PHD PROGRAMME OF ANCIENT HISTORY – Requirements / Courses

 

Prerequisites of application

The PhD Programme of Ancient History expects the application of graduated students (with a degree either in History, Latin, or Ancient Greek, with at least “Good” results) who are interested in Greek or Roman history and are capable of analysing sources in Latin and/or Greek.  A degree or a final certificate (abszolutórium) in Latin or in Ancient Greek is an advantage to students with History degree. The research profile of the Department is ancient epigraphy supporting investigations in social, military, economic, and religious history. We expect candidates primarily in these fields of interest, however, topics in historiography are also acceptable.

 

Instructors of the doctoral programme:

Head of programme:

György NÉMETH

Participating lecturers:

Dolores HEGYI

Barnabás LŐRINCZ

György W. HEGYI

András PATAY-HORVÁTH

 

Course catalogue from 2008:

 

IKM - (Standard training module)

(credits available: 112, number of courses to be accomplished: 16)

 

P/TÖ/ÓKO-1 – Introduction to electronic library applications

7 credits, seminar, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-2 – Historiography

7 credits, lecture, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-3 – Ancient religions 1

7 credits, seminar, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-4 – Ancient religions 2

7 credits, lecture, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-5 – Archaeological sources of ancient history

7 credits, seminar, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-6 – Ancient material culture

7 credits, seminar, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-7 – Introduction to Greek numismatics

7 credits, seminar, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-8 – Introduction to Roman numismatics

7 credits, seminar, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-9 – Ancient art history

7 credits, lecture, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-10 – Practice in Greek epigraphy

7 credits, seminar, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-11 – Practice in Latin epigraphy

7 credits, seminar, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-12 – Practice in papyrology

7 credits, seminar, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-13 – History of Greek historiography

7 credits, lecture, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-14 – History of Roman historiography

7 credits, lecture, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-15 – Reading Greek historians

7 credits, seminar, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-16 – Reading Roman historians

7 credits, seminar, compulsory, not to be repeated

 

TM - (Professional module) (credits available: 36, number of courses to be accomplished: 3)

P/TÖ/ÓKO-20 – Publication / writing articles I

8 credits, seminar, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-21 – Publication / writing articles II

8 credits, seminar, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-22 – Publication / writing articles III

8 credits, seminar, compulsory, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-23 – Publication / writing articles IV

8 credits, seminar, optional, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-24 – Conference presentation (in Hungarian)

6 credits, seminar, optional, may be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-25 – Conference presentation (not in Hungarian)

8 credits, seminar, optional, may be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-26 – Editorial work / writing reviews

8 credits, seminar, optional, may be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-29 – Other scientific activity

1 credit, seminar, optional, may be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-30 – Excavation and field practice

2 credits, seminar, optional, may be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-31 – Museum practice

2 credits, seminar, optional, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-32 –  Collection management

2 credits, seminar, optional, not to be repeated

P/TÖ/ÓKO-33 – Resource material for education

2 credits, seminar, optional, not to be repeated

 

P/TÖ/ÓKO-27 – Organization of research (credits available: 12, number of courses to be accomplished: 1)

P/TÖ/ÓKO-27 – Organization of research

2 credits, seminar, optional, may be repeated

 

P/TÖ/ÓKO-28 – Foreign research work (credits available: 12, number of courses to be accomplished: 1)

P/TÖ/ÓKO-28 - Foreign research work

2 credits, seminar, optional, not to be repeated

 

OM – (Educational module) (credits available: 32, number of courses to be accomplished: 0)

P/TÖ/ÓKO-50 - Seminar or lecture, 2 lessons per week

8 credits, seminar, optional, not to be repeated, lessons per week: 2

P/TÖ/ÓKO-51 - Seminar or lecture, 2 lessons per week

8 credits, seminar, optional, not to be repeated, lessons per week: 2

P/TÖ/ÓKO-52 - Seminar or lecture, 2 lessons per week

8 credits, seminar, optional, not to be repeated, lessons per week: 2

P/TÖ/ÓKO-53 - Seminar or lecture, 2 lessons per week

8 credits, seminar, optional, not to be repeated, lessons per week: 2

 

 

Course catalogue from 2016:

 

 

Ancient History Doctoral Programme

Codes of the Doctoral Programme: BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO

Code

Subject

Credit points

Type

Weekly hours

Obligatory/Elective

Semester

Repeatability

Educational and Research Module

Completion of 120 credits is obligatory

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-1

Ancient religions

10

P

2

O

1-4

N

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-2

Ancient material culture

10

P

2

O

1-4

N

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-3

Introduction to numismatics

10

P

2

O

1-4

N

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-4

Ancient art history

10

P

2

O

1-4

N

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-5

Practice in Greek epigraphy

10

P

2

O

1-4

N

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-6

Practice in Latin epigraphy

10

P

2

O

1-4

N

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-7

Reading Greek historians

10

P

2

O

1-4

N

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-8

Reading Roman historians

10

P

2

O

1-4

N

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-9

Tutorial Seminar 1

10

P

2

O

1

N

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-10

Tutorial Seminar 2

10

P

2

O

2

N

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-11

Tutorial Seminar 3

10

P

2

O

3

N

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-12

Tutorial Seminar 4

10

P

2

O

4

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-KV

Comprehensive Exam

 

0

K

0

O

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and Dissertation Module

Completion of 120 credits is obligatory

 

Tutor consultation

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-13

Tutorial Seminar 5

10

P

2

O

5

N

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-14

Tutorial Seminar 6

10

P

2

O

6

N

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-15

Tutorial Seminar 7

10

P

2

O

7

N

BTKD-TÖ-ÓKO-16

Tutorial Seminar 8

10

P

2

O

8

N

 

Publication/Essay I.

 

 

 

O

 

 

BTKD-TÖ-P-1.1

Publication/Essay I. Shorter Hungarian

5

IP

0

 

1-4

Y

BTKD-TÖ-P-1.2

Publication/Essay I. Longer Hungarian

10

IP

0

 

1-4

Y

BTKD-TÖ-P-1.3

Publication/Essay I. Shorter Written in a Foreign Language

10

IP

0

 

1-4

Y

BTKD-TÖ-P-1.4

Publication/Essay I. Longer Written in a Foreign Language

 

15

IP

0

 

1-4

Y

 

Publication/Essay II.

 

 

 

O

 

 

BTKD-TÖ-P-2.1

Publication/Essay II. Shorter Hungarian

5

IP

0

 

1-8

Y

BTKD-TÖ-P-2.2

Publication/Essay II. Longer Hungarian

10

IP

0

 

1-8

Y

BTKD-TÖ-P-2.3

Publication/Essay II. Shorter Written in a Foreign Language

10

IP

0

 

1-8

Y

BTKD-TÖ-P-2.4

Publication/Essay II. Longer Written in a Foreign Language

15

IP

0

 

1-8

Y

 

Publication/Essay III.

 

 

 

O

 

 

BTKD-TÖ-P-3.1

Publication/Essay III. Shorter Hungarian

5

IP

0

 

1-8

Y

BTKD-TÖ-P-3.2

Publication/Essay III. Longer Hungarian

10

IP

0

 

1-8

Y

BTKD-TÖ-P-3.3

Publication/Essay III. Shorter Written in a Foreign Language

10

IP

0

 

1-8

Y

BTKD-TÖ-P-3.4

Publication/Essay III. Longer Written in a Foreign Language

15

IP

0

 

1-8

Y

 

Conference Presentation

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTKD-TÖ-T-1.1

Conference Presentation in Hungarian

5

IP

0

E

1-8

Y

BTKD-TÖ-T-1.2

Conference Presentation in a Foreign Language

10

IP

0

E

1-8

Y

 

Editorial Work/Review

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTKD-TÖ-T-2.1

Editing a Collection of Papers

10

IP

0

E

1-8

Y

BTKD-TÖ-T-2.2

Review

5

IP

0

E

1-8

Y

 

Organisational Work

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTKD-TÖ-T-3.1

One Time Assistance in a Conference or Lecture

5

IP

0

E

1-8

Y

BTKD-TÖ-T-3.2

Prolonged Assistance in a Conference

10

IP

0

E

1-8

Y

BTKD-TÖ-T-3.3

Prolonged Assistance in a Series of Conferences

15

IP

0

E

1-8

Y

 

Research Conducted Abroad

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTKD-TÖ-T-4.1

One Week in Duration (approximately)

5

IP

0

E

1-8

Y

BTKD-TÖ-T-4.2

One Month in Duration (approximately)

10

IP

0

E

1-8

Y

BTKD-TÖ-T-4.3

Over a Month in Duration

15

IP

0

E

1-8

Y

 

Other Scientific Activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTKD-TÖ-T-5

Other Scientific Activity

5

IP

0

E

1-8

Y

BTKD-TÖ-T-6

Excavation Practice and Field Work

5

IP

0

E

1-8

Y

BTKD-TÖ-T-7

Internship in a Museum

5

IP

0

E

1-8

Y

BTKD-TÖ-T-8

Data Compilation

5

IP

0

E

1-8

Y

 

Educational Material

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTKD-TÖ-T-9.1

Depending on professional merit and length of the material

5

IP

0

E

1-8

Y

BTKD-TÖ-T-9.2

Depending on professional merit and length of the material

10

IP

0

E

1-8

Y

Teaching Modul

 

credit points to be accrued: 30 *

BTKD-TÖ-O-1

Practical Class or Lecture (2 hours/week)

10

P

2

E

1-8

N

BTKD-TÖ-O-2

Practical Class or Lecture (2 hours/week)

10

P

2

E

1-8

N

BTKD-TÖ-O-3

Practical Class or Lecture (2 hours/week)

10

P

2

E

1-8

N

 

Ancient religions:

The course is designed to introduce students to major theories on Greek and Roman religious traditions and to various schools of religious studies. According to their chosen specialization (Greek or Roman), students have to become familiar with significant works and theses of a scholar or a school of religious studies.

Literature:

Köves-Zulauf, Thomas: Bevezetés a római vallás és monda történetébe, Budapest: 1995.

Dumézil, G.: Mítosz és eposz, Budapest: 1986.

A vallástörténet klasszikusai : szöveggyűjtemény. portrévázlatokkal / szerk. Simon Róbert. – Puskás Ildikó. Budapest :. Osiris, 2003.

Littleton, C. Scott: The New Comparativ Mythology. Berkeley - Los Angeles: 1973.

 

Ancient material culture:

The aim of the course is to introduce tools and contexts of everyday life to students. They gain an overview of technologies available in different time periods and of tools (sometimes artistically) designed to assist people in various means of production, travelling, trade, etc. A part of the classes is held in museums to help students acquire practical knowledge on material culture.

Literature:

Németh-Ritoók-Sarkady-Szilágyi: Görög művelődéstörténet. Budapest, 2006.

Clarke, John. The Houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C.-A.D. 250. Berkeley, 1991.

Richardson, L. Pompeii: An Architectural History. Baltimore, 1988.

Wallace-Hadrill, Andrew. Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum. Princeton, 1994.

Zanker, Paul. The Power of Images in the Age of Augustus. Ann Arbor, 1990.

 

Introduction to numismatics:

The aim of the course is to make students familiar with the basics of Greek numismatics from the early beginnings until the Eastern provincial coinage in the era of the Roman empire. Special emphasis is given to the study of coins from Pannonia. The course enables doctoral students to use coins as historical sources

Literature:

Christ, K.: Antike Numismatik. Einführung und Bibliographie. 3. liad. Darmstadt 1991.

Howgego, C.: Ancient History from Coins, 1995.

Sutherland V.: Roman History and Coinage 44 BC - AD 69 - C.H., Oxford, 1987.

Wolfgang Szaivert: Moneta Imperii Romani (MIR 2 - 3), Wien, 1984.

Sutherland V.: Roman Coins. New York, 1974.

 

Ancient art history:

The purpose of the course is to make students familiar with major accomplishments of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art history in order to provide them with an introduction to various artistic forms of political representation. This enables students to interpret numerous pieces of great art as historical sources.

Literature:

Németh-Ritoók-Sarkady-Szilágyi: Görög művelődéstörténet. Budapest, 2006.

Kleiner, Fred S.: A History of Roman Art. Belmont, 2007.

 

Practice in Greek epigraphy:

The course is designed to provide students with a proficient knowledge of Greek epigraphy by analyzing various types of sources, and interpreting texts and statistical data on inscriptions. Greek inscriptions kept in Hungarian museums are presented to students during the course.

Literature:

Meiggs, R. - Lewis, D.: A Selection of Greek Historical Inscriptions to the End of the fifth century B. C., revised ed., Oxford 1988.

Rhodes, P. J. - Osborne, R.: Greek Historical Inscriptions 404-323 BC. Oxford, 2003.

Hudson MacLean, B.: An introduction to Greek epigraphy of the Hellenistic and Roman periods from Alexander the Great down to the reign of Constantine, University of Michigan Press, 2002.

Kovács P.: Corpus inscriptionum Graecarum Pannonicarum. Debrecen, 2007.

 

Practice in Latin epigraphy:

The primary aim of the course is to study various types of epigraphical material from Pannonia to see how they can be applied to gain a better understanding of municipia, coloniae, or the army.
Literature:

Sandys, J. E.: Latin Epigraphy. Groningen, 1969.

Schumacher, L.: Römische Inschriften. Stuttgart, 1990.

Meyer, E.: Einführung in die lateinische Epigraphik. Darmstadt, 1974.

 

Reading Greek historians:

The purpose of the course is to make students familiar with the historiographical methods and the language of certain Greek historians. Each semester is dedicated to a different auctor (Herodotus, Thucycides, Xenophon, Polybius, Appianus).
Literature: Excerpts from the mentioned auctores.

Reading Roman historians:

The purpose of the course is to make students familiar with the historiographical methods and the language of certain Roman historians. Each semester is dedicated to a different auctor (Livy, Sallust, Tacitus, Suetonius, Ammianus Marcellinus).
Literature: Excerpts from the mentioned auctores.