Call for application 41st cycle

Bando ordinario


Educational goals and objectives

PHILOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
The scientific task of the Ph.D. in Philology and Ancient History is an interdisciplinary education, aimed at correct reading and interpreting ancient texts, both literary and epigraphic, of the West and East Mediterranean as well as of the Near and Middle East, and at a full understanding of the cultural, political, economic and social history of the ancient Greek, Roman and Near-Eastern world. The Ph.D. has three different curricula, divided into various sections:for the philological section, a) Mycenean Philology; b) Greek and Latin literature of the different ages; c) Classical philology; d) History of the greek and roman theatre.For the historical section: a) history of Greek colonization; b) Roman conquest of Italy and its administration; c) epigraphy as mean of comunication; d) surviving themes of ancient culture and their forms; e) historical geography.for the section of philology of the Near- and Middle East: a) Anatolian studies, b) Assyriology; c) Coptology; d) Jewish studies; e) Egyptology; f) Iranian studies; g) Semitic epigraphy and philology.

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Themes, curriculum and specific competence




Admission Procedure

Written examination The written examination will vary according to each curriculum: A) translation of both a Greek and a Latin text and commentary of one of them for students who apply for the curriculum of
GREEK AND LATIN PHILOLOGY; Greek and Latin dictionaries are allowed; B) paraphase and commentary on a historiographical or documentary source for students who apply for the curriculum of ANCIENT HISTORY; Greek and Latin dictionaries are allowed; C) an essay on a theme concerning issues on methodology and/or the history of the disciplines for students who apply for the curriculum of NEAR AND MIDDLE-EAST PHILOLOGY.
The written examination tests will be chosen by lot among three selections for each
curriculum. The duration of the written test is six hours.

Candidates who obtained at least 40/55 in the written test are admitted to the oral exam.
language ITALIANO
Oral interview The oral test, which includes the assessment of qualifications, is designed to verify the candidates' skills, their attitude to research and the feasibility of the research project submitted.
The qualifications that can be evaluated are those indicated in the evaluation grid in addition to the Research Project

The minimum positive score for the oral test is 30/45.
language INGLESE
ITALIANO

contacts and info dottorato.filologia@uniroma1.it

Curriculum studiorum

Graduation date and grade of the Master's degree
detailed list of exams including completion dates and scores of Masters's degree
Graduation date and grade of the Bachelor’s degree
detailed list of exams including completion dates and scores of Bachelor's degree
History of Scholarships, Research Grants (or similar)
Certificates of Foreign Languages
Certificates of participation in post-graduate university courses
Computer skills

Required documentation

§ research project
mandatory, the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 19/06/2025
§ List of publications
optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 19/06/2025
§ description of previous research experience
optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 19/06/2025
§ degree thesis (complete)
mandatory, the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 19/06/2025
§ publications (a single pdf for each publication)
optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 19/06/2025
§ Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum
mandatory, the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 19/06/2025

Language Skills

the candidate must know the following languages
ENGLISH
the candidate will have to know one among
FRANCESE
TEDESCO

Exam Schedule

Written examination
day11/07/2025
notesnone
time09:00
classroomAula di geografia, edificio principale della Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia
addressFacoltà di Lettere e Filosofia, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Roma
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/FILOLOGIA-E-STORIA-DEL-MONDO-ANTICO_nD3501.aspx
date of publication16/07/2025
contactsdottorato.filologia@uniroma1.it

Oral interview
day21/07/2025
notesnone
time08:30
classroomAula XXII, edificio principale della Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia
addressFacoltà di Lettere e Filosofia, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Roma
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/FILOLOGIA-E-STORIA-DEL-MONDO-ANTICO_nD3501.aspx
date of publication21/07/2025
contactsdottorato.filologia@uniroma1.it


Evaluation scale

Written examination

Prova scritta

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 55

valutazione prova scritta
written test evaluation

Punteggio massimo/max score: 55
Conoscenza e competenza della tematica oggetto della prova
Knowledge and proficiency in the subject matter of the test 		20,0
Capacità e chiarezza nell’elaborazione
Ability and clarity in elaboration		15,0
Completezza descrittiva e recenti acquisizioni sul tema oggetto della prova
Descriptive completeness and recent findings in the subject matter of the test		20,0
Oral interview

Prova orale

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 45

Voto di laurea (magistrale, specialistica o a ciclo unico)
Degree Mark

Punteggio massimo/max score: 5
Gli studenti che discuteranno la tesi prima della data stabilita per la valutazione dei titoli sono tenuti a comunicare al Coordinatore del corso o al Presidente della Commissione il voto di laurea conseguito.
tudents who discuss their theses before the date set for the assessment of qualifications are required to inform the Phd Course Coordinator or the President of the Committee of the grade obtained
Voto di laurea
Degree Mark
110, 110 e lode
110, 110 cum laude		5,0
109 -1084,0
107 -1063,0
105 -1042,0
103 -1021,0
<1020,0
Media degli esami (per coloro che discuteranno la tesi dopo la data stabilita per la valutazione dei titoli, ma comunque prima del 31 ottobre 2025)
Arithmetic mean (for those who discuss their theses after the date set for the assessment of qualifications, but in any case before 31 October 2025)
29 - 305,0
28 – 28.994,0
27 - 27.993,0
26 - 26.992,0
25 - 25.991,0
<250,0

Progetto di ricerca
Research project

Punteggio massimo/max score: 25
Ai fini della selezione per il dottorato di ricerca, il candidato dovrà presentare un progetto che possa far valutare la propensione alla ricerca e la sua capacità di organizzare in autonomia le diverse fasi del progetto che non dovrà superare la lunghezza massima di 8000 caratteri (spazi inclusi). Tale progetto, presentato ai fini concorsuali, non costituisce obbligo, per i candidati ammessi, allo svolgimento dell’attività di ricerca nel corso del dottorato.
For the purposes of selection for the PhD programme, the candidate must submit a project that can be used to assess the candidate's propensity for research and his ability to organise the various stages of the project independently, which must not exceed a maximum length of 8000 characters (including spaces).
Conoscenza dello stato dell’arte
State of the art knowledge		4,0
Originalità e contenuto innovativo
Originality and innovative content		10,0
Chiarezza e completezza dell’esposizione degli obiettivi, delle metodologie e dei potenziali risultati; fattibilità
Clarity and completeness of presentation of objectives, methodologies and potentialoutcomes; feasibility		7,0
Pertinenza del progetto con gli obiettivi formativi del dottorato
Relevance of the project to the PhD educational objectives		4,0

Pubblicazioni
Publications

Punteggio massimo/max score: 5
Articolo in rivista di fascia A
Article in journal (range A)		1,0
Articolo in rivista scientifica
Article in scientific journal		0,5
Capitolo di libro
Chapter of a book		0,5
Monografia
Monograph		3,0

Esperienze di ricerca
Research experiences

Punteggio massimo/max score: 4
Esperienze all’estero (almeno due mesi, compreso Erasmus)
Research experiences abroad (at least two months, Erasmus included)		2,0
Contratti di collaborazione alla ricerca
Research collaboration contracts		2,0

Competenze linguistiche
Language skills

Punteggio massimo/max score: 4
Conoscenze linguistiche ed eventuali certificati/diplomi. La verifica delle competenze linguistiche avverrà con la lettura e traduzione di due testi in lingua straniera selezionati dalla commissione secondo le indicazioni sopra fornite.
Language skills and certifications. Language skills will be tested by reading and translating two foreign language texts selected by the committee according to the directions given above.

Conoscenze informatiche
Computer skills

Punteggio massimo/max score: 2
Conoscenze informatiche ed eventuali certificazioni
Computer skills and certifications

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