HSAR 252: Roman Architecture

Class Sessions

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1. Introduction to Roman Architecture
2. It Takes a City: The Founding of Rome and the Beginnings of Urbanism in Italy
3. Technology and Revolution in Roman Architecture
4. Civic Life Interrupted: Nightmare and Destiny on August 24, A.D. 79
5. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: Houses and Villas at Pompeii
6. Habitats at Herculaneum and Early Roman Interior Decoration
7. Gilding the Lily: Painting Palaces and Villas in the First Century A.D.
8. Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeian Walls
9. From Brick to Marble: Augustus Assembles Rome
10. Accessing Afterlife: Tombs of Roman Aristocrats, Freedmen, and Slaves
11. Notorious Nero and His Amazing Architectural Legacy
12. The Creation of an Icon: The Colosseum and Contemporary Architecture in Rome
13. The Prince and the Palace: Human Made Divine on the Palatine Hill
Paper Topics: Discovering the Roman Provinces and Designing a Roman City
14. The Mother of All Forums: Civic Architecture in Rome under Trajan
15. Rome and a Villa: Hadrian's Pantheon and Tivoli Retreat
16. The Roman Way of Life and Death at Ostia, the Port of Rome
17. Bigger Is Better: The Baths of Caracalla and Other Second- and Third-Century Buildings in Rome
18. Hometown Boy: Honoring an Emperor's Roots in Roman North Africa
19. Baroque Extravaganzas: Rock Tombs, Fountains, and Sanctuaries in Jordan, Lebanon, and Libya
20. Roman Wine in Greek Bottles: The Rebirth of Athens
21. Making Mini Romes on the Western Frontier
22. Rome Redux: The Tetrarchic Renaissance
23. Rome of Constantine and a New Rome