Study plan History, one year. E-Learning The web-based basic program in history provides a broad review of the development of human societies in Norway and Europe, from the beginning of historic times to the present day. The programme also contains a component focusing on the history of historical theory and method. The history programme aims to contribute to personal maturation and a reflective approach to social and cultural issues. Through the syllabus and instruction, students also learn the principles of source criticism and are trained in the critical analysis of historical sources. The study represents the first year of the bachelor's degree in history, and students can continue with several courses in the history at 200- level and go on to complete a bachelor's degree in history. The program is divided into five basic courses (100- courses) of 10 credits each, which are offered every other autumn, and an advanced course (200-course) giving 10 credits which is offered every other spring. ECTS Credits 60 Study level One-year programme Teaching language Norwegian Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences Course location Bodø Expand all Autumn 2020 Course id Course name ECTS Credits HI118NS Modern Norwegian History after 1814 10 SP HI119NS Methodology and Specialized Themes 10 SP Spring 2021 Course id Course name ECTS Credits HI109NS Ancient Norwegian History (before 1814) 10 SP HI114NS European History before 1750 10 SP Autumn 2021 Course id Course name ECTS Credits HI123NS Modern World History (after 1750) 10 SP HI220NS Political power in the roman republic 10 SP Programme description Study model 1st study year 2nd study year Page 1 of 18
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Study plan
History, one year. E-Learning
The web-based basic program in history provides a broad review of the development of human societies in Norway and Europe, from thebeginning of historic times to the present day. The programme also contains a component focusing on the history of historical theory andmethod. The history programme aims to contribute to personal maturation and a reflective approach to social and cultural issues. Through thesyllabus and instruction, students also learn the principles of source criticism and are trained in the critical analysis of historical sources.
The study represents the first year of the bachelor's degree in history, and students can continue with several courses in the history at 200-level and go on to complete a bachelor's degree in history. The program is divided into five basic courses (100- courses) of 10 credits each,which are offered every other autumn, and an advanced course (200-course) giving 10 credits which is offered every other spring.
ECTS Credits60
Study levelOne-year programme
Teaching languageNorwegian
FacultyFaculty of Social Sciences
Course locationBodø
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Autumn 2020
Course id Course name ECTS Credits
HI118NS Modern Norwegian History after 1814 10 SP
HI119NS Methodology and Specialized Themes 10 SP
Spring 2021
Course id Course name ECTS Credits
HI109NS Ancient Norwegian History (before 1814) 10 SP
HI114NS European History before 1750 10 SP
Autumn 2021
Course id Course name ECTS Credits
HI123NS Modern World History (after 1750) 10 SP
HI220NS Political power in the roman republic 10 SP
Programme description
Study model
1st study year
2nd study year
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On successful completion of the course:
Knowledge
The student should acquire a basic knowledge of central events and development processes regarding the economic, social and politicalhistory of from early times until today.
Abilities
The student should be able to discuss historical problems and reach their own conclusions in independently written work.
General competence
The student should be able to access a comprehensive scientific literature, to review relevant knowledge from the literature and to argue fortheir own conclusions in written work.
Applicants must fulfil the requirements for Norwegian General Study competence as well as language proficiency requirements in Norwegianand English language.
Read more about admission requirements
History is a many-sided and comprehensive subject which is useful in many connections. The all-round character of the programme takes upthemes from political history, economic history, social history, cultural history, womens history, demographic history etc. History is relevantfor teachers, workers in the cultural sector, journalists and people who work in administration, tourism and the various professions of theWelfare State.
The web-based programme can be built out to a bachelor degree in History. The entire programme or individual courses can also be used aselements within a number of other bachelor degrees.
No special costs except semester registration fee and syllabus literature.
If an applicant does not fulfill the requirements for The Higher Education Entrance Qualification but has experience-based competence relevantto the field of study, he or she may apply for recognition of this competence in order to fulfill the admission requirements. See also GeneralArrangements for recognition of prior learning under the University Rules and Regulations.
The Norwegian system for grading and assessment using the letter grades A - F, in which A denotes the best/highest grade and F denotes "notpassed". Work can also be assessed as "passed", "not passed", "approved" and "not approved".
Refer to applicable legislation, rules and regulations
Assessment of portfolios.
Learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Career possibilities
Further education
Costs
Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning
Examination regulations, assessment and grading
Assessment methods
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The study programme is evaluated annually by students using course evaluation studies and by the programme director. The evaluations areincluded in the university's quality assurance system.
Refer to applicable legislation, regulations and related guidelines
Programme evaluation
Qualifications requirements and regulations
Subject descriptions (6)
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Subject descriptions (6)
Modern Norwegian History after 1814 HI118NSNone other than semester fee and syllabus literature.
M O D E R N N O R W E G I A N H I S T O R Y A F T E R 1 8 1 4 H I 1 1 8 N S
ECTS Credits 10Level UndergraduateCourse type CompulsoryStart semester Autumn 2020
Year of study 1st study yearCourse location BodøFaculty Faculty of Social
SciencesTeaching language NorwegianApplication deadline
Norway in 1814The demographic transition - population growth in the 19th centuryThe industrial breakthrough after ca. 1840 - "hamskiftet", the agricultural upheavalThe "civil servant's state" 1814-84, the parliamentary system and the party-political breakthroughThe union with Sweden 1814-1905Economic, social and political polarising in the inter-war periodNorwegian foreign policy 1905-2000The ascendancy of the Labour Party - the post-war Welfare StateNeo-liberalism after ca. 1980
None other than semester fee and syllabus literature.
Knowledge
The student should acquire a basic knowledge of central events and development processes regarding the economic, social and political history ofNorway from 1814 until ca.2000. This will include knowledge of major social and cultural institutions and the relationships between these,throughout the period.
Abilities
Students should be able to discuss historical problems and reach their own conclusions.
General competence
Students should be able to access a comprehensive scientific literature, to review relevant knowledge from the literature and to argue for theirown conclusions in written work.
General study competence or practical competence according to current regulations.
Web-based (on-line).
Course description
Costs
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Mode of delivery
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Essays, comments on other students work.
Students should be prepared to read some of the required literature in English.
The programme of study and relevant courses are evaluated by students twice every year as part of the university's quality control system.
Compound assessment , grading scale A-E, Beste A, Ikke bestått FPortfolio - four submissions, comprises 100/100 of the grade, grading scale A-E, Beste A, Ikke bestått F.Compulsory participation , grading scale Godkjent - Ikke godkjent.
Must be passed prior to submission of the Portfolio - four submissions.
HI118Sv1 Modern Norwegian History after 1815 - 10 study points.HI118LSv1 Modern Norwegian History after 1815 - 10 study points.
Myhre, Jan Eivind: Norsk historie 1814-1905. Å byggje ein stat og skape ein nasjon. Det norske samlaget 2015, 2. utgave, (334 s.)
Stugu, Ola: Norsk historie etter 1905 - vegen mot velstandslandet. Det Norske Samlaget 2012, (336 s.)
670 sider
Fordjupingsartiklar til pensum:
Syntesar om utviklingstrekk i norsk historie etter 1814:
Sejersted, Francis: Den norske ¿Sonderweg¿, Særtrekk ved den norske kapitalismes utvikling. TMV-notat nr 35, 1991. (35 sider).http://www.nb.no/nbsok/nb/14a134a02f0331087b6fd1714ece564f?lang=no#0
Seip, Jens Arup: Fra embetsmannsstat til ettpartistat, i Fra embetsmannsstat til ettpartistat og andre essays. Oslo 1963, (35 sider).http://www.nb.no/nbsok/nb/b214bc2f634ba03607f55e9da469db9a?index=1#7
Om 1814 og tida etterpå:
Mestad, Ola: Korfor redda Christian Frederik grunnlova i 1814?, i Historisk Tidsskrift nr 3/2016, s 359-383. (24 sider).
Kirkhusmo, Anders: Norge i verden, 1905: Kommentar til Hans Fredrik Dahls artikkel i NST nr. 2 2005, i Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift nr.1/2006, s. 88-91, (4 sider).
Ohmann Nielsen, May-Brith: Ser du spøkelser, Olav Riste? ¿ et annet perspektiv på historieforfalskning, i Historisk Tidsskrift nr. 4/2012, s. 597-606,(9 sider).
Methodology and Specialized Themes HI119NSNone other than semester fee and syllabus literature.
M E T H O D O L O G Y A N D S P E C I A L I Z E D T H E M E S H I 1 1 9 N S
ECTS Credits 10Level UndergraduateCourse type ObligatoryStart semester Autumn 2020
Year of study 1st study yearCourse location InternetFaculty Faculty of Social
SciencesTeaching language NorwegianApplication deadline
The course provides an introduction to historical methodology and sources. The main emphasis is on providing information about what givesacademic history identity as a science, and how the historian proceeds in order to utilize historical sources and determine their credibility. Thepurpose of this course is that the student should develop a critical attitude to the academic study of history and gain insight into the fundamentalproblems the historian faces when he / she is conducting research.
None other than semester fee and syllabus literature.
Knowledge
The student should acquire knowledge and understanding of the basic theoretical and methodological premises for academic history.
Abilities
Students should be able to discuss theoretical and methodological questions.
General competence
Students should be able to access a theoretically oriented academic literature, and to explain theoretical and methodological principles in theirown written work.
General study competence or practical competence according to current regulations.
Web-based (on-line).
N/A
The programme of study and relevant courses are evaluated by students twice every year as part of the university's quality control system.
Course description
Costs
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Mode of delivery
Recommended prior knowledge
Course evaluation
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Compound assessment, grading scale A-E, Beste A, Ikke bestått FPortfolio - four submissions, comprises 100/100 of the grade, grading scale A-E, Beste A, Ikke bestått F.Compulsory participation , comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale Godkjent - Ikke godkjent.
HI119Sv2 Methodology and Specialized Themes - 10 study points.
Books:
Andresen, A. m.fl.: Å gripe fortida. Innføring i historisk forståing og metode, 2. utgave, Samlaget 2012/2015.Mikkelsen, M. og Pålsrud, K.: Kautokeino-dokumentene. 177 arkivsaker om prosessene i 1851-1867 mot 48 flyttsamer fra Kautokeino, AlbatrossForlag 1997.
Compendium:
Dørum, Knut: Byen blir sentrum. Bodøs historie bind 2, 1816-1890, ss. 303-330.Kjelstadli, Knut: Fortida er ikke hva den en gang var. En innføring i historiefaget, Universitetsforlaget 2000, s. 229-243, 245-269, 303-315..Lunden, K.: ¿Making nonsense of humanities¿. Er humaniora vitskap?, i Lunden, K.: Dialog med fortida, Det norske samlaget 1985, ss. 167-197.Bugge Amundsen, A. og Brenna, B.: Museer, kritisk museologi og tverrfaglige museumsstudier, i Rogan, B. og Bugge Amundsen A.(red.): Samlingog museum. Kapitler av museenes historie, praksis og ideologi. Novus forlag 2010. ss. 9-23.Pedersen, R.: De norske museene får sin form. Utvikling 1830-1950, i Rogan, B. og Bugge Amundsen A.(red.): Samling og museum. Kapitler avmuseenes historie, praksis og ideologi. Novus forlag 2010. ss. 41-60.Aas, S.: Minnepolitikk i endring ¿ minnekulturen i og rundt Narvik 1940, i Dessingue, A., Knutsen, K. og A.E. Laksfoss Hansen (red.): Flerstemteminner. Hertevig akademisk 2010. ss. 71-96.
Assessment and examinations
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Ancient Norwegian History (before 1814) HI109NSNo costs except semester registration fee and course literature.
ANCIENT NORWEGIAN HISTORY (BEFORE 1814) H I 1 0 9 N S
ECTS Credits 10Level UndergraduateCourse type Compulsory course
for the internett basedone-year.program inHistory
Start semester Spring 2021
Year of study 1st study yearCourse location InternetFaculty Faculty of Social
SciencesTeaching language NorwegianApplication deadline
The course covers the following main topics:The Viking periodDemographic and economic development in the High Middle AgesState integration and development in the High Middle AgesThe spread of Christianity and the growth of the church in the High Middle AgesDemographic and economic crises of the Late Middle AgesThe Scandinavian Union in the Late Middle AgesNorway under Danish rule from the Late Middle Ages until 1814Demographic development 1500-1800The growth of Industry and trade 1500-1800Social change, with a focus on the period after 1650Background for the political events in 1814
No costs except semester registration fee and course literature.
Knowledge
The student should acquire a basic knowledge of central events and development processes regarding the economic, social and political history ofEurope until around 1750. This will include knowledge of major social and cultural institutions and the relationships between these, throughoutthe period.
Abilities
Students should be able to discuss historical problems and reach their own conclusions.
General competence
Students should be able to access a comprehensive scientific literature, to review relevant knowledge from the literature and to argue for theirown conclusions in written work.
None
Online plus optional seminars on-campus.
Course description
Costs
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Mode of delivery
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Essays, peer-assessment and optional seminars on-campus.
Adequate knowledge of the English language to read and analyse texts in English.
Annual evaluations which are included in the university's quality assurance system.
Compound assessment, grading scale A-E, Beste A, Ikke bestått FPortfolio - four submissions, comprises 100/100 of the grade, grading scale A-E, Beste A, Ikke bestått F.Compulsory participation , comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale Godkjent - Ikke godkjent.
Must be passed prior to submission of the Portfolio - four submissions.
HI109Sv1 Norwegian History before 1814 - 10 study points.HI109LSv1 Norwegian History before 1814 - 10 study points.
1. Moseng, Ole Georg m fl.: Norsk historie I, fra 750-1537, Universitetsforlaget 2007, s. 13-418 (405 s.) 2. Moseng, Ole Georg m fl.: Norsk historie1537-1814, Universitetsforlaget 2003, s. 11-204 (195 s.) 3. Dyrvik, Ståle, Norsk historie 1625-1814, Det norske Samlaget 1999, s.11- 58, 87 - 268(228 s.) Totalt antall sider: ca. 820.
Teaching activities and methods
Recommended prior knowledge
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European History before 1750 HI114NSNo costs except semester registration fee and course literature.
E U R O P E A N H I S T O R Y B E F O R E 1 7 5 0 H I 1 1 4 N S
ECTS Credits 10Level UndergraduateCourse type CompulsoryStart semester Spring 2021
Year of study 1st study yearCourse location InternetFaculty Faculty of Social
SciencesTeaching language NorwegianApplication deadline
The course covers the following main topics:The cities and empires of Antiquity. Political, social and economic development of the city states ofAntiquity and the Roman EmpireThe transition from Antiquity to the Middle AgesThe development of the Byzantine EmpireThe development of the Arab EmpireThe development of the Western ChurchDemographic developmentFeudalism and the feudal economy - background, characteristics and developmentTown growth and trade, with particular attention to the Middle AgesThe Reformation and the Counter RevolutionState development, with a focus on the major countries such as England, France and Germany
No costs except semester registration fee and course literature.
Knowledge
The student should acquire a basic knowledge of central events and development processes regarding the economic, social and political history ofEurope until around 1750. This will include knowledge of major social and cultural institutions and the relationships between these, throughoutthe period.
Skills
Students should be able to discuss historical problems and reach their own conclusions.
General competence
Students should be able to access a comprehensive scientific literature, to review relevant knowledge from the literature and to argue for theirown conclusions in written work.
None
Online
Course description
Costs
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Mode of delivery
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Essays, peer assessment and optional on-campus seminars.
Adequate knowledge of the English language to read and analyse texts in English.
Annual evaluations which are included in the university's quality assurance system.
HI114Sv1 European History before 1750 - 10 study points.
Books:
Ravnå, Per-Bjarne: Gresk og romersk politisk historie, 2006 (ca.180 s.)Bagge, Sverre: Europa tar form, Cappelen 2004, s. 11-315 (304 s.)Imsen, Steinar: Europa 1300-1550, Universitetsforlaget 2000, s.19-30, 53-87, 134-177, 191-195 (92 s.)John Merriman: Modern Europe from the Renaissance to the Present, London 2004, s.18-45, 85-134 og 177 - 306, (208 s.)
The books may be ordered from Akademika, Universitetet i Nordland, 8049 Bodø, tlf: +47 75 51 72 22, fax +47 75 51 72 21 or e-mail: [email protected]
Teaching activities and methods
Recommended prior knowledge
Course evaluation
Assessment and examinations
Overlapping courses
Course literature
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Modern World History (after 1750) HI123NSNo costs except semester registration fee and course literature.
M O D E R N W O R L D H I S T O R Y ( A F T E R 1 7 5 0 ) H I 1 2 3 N S
ECTS Credits 10Level UndergraduateCourse type Compulsory fro the
online programme inhistory. Elective forother students
Start semester Autumn 2021
Year of study 2nd study yearCourse location InternetFaculty Faculty of Social
SciencesTeaching language NorwegianApplication deadline
The French Revolution 1789-1815The Haitian RevolutionThe Napoleonic WarsThe Congress of Vienna and the European Revolutions of the 1840sNationalism, Colonialism, ImperialismThe Two World WarsThe principal trends of political and economic development during the inter-war period: (the Russian Revolution, the Versailles peace, fascism andNational Socialism, the relations between the major powers until the Second World War)The Global Cold War 1945-1990Decolonization
No costs except semester registration fee and course literature.
Knowledge
The student should acquire a basic knowledge of central events and development processes regarding the economic, social and political history ofEurope from 1750 till 2000.This will include knowledge of major social and cultural institutions and the relationships between these, throughout the period. The developmentof Europe will be considered in a global context.
Abilities
Students should be able to discuss historical problems and reach their own conclusions.
General competence
Students should be able to access a comprehensive scientific literature, to review relevant knowledge from the literature and to argue for theirown conclusions in written work.
Online
Essays, comments on other students work.
Course description
Costs
Learning outcomes
Mode of delivery
Teaching activities and methods
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Students should be prepared to read some of the required literature in English.
Annual evaluations which are included in the university's quality assurance system.
Compound assessment, grading scale A-E, Beste A, Ikke bestått FPortfolio - four submissions, comprises 100/100 of the grade, grading scale A-E, Beste A, Ikke bestått F.Compulsory participation, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale Godkjent - Ikke godkjent.
Must be passed prior to submission of the Portfolio - four submissions.
HI123Sv1 Modern World History (after 1750) - 10 study points.HI117NSv1 Modern World History - 10 study points.HI117Sv1 Modern World History (after 1750) - 10 study points.HI123LSv1 Modern World History with didactics - 10 study points.
Merriman, John, A History of Modern Europe from the Renaissance to the present, London, 2010, chapter 10, 12-14, 16-17, 19, 21-26, 30 (ca 620pages)Lundestad, Geir: Øst, vest, sør, nord. Hovedlinjer i internasjonal politikk etter 1945, Universitetsforlaget, 2010, p. 11 ¿ 140, 171 ¿ 195, 235 ¿ 314(ca 230 pages)
Recommended prior knowledge
Course evaluation
Assessment and examinations
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Political power in the roman republic HI220NSNone other than semester fee and syllabus literature.
POLIT ICAL POWER IN THE ROMAN REPUBLIC H I 2 2 0 N S
ECTS Credits 10Level UndergraduateCourse type ElectiveStart semester Autumn 2021
Year of study 2nd study yearCourse location Web-based (on-line)Faculty Faculty of Social
SciencesTeaching language NorwegianApplication deadline
The web-based course gives a thorough introduction to the factors that influenced political decisions in the Roman Republic, giving most attention tothe period from about 150 until 49 B.C. This includes knowledge of material and cultural conditions amongst all strata of the Roman populace, and agood understanding of the mechanisms at work in the political processes. The starting point is a debate in the professional literature regarding thedegree of democracy in that society. Students should be able to discuss this question independently.
None other than semester fee and syllabus literature.
On successful completion of the course:
Knowledge
Students should have acquired knowledge of the political system of the Roman Republic from its foundation until its collapse in the first centuryB.C., and know the different positions taken in the current professional debate regarding the distribution of political power in that society.
Abilities
Students should be able to understand and consider the arguments of professional historians concerning the political systems and political cultureof a pre-modern society.
General competence
Students should be able to access advanced research literature and take an independent position on complex academic questions.
General study competence or practical competence according to current regulations.
Web-based (on-line)
Course description
Costs
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Mode of delivery
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Essays, comments on other students work.
Assessment methods and criteria: Assessment of portfolios comprising two essays each of about five pages. The portfolio will be given a grade A-F.
Required coursework: Participation in three out of four web-based group discussions.
This is an advanced course (200-course). It is an advantage to have taken as many basic courses (100-courses) as possible in history or other socialsciences. The syllabus in English.
The programme of study and relevant courses are evaluated by students twice every year as part of the university´s quality control system.
Portfolio, grading scale A-E, Beste A, Ikke bestått FCompulsory participation, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale Godkjent - Ikke godkjent.
Must be passed prior to submission of the Portfolio.
HI220Sv1 Political power in the roman republic - 10 study points.
Recommended or required reading:
The curriculum can be changed up until
Bringmann, Klaus: A History of the Roman Republic, Polity Press 2007, pp. 1-321.Hölkeskamp, Karl-Joachim: Reconstructing the Roman Republic: An Ancient Political Culture and Modern Research, Princeton University Press2010, pp. 1-136.
Available in the compendium
Flower, H.I: Spectacle and Political Culture in the Roman Republic, in Flower, H.I. (ed.): The Cambridge Companion to The Roman Republic,Cambridge University Press 2004, pp. 322-343.Gelzer, Mathias: The Roman Nobility, Oxford: Blackwell 1967. (164)Mackie, Nicola: Popularis Ideology and Popular Politics at Rome in the First Century B.C., Rh.M. 141, 1992, pp. 49-73Millar, Fergus: Politics, Persuasion and the People before the Social War (150-90 B.C.), in the Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 76, 1986, pp. 1-11.Millar, Fergus: Popular Politics at Rome in the Late Republic, in Malkin, I. & Rubinsohn, Z.W. (eds.): Leaders and Masses in the Roman World,Leiden 1994, pp. 91-114.Millar, Fergus: The Political Character of the Classical Roman Republic, 200-151 B.C., in the Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 74, 1984, pp. 1-19.North, J.A.: Democratic Politics in Republican Rome, in Past and Present, No 126, Feb. 1990, pp. 3-21.Potter, David: The Roman Army and Navy, in Flower, H.I. (ed.): The Cambridge Companion to The Roman Republic, Cambridge University Press2004, pp. 66-88.Qviller, Bjørn: Hva karakteriserte den romerske republikk, Klassisk Forum 2001:2, pp. 82-91.Qviller, Bjørn: Patroner og klienter nok en gang, Klassisk Forum 2002:1, pp. 74-81.Ravnå, Per-Bjarne: Bokanmeldelse, Bjørn Qviller: Romersk politisk kultur og sosiologisk historie, in Klassisk Forum 2000:2, pp. 102-108.Ravnå, Per-Bjarne: Mangfoldige muligheter, Klassisk Forum 2001:2, pp. 92-109.Ravnå, Per-Bjarne: Patroner og klienter igjen og igjen og igjen, Klassisk Forum 203:1, pp. 82-92.Robb, M.A.: "Populares" and "Optimates": Modern Mirages?, in Robb, M.A.: Beyond Populares and Optimates. Political Language in the LateRepublic, Historia Einzelschriften 213, Franz Steiner Verlag Stuttgart 2010, pp. 15-34.Rüpke, Jörg: Roman Religion, in Flower, H.I. (ed.): The Cambridge Companion to The Roman Republic, Cambridge University Press 2004, pp. 179-195.Wiseman, T.P.: Roman History and the Ideological Vacuum, in Wiseman, T.P.: Remembering the Roman People. Essays on Late-Republican Politicsand Literature, Oxford University Press 2009, pp. 5-32.
Teaching activities and methods
Recommended prior knowledge
Course evaluation
Assessment and examinations
Overlapping courses
Course literature
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