ARTHIST 3SS3
POMPEII, HERCULANEUM, AND OSTIA
Winter 2025 · C01
Topics
- Introduction And the Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
- History of the Excavations and the Region
- Infrastructure of Pompeii and the Forum
- Public Spaces at Pompeii
- Commerce and Death I
- Death II *Midterm 1 (Thursday 13th)
- WINTER BREAK
- Domestic Architecture
- Domestic Spaces and Domestic Life *Tuesday 4th Proposal Due
- Villas *Friday 14th Site Investigation Due
- Introduction to Ostia and its History *Midterm II (Friday 21st)
- Commerce and Public Spaces at Ostia
- Recent Excavations and Finds
Readings
- All Readings are TBA
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Course outline / syllabus ↗Winter 2025
- Some readings or course materials are supplied through Avenue to Learn; public bibliographic details may be incomplete.