Session |
Session Focus |
Reading Assignment |
Other Assignment |
Meeting Place/Exam Dates
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week 1 (Jan 20)
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MANDATORY Fieldtrip to Tarquinia and Cerveteri
Friday, March 11th
It has the value of two regular on-site classes
(deducted from class room lectures lasting 9:15-11:15)
Class room:
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE. THE ITALIAN PENINSULA AT THE TURN OF THE FIRST MILLENIUM BC. |
HAYNES, introduction |
recommended:
Cornell, The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars, ch.2 (Pre-Roman background) |
All classes
(on.site and class room)
meet at 9:15 !!
MP: GK11
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week 2 (Jan 27) |
On-site:
THE LATIN PEOPLES in the Museo Nazionale Romano in BATHS OF DIOCLETIAN. The Latium Culture and its Funerary art (11-7 cent BC) |
Bietti Sestieri,Protohistory of the Latin Peoples, MNR at Baths of Diocletian, 6-32; 85-89; |
Friggeri, Epigraphic Collection of MNR at Baths of Diocletian, 16-27; HAYNES, 64-71 |
On-site MP: Piazza della Repubblica, entrance to church of Santa Maria e degli Angeli). |
week 3 (Feb 3) |
Class room:
THE VILLANOVAN CIVILIZATION. |
HAYNES, ch.1 |
Spivey, Etruscan Art, ch.1 |
MP: GK11 |
week 4 (Feb 10) |
cancelled |
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week 5 (Feb 17) |
Class room:
THE ORIENTALIZING PERIOD AND THE ETRUSCAN RISE TO POWER.
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Spivey, ch.2 |
MP: GK11 |
week 6 (Feb 24) |
On-site:
Etruscan Art in the NATIONAL MUSEUM OF VILLA GIULIA 1st part. (villanovan and orientalizing period of Vulci, etc.)
Midterm review
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to be distributed: Villa Giulia, in: Sorrentino, the Etruscans in the Museums of Rome |
prepare course material for midterm review |
On-site MP: Piazza del Popolo, near obelisk |
TBA
week 7
(Mar 2) |
MIDTERM EXAM
Class room:
THE ARCHAIC PERIOD 1.
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HAYNES ch.3
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Spivey, ch.3 |
MP: TBA
MP: GK11
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week 8
(Mar 9) |
Class room:
THE ARCHAIC PERIOD 2.
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HAYNES ch.3 |
Spivey, ch.4 |
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week 8
Friday Mar 11 |
On-site:
FIELDTRIP TO CERVETERI AND TARQUINIA. The necropoleis and museums of
Tarquinia and Cerveteri; |
Haynes, ch.1 -4 (regarding Cerveteri and Tarquinia) |
Spivey, ch. 3-4 (regarding funerary art and tomb paintings) |
On-site MP: Piazza Trilussa at 8:00 !! Estimated arrival back to Rome: 18:00 |
week 9 (Mar 16) |
On-site:
ETRUSCAN ART In the VATICAN MUSEUM. (Regolini-Galassi tomb; etc.)
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to be distributed: Museo Gregorio Etrusco in: Sorrentino, The Etruscans in the Museums of Rome. |
VISUAL ANALYSIS done during class! |
On-site MP: join me in the line in front of museum entrance, Viale Vaticano !! |
week 10 (Mar 23) |
Class room:
CRISIS AND RENEWAL
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Haynes, ch.4
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Spivey, ch.5 |
MP: GK11 |
week 11(March 30) |
SPRING BREAK |
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week 12 (Apr 6) |
On-Site:
Etruscan Art in the NATIONAL MUSEUM OF VILLA GIULIA 2nd part (largescale terracotta figures; Caeretan Hydriai etc.)
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to be distributed: Villa Giulia Museum in: Sorrentino, The Entruscans in the Museum of Rome; |
Brendel, Etruscan Art, ch.19 (Sculpture in Terracotta) |
On-site MP: entrance to Museum, Piazza di Villa Giulia 9 |
week 13 (Apr 13) |
On-site:
ETRUSCAN ROME. Etruscan kings; the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus; Sant' Omobono terracottas and votives; Etruscan collection. Forum Romanum overview and Forum Boarium . |
to be distributed: Electa Guide of Capitoline Museum; Capitoline Museum in: Sorrentino, The Etruscans in the Museums of Rome |
Cornell, T.J., The Beginnings of Rome; Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars, ch.5,6 & 8 |
On-site MP: Capitoline Hill (Piazza del Campidoglio), in front of museum entrance |
week 14 (Apr 20) |
Class room:
ETRURIA'S ABSORPTION by ROME. |
Haynes, ch. 5 |
Spivey, ch.6;
DUE: Paper |
MP: GK11 |
week 15 (Apr 27) |
Class room:
Oral paper presentation.
Review of the semester.
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prepare course material for review |
DUE: paper presentation |
MP: GK11 |
week 16 |
FINAL EXAM JCU: Time and class TBA |
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