1. Introduction to the course and Archaic Rome: Aeneas to Tarquinius Superbus
MP: JCU campus
Monuments: Circus Maximus, Area of Sant’Omobono, Capitoline Temple.
Readings: Ramage and Ramage Intro and Claridge monuments.
2. Visit to Villa Giulia Museum of Etruscan Art
MP: obelisk at Piazza del Popolo
Readings: Ramage and Ramage Ch. 1
3. Rome during the Early to Middle Republic
MP: Roman Forum – entrance opposite via Cavour
Monuments: Lapis Niger, Regia, Iron Age Palatine settlement, Servian Wall, Temple Saturn, Temple Castor and Pollux, Temple Concordia, Temple Vesta, Curia/Comitia, Basilica Aemilia, Temple of Magna Mater.
Readings: Ramage and Ramage Ch. 2; Sear Ch. 1; Favro Ch. 1; Claridge monuments
4. Rome during the Late Republic
MP: Tower at Largo Argentina
Monuments: Largo Argentina, Theater of Pompey, Temples in Forum Boarium/Holitarium, Temples of Jupiter Stator and Juno Sospita (Porticus of Octavia).
Readings: Sear Ch. 2; Favro Ch. 2-3¸Claridge monuments
5. Rome of Julius Caesar and Augustus, I
MP: Roman Forum – entrance opposite via Cavour
Monuments: Tabularium, Curia Julia, Basilica Julia, Rostra, Temple of Divine Caesar, Arch of Augustus, House of Augustus and Livia, Temples of Apollo, Theater of Marcellus, Baths of Agrippa, first phase of Pantheon, Horologium, Mausoleum of Augustus, Ara Pacis, Forums of Julius Caesar and Augustus.
Readings: Favro Ch. 4-5; Claridge monuments
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6. Rome of Julius Caesar and Augustus, II
MP: Theater of Marcellus
Monuments: Tabularium, Curia Julia, Basilica Julia, Rostra, Temple of Divine Caesar, Arch of Augustus, House of Augustus and Livia, Temples of Apollo, Theater of Marcellus, Baths of Agrippa, first phase of Pantheon, Horologium, Mausoleum of Augustus, Ara Pacis, Forums of Julius Caesar and Augustus.
Readings: Favro Ch. 6-7; Claridge monuments
7. MID-TERM EXAM at JCU
8. Visit to the Museo Nazionale Romano (Palazzo Massimo)
MP: in front of Palazzo Massimo (big yellow building near Termini train station)
Readings: browse Electa guide; review discussions on sculpture in Ramage and Ramage.
9. Decline and Revitalization: Rome from Tiberius to Domitian
MP: Roman Forum – entrance opposite via Cavour
Monuments: Domus Aurea, Arch of Titus, Colosseum, Temple of Divine Claudius, Flavian Palace.
Readings: Sear Ch. 5 and 7; Claridge monuments
Optional: Ramage and Ramage Ch. 4-5
10. The Imperial Forums and the New Architecture
MP: Metro B Colosseo
Monuments: Temple of Peace, Forum of Nerva, Temple of Venus and Roma, Forum and Markets of Trajan, Pantheon, Temple of Divine Hadrian, Column of Marcus Aurelius.
Readings: Sear Ch. 8; Claridge monuments
11. Visit to the Capitoline Museum
MP: Capitoline Hill near equestrian statue
12. Ostia Antica: Daily Life in a Roman City
MP: Ticket booth of Ostia Antica
Monuments: Forum, Temple of Hercules, Mitreum of Felicissimus, Christian basilica, House of Charioteers, Baths of Neptune, Fuller’s Shop, Theater, Piazzale delle Corporazioni.
Readings: Sear Ch. 6 (Ostia section) and monuments at www.ostia-antica.org
13. Discussion of term papers and review for Final Exam
MP: JCU, room TBA
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14. The Late Roman Empire
MP: Baths of Caracalla
Monuments: Arch of Septimius Severus, Arch of the Argentarii, Baths of Caracalla, Arch of Janus, Arch of Constantine, Basilica of Maxentius.
Readings: Ramage and Ramage Ch. 6-9, 12; Claridge monuments
FINAL EXAM: JCU campus, date and time T.B.A. (n.b. exam may be on a Saturday or Sunday)