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HSAR 252

Roman Architecture

Undergraduate · Historical course

Spring 2009

Topics

  • It Takes a City: The Founding of Rome and the Beginnings of Urbanism in Italy
  • Technology and Revolution in Roman Architecture
  • Civic Life Interrupted: Nightmare and Destiny on August 24, A.D. 79
  • Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: Houses and Villas at Pompeii
  • Habitats at Herculaneum and Early Roman Interior Decoration
  • Gilding the Lily: Painting Palaces and Villas in the First Century A.D.
  • Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeian Walls
  • From Brick to Marble: Augustus Assembles Rome
  • Accessing Afterlife: Tombs of Roman Aristocrats, Freedmen, and Slaves
  • The Creation of an Icon: The Colosseum and Contemporary Architecture in Rome
  • The Prince and the Palace: Human Made Divine on the Palatine Hill
  • Discovering the Roman Provinces and Designing a Roman City
  • The Mother of All Forums: Civic Architecture in Rome under Trajan
  • Bigger Is Better: The Baths of Caracalla and Other Second- and Third-Century Buildings in Rome
  • Hometown Boy: Honoring an Emperor's Roots in Roman North Africa
  • Baroque Extravaganzas: Rock Tombs, Fountains, and Sanctuaries in Jordan, Lebanon, and Libya

Readings

  • Ward-Perkins, John B. Roman Imperial Architecture . New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994.
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  • Claridge, Amanda. Rome: An Oxford Archaeological Guide, second edition, Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.
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