method(s) of evaluation

• written examination

written examination

• Open question with short answer
• Open question with developed answer

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

100% written exam.

Language(s) of evaluation

• french