Schedule (order and content may be subject to change)
Week 1
3rd Sept. 1. Introduction: what is a temple for?
5th Sept. 2. The fundamentals of temple design
Week 2
10th Sept. 3. How to build a temple
12th Sept. 4. Who built temples
Week 3
17th Sept. 5. The Doric order
19th Sept. 6. The Ionic order
Week 4
24th 7. Recap and practice test
26th 8. Source criticism test
Week 5
1st Oct. 9. The Athenian Acropolis: topography and mythology
3rd Oct. 10. The Athenian Acropolis: the Pantheon
Week 6
8th Oct. 11. The Athenian Acropolis: myths in sculpture, Centaurs and Amazons
10th Oct. 12. The Athenian Acropolis: myths in sculpture, Trojans and Giants
Week 7 – To be rescheduled
15th Oct. 13. The Athenian Acropolis: the Erechtheion
17th Oct. 14. Recap and practice exam
Week 8
22nd Oct. 15. mid-term exam
24th Oct. 16. Panhellenic sanctuaries: Olympia and the temple of Zeus
Week 9
29th Oct. 17. Panhellenic sanctuaries: treasuries
31st Oct. 18. Panhellenic sanctuaries: Delphi
Week 10
5th Nov. 19. Panhellenic sanctuaries: the working of oracles
7th Nov. 20. Panhellenic sanctuaries: cult statues
Week 11
12th Nov. 21. Recap and practice test
14th Nov. 22. Source criticism test
Week 12
19th Nov. 23. Greek temples and the Romans: the Corinthian Order
21st Nov. 24. Greek temples and the Romans: the emergence of Greek architecture in Rome.
Week 13
26th Nov. 25. Greek temples and the Romans: the round temple in the Forum Boarium
28th Nov. 26. Greek temples and the Romans: Hadrian and Greek architecture
Week 14
3rd Dec. 27. The Reception of Greek temples, from the 18th century to the Washington monument
5th Dec. 28. Recap and revision.
Week 15
29. Final exam
OVERVIEW OF KEY BIBLIOGRAPHIC WORKS FOR THE COURSE
There is no textbook. The following is a selection of books on aspects of Greek temples and architecture in general, specific reading and bibliography will be provided for each class.
Alcock, S. and Osborne, R. Placing the Gods, 1994.
Dinsmoor, W.B.: The Architecture of Ancient Greece, 1950.
Barletta, B. The Origins of the Greek Architectural Orders, 2001.
Hurwit, J.M. The Athenian Acropolis: History, mythology and archaeology from the Neolithic era to the present, 1999.
Lawrence, A.W. Greek Architecture, 1983/1996.
Miles, M. A Companion to Greek Architecture 2016.
Smith, T. and Plantzos, D. A Companion to Greek Art 2012.
Spawforth, A. The Complete Greek Temples, 2006.
Stewart, A. Greek Sculpture, 1990.
Tomlinson, R.A. Greek Sanctuaries, 1976.
Wilson Jones, M. Origins of classical architecture: temples, orders and gifts to the gods in ancient Greece, 2014.
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