Documents de l'Egypte gréco-romaine

In-depth study of documents (inscriptions, papyri, ostraca, etc.), written in Greek and/or in Latin and coming from Egypt. The texts will be read, edited, translated and commented according to the standart methods (taught in the course of papyrology and epigraphy). Documents will be compared with egyptian texts written in a non classical language (in demotic, Coptic or arabic) or with classical texts form other regions of the mediteranean world. One or two sets of documents, different each year, will be studied.

To present the cultural, political, social and economical life of the Egyptian society during the hellenistic, Roman, byzantine and Arabic periods, focussing on the literary sources, the papyri and the inscriptions.

Lectures and exercises on unpublished papyri and documents

Contribution to the teaching profile

To master specialized knowledges in languages, literatures and cultures, and in particular to master the techniques, methods and issues of papyrology and more generally of the study of Greco-Roman and Byzantine Egypt. To implement its achievements in a critical way and to innovate in order to carry out scientific research in an autonomous way. To develop a clear and constructed discourse using the language of the discipline.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

A bibliography is given to the students, including recommended articles.

Contacts

Alain DELATTRE - Alain.Delattre@ulb.ac.be - Tél. 02/650.24.53

Method(s) of evaluation

• Other

Other

Oral examination and oral presentations and academic works during the courses

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

The final note depends on the oral exam (50%) and the oral presentations and academic works during the courses (50%).

Language(s) of evaluation

• french