Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
ROMAN CIVILISATION: CONSTITUTION AND POLITICAL HISTORY LAT125 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Serap KALAYCIOĞULLARI
Assistants
Goals To narrate the importance and value of Roman government system
Course Content Roman Civilisation: Public life
Learning Outcomes 1) Contribution to students’ learning the Latin Language by way of comparison with Turkish and a language originated from Latin
2) Contribution to improving studens’knowledge of Latin and their ability to translate Latin texts into Turkish
3) Contribution to students’ knowledge and discernment of Greco-Latin literature and its continuation in the literary tradition of Europe

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week The object and importance of the course; the concept of civilisation; the fundamentals of Greco-Roman civilisation Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Mediterranean Geography as development factor of Mediterranean civilisation Lecture; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Early Italy: Rome in monarchy regime; Early Roman Republic; Conflict between patricii and plebs Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Conquer of Italy Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Conquer of foreign lands by Rome Lecture; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Roman rule of provinces Lecture; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Public offfices and assemblies in Rome Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Political, social, economical and culturel progress in Mediterranean region in 2nd century BC Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Roman Civil Wars Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week The Fall of republic Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Peace of Augustus Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Roman empire and its ascension Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week The fall of Roman empire; the legacy of Roman Civilisation in Medieval Age Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Life and Thought in the Greek and Roman World, Methuen, London
Roma Tarihi, Halil Demircioğlu, TTK Yayınları
Roma Tarihinin Ana Hatları, Sabahat Atlan, TTK yayınları

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25000
PY35000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Homework 14 1
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 7 1
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 7 1
1 2
Dönem Sonu Sınavı (DSS) 1 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
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  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload