C. Bearzot, Manuale di Storia greca, Il Mulino, Bologna 2005, oppure
L. Breglia, F. Guizzi, F. Raviola, Storia Greca, EdiSES, Napoli 2015.
Tucidide, La guerra del Peloponneso, introd. di M. I. Finley, trad. di F. Ferrari, note di G. Daverio Rocchi, BUR-Rizzoli, Milano 1985 vol. I.
The essay of M. I. Finley, Introduzione in Tucidide, La guerra del Peloponneso, libro I, cit, Milano, 1985, pp. 5-37. Thucydides' book will be read in Italian.
Further reading can be suggested during the course
Students are required to get the primary texts before the beginning of the course and bring them to class meetings (according to the teacher’s instructions). The programme counts also for non attending students. Nevertheless they may agree upon an equivalent program with the professor.