NEW - UPDATED on JULY 9, 2018
Week 1
M, July 2:
1) Introduction. Practice, theories and methods of archaeology and ancient history. First walk (Largo Argentina).
Meet in classroom G.K.1.1. Claridge 4-32: history. 44-60: glossary; 241-246: site visit.
T, July 3:
2) Topography and history of ancient Rome. Walk to the ancient city center. (Tiber, Capitol).
Meet in classroom G.K.1.1. Claridge 253-258. 274-283.
W, July 4 holiday: no class
Th, July 5: select oral presentation topic
3) Palatine Hill and Forum Romanum. Palatine: foundation and imperial palaces. Roman Forum: Republic and Roman government. Triumphal Arches.
Meet on Capitol, Piazza del Campidoglio. Claridge 62-67; 124-130.
Fri, July 6 (make-up day for July 4):
4) Capitoline Hill. Early Rome, Temple of Jupiter.
Meet on Capitol. Claridge 259-273.
Week 2
M, July 9: quiz 1
5) Forum Boarium temples. Circus Maximus.
Meet on Forum Boarium. Claridge 285-300.
T, July 10:
6) Palatine Hill and Forum Romanum. Single buildings: Regia, Atrium Vestae, Curia and Rostra. Temple of Divus Julius. Romulus’ village. Imperial palaces.
Meet at entrance to Forum Romanum, Via dei Fori Imperiali. Claridge 62-123: Forum. 124-159: Palatine.
W, July 11:
7) Colosseum: Spectacles and Imperial Power.
Meet at Arch of Constantine. Claridge 312-319.326-328.
Th, July 12:
8) Capitoline Museums. Temple of Jupiter, Lupa Romana, Marcus Aurelius and Commodus.
Meet on Capitol. Claridge 460-468.
Week 3
M, July 16: quiz 2
9) Imperial Fora: Forum of Caesar, of Augustus, of Peace, of Nerva, and of Trajan.
Meet at Column of Trajan. Claridge 160-186.
T, July 17:
10) Column and Markets of Trajan. Museum of the Imperial Fora.
Meet at Column of Trajan. Claridge 186-196.
W, July 18:
11) Northern Field of Mars: Ara Pacis, Mausoleum and Meridian of Augustus.
Meet at Ara Pacis. Claridge 197-216.
Th, July 19: paper outline due
12) Campus Martius: Politics and Religion. Southern Field of Mars: Pantheon, Column of Marcus Aurelius.
Meet at Largo Argentina, near the tower. Claridge 216-239.
Week 4
M, July 23: no class (see W 25: Ostia)
T, July 24:
13) Palazzo Massimo: paintings, mosaics and sculpture.
Meet at Termini railway station, Borri bookshop. Claridge 50-52: painting. 483-485.
W, July 25, at 9 a.m. - back at 1 p.m.:
14) & 15) Ostia antica: The Harbor of Rome. Public and private building. Economy and trade.
Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the pyramid, Piazzale Ostiense. Stambaugh, The Roman City; www.ostia-antica.org.
Th, July 26, at 9 a.m.:
16) Servian and Aurelian city walls. Mount Testaccio and Porticus Aemilia.
Meet at 9:00 a.m. on Piazza Albania (half way between 'Circo Massimo' and 'Piramide'). Claridge 61. 397-405.
Week 5
M, July 30:
17) Porta Maggiore. Roman aqueducts.
Meet at metro stop Manzoni. Claridge 60-61. 383-387; www.romanaqueducts.info.
T, July 31:
18) Baths of Caracalla: architecture, water supply, decoration.
Meet at metro stop Circo Massimo. Claridge 357-365.
W. Aug. 1:
19) Early Christians: Catacombs (church of St Agnes, mausoleum of Constantina). Temple of Claudius. St John & Paul, St Stephen, St Clemence.
NEW: Meet at Arch of Constantine. Claridge 439-441. 447-449. 455.
Th, Aug 2: paper due. review for final exam.
20) Late Antiquity: Arch of Constantine and Basilica Nova.
Meet at Arch of Constantine. Claridge 115-117. 307-312. 319-324. 341-356.
Fri, Aug. 3: Final Exam
in classroom G.K.1.1
This schedule may be changed; especially on-site visits depend on other institutions than JCU.
recommended reading:
Rome and Environs (2007) |
Coarelli, F.
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The Ancient Roman City (1988)
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Stambaugh, J.
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A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome (1992)
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Richardson, L.
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A History of Rome (2005)
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Le Glay, M. et al.
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The Art of Rome (1973/1977)
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Andreae, B.
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Cambridge Illustrated History of the Roman World (2003)
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Woolf, G. (ed.)
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Roman Art. Romulus to Constantine (2005)
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Ramage, N. H. - Ramage, A.
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Baths and Bathing in Classical Antiquity (1992)
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Yegul, F.
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The Churches and Catacombs of Early Christian Rome (2001)
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Webb, M.
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Roman Sculpture
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Kleiner, D. E. E.
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Roman Painting (1991)
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Ling, R.
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Roman Builders
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Taylor, R.
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Roman Building
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Adam, J.-P.
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Roman Art (1988)
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Strong, D.
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The Power of Images in the Age of Augustus (1988)
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Zanker, P.
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