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Art & Archaeology of Ancient Rome
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This Course is Available through these Programs:
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Faith & Religion
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Global Business & Governance
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Liberal Arts & Sciences
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The Legacy of Modern Italy
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Academic Institution: CEA GlobalCampus: Rome
Location: Rome, ItalyPrimary Subject Area: Classics
Other Subject Area(s): Art History, Archeology
Level(s): 300
UNH Course Code: CLA340
Instruction in: English
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Additional Fee Description: This course requires payment of an additional fee to cover active learning components that are above and beyond typical course costs, such as site visits, entrance fees and other expenses. Spring 2009 fee = $275; Fall 2009 fee = $275; Spring 2010 fee = $360; Fall 2010 fee = $360
Description
This is a largely onsite course on the ancient city of Rome from its archaic origins through the late Roman Empire (ca. 1700 BC - AD 400) consisting of unique included class visits to several archaeological sites and museums across Italy, in Rome, Naples, Sorrento, Pompeii and Ostia Antica. A key component of this course is a special 2-day field trip to the Bay of Naples where we will visit Pompeii, and the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. Class meetings are organized chronologically in order to discuss urbanistic-architectural developments in the light of Roman history. The intention of this course is for students to gain a solid appreciation of the ancient city of Rome through personal contact - not only the technical details of individual monuments, but, more importantly, their function and meaning in Roman society. For example, knowing when the Colosseum was built, its dimensions and details about its features are interesting facts; however, that this monument was commissioned by the emperor Vespasian as a component of a broader program of urban renewal aimed at expressing this ruler's commitment to reconsolidate the Empire is of greater significance.
Major issues addressed in this course include the relationship between legends and archaeological facts, Roman architecture as physical forms of political propaganda and/or collective memory, and the use of public areas of the city for daily activities. In addition to exams, each student will present two oral reports on monuments of their choice and will write a term paper that places students in the shoes of an ancient Roman.
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