COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ROMAN CIVILIZATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 2020 ROMAN CIVILIZATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MURAT KILIÇ

Offered to

History (Evening)
History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to introduce the contributions of the Romans to the area of civilization, especially their creations in rhetoric, law, and administrative areas.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
2   have the scientific literature related to the content of the course.
3   define the main concepts and facts related to the subject.
4   expound the social and political organization of the Roman state.
5   explain the effects of the management concept of the Roman state on the contemporary state administrations.
6   analyze the development of law and rhetoric in Rome and its reflections on the modern world.
7   state the developments in the Roman historiography in the context of the Roman civilization.
8   evaluate the contribution of the Roman civilization on the social-positive sciences, architecture-engineering, and plastics arts.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Life in Rome and the Provinces
2 Economy and Society: Agriculture - Industry - Production - Trade
3 Religion and Family - Religion and State - Gods and Worship
4 Social and Intellectual Culture: History, Philosophy and Rhetoric
5 Roman Law
6 Festivals
7 Shows and Sports
8 Midterm
9 Roads and Transportation
10 Urban Planning - Marketplaces and Basilicas
11 Architecture
12 Engineering
13 Plastic Arts
14 Military Technology

Recomended or Required Reading

Ariès, P. ve Duby, G. Özel Hayatın Tarihi 1: Roma Imparatorluğu'ndan 1000 Yılına. (çev. T. Ilgaz), Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
Baker, A. Gladyatör: Roma'nın Savaşçı Kölelerinin Gizli Tarihi. (çev. S. Göktaş), Ankara: Phoenix Yayınevi.
Barrow, R.H. Romalılar. Istanbul: Iz Yayıncılık.
Deighton, H.J. Eski Roma Yaşantısında Bir Gün. Istanbul: Homer.
Dürüşken, Ç. Antik Çağda Doğan Bir Eğitim Sistemi: Rhetorica: Roma'da Rhetorica Eğitimi. Istanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları.
Dürüşken, Ç. Roma Dini. Istanbul: Eskiçağ Bilimleri Enstitüsü.
Kretzschmer F. Antik Roma'da Mimarlık ve Mühendislik. (çev. Z. Ilkgelen), Istanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları.
Lendering, J. Roma: Mermer Şehir. (çev. B. Sengir), Istanbul: Tarih ve Coğrafya Dizisi.
Martin T. Roma Mimarlığı. (çev. R. Akbulut), Istanbul: Homer Kitabevi.
Owens, E.J. Yunan ve Roma Dünyasında Kent. (çev. C. Bilsel), Istanbul: Homer Kitabevi.
Yegül, F.K. Roma Dünyasında Yıkanma. (çev. E. Erten), Istanbul: Koç Üniversitesi Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1-) Lecture
2-) Seminar

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1-) LO 1-3: This will be evaluated through the performance in the midterm examination.
2-) LO 1-7: This will be evaluated through the performance in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1-) % 70 attendance is obligatory.
2-) Participation to the midterm and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

murat.kilic@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing presentations 1 7 7
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 86

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.155
LO.255
LO.353
LO.44
LO.54
LO.65
LO.743
LO.8

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