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The Roman Army in Salona

Code: 93703
ECTS: 2.0
Lecturers in charge: izv. prof. dr. sc. Ivan Matijević
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1. komponenta

Lecture typeTotal
Lectures 30
* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)
Description:
The course covers the current knowledge of Roman soldiers at Salona from the late Republic to the end of the Principate. The primary source of informations are more than 250 stone inscriptions. These inscriptions belonged to the active soldiers from the legions and auxiliary troops, officers and veterans, soldiers with numerous military functions, they illustrate relationships between soldiers and the local population, and some very important activities such as the erection of the city walls where soldiers played a key role.
Students will learn the importance of the presence of soldiers in the life of Salona as the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia. They will learn about the diversity of their background and the units they belonged to and the variety of services they performed. They will find out how they have influenced the social life of the city and change its social structure.
Learning outcomes:
  1. Recognize the fundamental characteristics of the Roman army
  2. Observe the basic differences between the legionary, auxiliary units and fleet
  3. Differentiate periods in the development of the Roman army and see the importance of reforms that have affected its formation
  4. Describe the peculiarities of action of the Roman army in Salona
  5. Recognize the extent to which veteran population affected the social structure of Salona
  6. Interpret the inscriptions on stones and other archaeological material that bears witness to the activities of the Roman army
Literature:
  1. Ara Lucija Granija Proklina, , Nenad Cambi, Željko Rapanić, Vjesnik za arheologiju i historiju dalmatinsku 72-73, 1979.
  2. Salonitanska portretna stela Virdomara i Pame, , Dražen Maršić, Tusculum 8, 2015.
  3. Cohors VIII Voluntariorum civium Romanorum i neki njezini pripadnici u službi namjesnika provincije Dalmacije, , Ivan Matijević, Tusculum 2, 2009.
  4. Dva neobjavljena natpisa Druge kohorte Kiresta iz Dalmacije, , Ivan Matijević, Diadora 23, 2009.
  5. Qui cucurrit frumentarius annos XI, , Ivan Matijević, Tusculum 7, 2014.
  6. Lucius Artorius Castus i Liburnia, , Željko Miletić, Lucije Artorije Kast i legenda o kralju Arturu. Zbornik radova s međunarodnog znanstvenog skupa održanog u Podstrani 30. ožujka, 2014.
  7. Nadgrobni natpis iz Klapavica sa spomenom centuriona kohorte VIII Voluntariorum Gaja Alazinija Valentina, , Dino Demicheli, Diadora 30, 2016.
  8. Neobjavljena stela veterana legije Sedma Claudia Pia Fidelis iz Sikula, , Ivan Matijević, Miscellanea Hadriatica et Mediterranea 3, 2016.
Optional literature:
  1. Stele iz kasnoantičke grobnice u Dugopolju, , Nenad Cambi, Vjesnik za arheologiju i historiju dalmatinsku 86, 1994.
  2. The complete roman army, , Adrian Goldsworthy, , 2003.
  3. The army and the navy, , Lawrence Keppie, Cambridge Ancient History 10, 2006.
  4. Nalaz rimskih natpisa i reljefa kod Škripa na otoku Braču, , Branko Kirigin, Vjesnik za arheologiju i historiju dalmatinsku 72-73, 1979.
  5. The Roman army, , Pat Southern, , 2006.
  6. Spomenici VII. legije na području rimske provincije Dalmacije, , Domagoj Tončinić, Arheološki muzej u Splitu, Split, 2011.
2. semester
Povijest 2 - Regular studij - History
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