Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece in 40 Objects

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The course introduces students to the full range of the material and visual culture of the ancient Greek world from the Neolithic to the Imperial Roman period. Each class will be focused on selected key developments and issues in the study of Greek art and archaeology. Each theme will be discussed within its own historical and chronological context. Discussions will range from the study of the Minoan Civilization, the discovery of the writing and the epigraphic evidence, Panhellenic sanctuaries, the diversity of public buildings, the monumental sculpture, the sculpture of death and the portable objects of daily life.