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TRH5920Anatolia in the Roman Period3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of HISTORY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi İlhami Tekin CİNEMRE
Co-LecturerDr. Osman EMİR
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
It is aimed to examine and discuss the sources of Roman history.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Learn the background of the sources of Roman history1,2,31,5,
PO - 2 : Understand the spelling purposes of the sources of Roman history3,81,5,
PO - 3 : Interpret how their sources change over time1,31,5,
PO - 4 : Use Roman historical sources in their studies2,5,75,6,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Starting with the emergence of the first Latin works until the time of Procopius Roman historical sources will be examined. In addition, religious sources, biographies, monographs will be discussed in detail.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Course description, scope and objectives
 Week 2Anatolian Geography
 Week 3Romans coming to Anatolia
 Week 4Ancient Kingdoms in Anatolia: East
 Week 5Ancient Kingdoms in Anatolia: west
 Week 6The War of Magnesia
 Week 7Pontus and Mithradates: Sulla and Lucullus
 Week 8The Kingdom of Armenia
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Roman Provinces in Anatolia
 Week 11Religious Majority in Anatolia
 Week 12Anatolia and others
 Week 13Roma and İran in Anatolia
 Week 14Eastern Border of the Roman Empire
 Week 15Discussion of course outcomes and general evaluation
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Wilkes, John, (2008), “Provinces and Frontiers”, in; CAH, (Ed. Alan K. Bowman), Vol. XII, Cambridge: Cambridge Univeristy Press, pp.212-268.
 
Recommended Reading
1Barjamovic, Gojko, (2011), A Historical Geography of Anatolia in the Old Assyrian Colony Period, Copenhagen: Carsten Niebuhr Institute of Near Eastern Studies.
2Mitchell, Stephen, (1998), “The Cities of Asia Minor in the Age of Constantine”, in; Constantine: History, Historiography and Legend, (Eds. Samuel N. C. Lieu and Dominic Montserra
3Howard-Johnston, James, (1983), “Byzantine Anzitene”, in; Armies and Frontiers in Roman and Byzantine Anatolia, (Ed. Stephen Mitchell), Oxford: BAR, pp.239-288.
4Forrer, Emil, (1920), Die Provinzeinteilung des Assyrischen Reiches, Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung.
5Howard-Johnston, James, (2010), “Military Infrastructure in the Roman Provinces North and South of the Armenian Taurus in Late Antiquity”, in; War And Warfare in Late Antiquity, (Ed. Luke Lavan), Vol. VIII.1, Brill: Leiden, pp.853-892.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 05.05.2023 90 25
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 14 01.06.2023 25
End-of-term exam 16 10.06.2023 90 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 5 14 70
Arasınav için hazırlık 4 1 4
Arasınav 2 1 2
Ödev 6 14 84
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 6 1 6
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load210