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41887-01 - Research seminar: Law and Society in Late Antiquity (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2015 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Jean-Jaques Aubert (j.aubert@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The seminar will focus on the evolution of law and law making from the late third century to the mid-fifth century AD. Participants will examine various texts (petitions and rescripts, law manuals, and law codes) in order to better their understanding of the use and abuse of legal sources for ancient history. The seminar is divided into three parts: 1) the sources of law in the Age of Diocletian and Constantine; 2) the juristic writings of the fourth century; 3) the making of law codes, and their Sitz im Leben. |
| Bibliography | Bibliography: Jill Harries, Law & Empire in Late Antiquity (Cambridge 1999). |
| Comments | The seminar may be of interest to historians, philologists, and law students. No knowledge of ancient languages is required, but we occasionally look at material written in Latin or Greek. |
| Admission requirements | Abgeschlossenes Masterstudium, fortgeschrittene Masterstudierende in Rücksprache mit dem Dozenten |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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| Modules |
Doktorat Alte Geschichte: Empfehlungen (PhD subject: Ancient History) Modul Alte Geschichte (Master's degree subject: History (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Epochen der europäischen Geschichte: Alte Geschichte (Master's degree program: European History) Modul Ereignisse, Prozesse, Zusammenhänge (Master's degree subject: History (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Kommunikation und Vermittlung historischer Erkenntnisse (Master's degree subject: History (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Methoden und Diskurse historischer Forschung (Master's degree subject: History (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Römische Geschichte (Master's degree subject: Ancient History (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Römische Geschichte MA (Master's degree subject: Ancient History) Modul Vertiefung in Alter Geschichte (Master's degree subject: Ancient History) Modul Vertiefung in Alter Geschichte (Master's degree subject: Ancient History (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Wahlbereich Master Geschichte: Empfehlungen (Master's degree subject: History) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Alte Geschichte |