COURSE SCHEDULE
A detailed course schedule, with further reading suggestions and bibliography, will be provided at the start of term.
Please note scheduled all-day field trip on Friday February 24th (6.50 am)
1. Thurs. Jan. 19 – Introduction to the course: requirements, logistics, etc.
Foundation of Rome: myth, topographical and trade
Meeting place: JCU, place to be confirmed
Assigned reading: None
2. Thurs. Jan. 26 – History and the city: being Roman
Rome: from Romulus, to Kings, from Republic to Empire. Palatine Hill (‘Romulean’ huts); Capitoline Hill (Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus); Forum Romanum (Temples of Vesta / Saturn / Castor, rostra, basilicas, senate house); Forum of Caesar (Temple of Venus Genetrix)
Meeting place: Via Fori imperiali/Via Cavour, entrance to Forum Romanum
Assigned reading: Kleiner 2010: xxi, xxii-iii, xxiv (Greek temples), xxxvii (Etruscan temples), 1-4, 8, 10, 11-12 (early Rome), 58-59, 63 (Caesar)
3. Thurs. Feb. 2 – Foundations of Empire: Rome and the Greek world
Rome: late Republic and early Empire; triumphalism and cultural experimentation. Campus Martius (Theatre of Pompey / Marcellus; Victory temples in L. Argentina); Forum Boarium (Temple of Portunus, Round Temple by the Tiber); Circus Maximus
Meeting place: Campo dei Fiori, statue of G. Bruno
Assigned reading: Kleiner 2010: 7-9 (temples), 47-49 (generals and art), 56-57 (Pompey), 72 (theatre Marcellus)
4. Thurs. Feb. 9 – The benefits of peace
Rome: early-mid Empire (Augustus & Hadrian); the emperor and Rome. Campus Martius (Ara Pacis Augustae, Mausoleum of Augustus, Pantheon, Horologium); aqueducts and parks, technology and leisure; Mausolem of Hadrian
Meeting place: Piazza Augusto Imperatore, entrance to the Ara Pacis Augustae
Assigned reading: Kleiner 2010: 61, 63, 70-72, 79-80 (Augustus, Ara Pacis, mausoleum), 171, 181-3, 184-5 (Hadrian, Pantheon, mausoleum)
5. Thurs. Feb. 16 – Tyrants and father figures: the emperor and Rome
Rome: early Empire (Augustus, Nero, Flavians, Hadrian). Forum of Augustus; Temple of Peace; Colosseum; Forum Romanum (Arch of Titus, Temple of Venus and Rome); Palatine (Domus Aurea, Palace of Domitian)
Meeting place: Via Fori imperiali/Via Cavour, near entrance to Forum Romanum
Assigned reading: Kleiner 2010: 64-66 (Forum Augustus), 115-8 (Domus Aurea), 121, 126-134 (Flavian buildings), 164 (Baths of Trajan), 180-1 (Temple Venus & Rome)
6. Thurs. Feb. 23 – Pompeii and the Roman house
Pompeii: townhouses, villas and gardens; house design: function and social interaction, layout and social identity. House of the Faun; House the Menander; House of Octavius Quartio (=House of Loreius Tiburtinus); House of Sallust; Villa of the Mysteries – House of Apollo; House of Meleager
Meeting place: JCU, place to be confirmed
Assigned reading: Kleiner 2010: 17-19, 31-43, 143-144, 150
7. Fri. Feb. 24 – Pompeii: civic identities
Pompeii: civic identity, cultural inspirations. Forum area (basilica, Temple of Apollo, Building of Eumachia, imperial cult), theatre area (theatre, odeon), amphitheatre, Forum baths
Meeting place: Piazza Trilussa – 6.50 am
Assigned reading: Kleiner 2010: 17-29
Thurs. March 1 – No class: used for Pompeii trip
8. Thurs. March 8 – Mid-term exam
Meeting place: JCU, place to be confirmed
9. Thurs. March 15 – The benefits of warfare / depicting foreigners
Rome: mid-Empire (Augustus, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius). Statue of Augustus from Prima Porta; Column and forum of Trajan, Trajan’s markets; Column of M. Aurelius.
Meeting place: Trajan’s Column – Via dei Fori Imperiali/Piazza Venezia
Assigned reading: Kleiner 2010: 67-69 (Augustus imperator), 153-4, 156-162 (Forum of Trajan), 187, 199-201 (Column of M. Aurelius)
Thurs. March 22 – No class: Spring vacation
10. Thurs. March 29 – Ostia I: commerce and civic identity
Ostia: harbour and city, work and leisure. Baths (Baths of Neptune – 2.4.2; Baths of the Cisarii – 2.2.3); Forum (Capitolium, Temple of Augustus and Rome, latrine – regio 1); Warehouses (Horrea of Hortensius – 5.12.1); Guild buildings (Piazzale delle Corporazioni – 2.7.4; Hall of the Mensores – 1.19.1.3)
Meeting place: Piazzale Ostiense, entrance to Metro B “Piramide” – 8.00 am
Assigned reading: Kleiner 2010: 18, 203-8; www.ostia-antica.org/intro
11. Thurs. April 5 – Ostia II: domestic structures
Ostia: town houses and apartments. House of the Yellow Walls (Garden Houses 3.9.12), Domus of Fortuna Annonaria (5.2.8), Cassette Tipo (3.12/13.1-2), Domus of Cupid & Psyche (1.14.5)
Meeting place: Piazzale Ostiense, entrance to Metro B “Piramide” – 8.00 am
Assigned reading: Kleiner 2010: 208-10, 215; www.ostia-antica.org/dict.htm (houses and apartments)
12. Thurs. March 12 – History and imperial power: ruling a world city
Rome: mid-late Empire (Marcus Aurelius, Constantine). What makes a good emperor: achievements/personal accomplishments/official roles/embodiment of history? State reliefs and equestrian statue of M. Aurelius, Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, portrait and arch of Constantine
Meeting place: Piazza Campidoglio, statue of M. Aurelius
Assigned reading: Kleiner 2010: 190-1, 197-8 (M. Aurelius), 194-5 (Temple Antoninus & Faustina), 231, 238-40 (Arch Septimius Severus), 291-6 (portrait & Arch of Constantine), Fig. 18-21 (map)
13. Thurs. April 19 – Review class
Overview and discussion of course content
Meeting place: JCU, place to be confirmed
Assigned reading: to be confirmed
Thurs. April 26 – No class: used for the Pompeii trip
14. April 28-May 4 – Final exam
Meeting place: JCU, date, time and place to be announced