Print syllabusArchaelogy of Rome and Roman Provinces
General data
| Course ID: | 3101-DB206B/I |
| Erasmus code / ISCED: |
08.4
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| Course title: | Archaelogy of Rome and Roman Provinces |
| Name in Polish: | Archeologia Rzymu i prowincji rzymskich |
| Organizational unit: | Institute of Archaeology |
| Course groups: |
(in Polish) Zajęcia blokowe dla II roku |
| ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
(not available)
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| Language: | Polish |
| Type of course: | obligatory courses |
| Short description: |
Lectures constitute an introduction into Roman art. Among the chosen problems there are: origins of Rome - archaeological and historical evidence; Rome as a mediterranean empire - territorial development; Augustus and his successors - importance of art in the ideology of imperial power during Principate; architecture (not only on the base of Vitruvius' work), or how and in which materials the Romans built up; villa urbana and villa rustica - how the Romans lived in Rome and in the provinces... The object of lectures is to present the main types of archaeological monuments from Rome and the Roman provinces. There is accentuated the Roman city as a fundamental frame for space organizing in the Roman society. In this context there are described principal rules of ancient settlements, their main public buildings and private houses. Students get acquainted with different iconographic sources (sculpture, paint |
| Full description: |
Lectures constitute an introduction into Roman art. Among the chosen problems there are: origins of Rome - archaeological and historical evidence; Rome as a mediterranean empire - territorial development; Augustus and his successors - importance of art in the ideology of imperial power during Principate; architecture (not only on the base of Vitruvius' work), or how and in which materials the Romans built up; villa urbana and villa rustica - how the Romans lived in Rome and in the provinces... The object of lectures is to present the main types of archaeological monuments from Rome and the Roman provinces. There is accentuated the Roman city as a fundamental frame for space organizing in the Roman society. In this context there are described principal rules of ancient settlements, their main public buildings and private houses. Students get acquainted with different iconographic sources (sculpture, painting and mosaics, artistic craft, coins) with special regard to social conditions decisive for ideological expression. There are also discussed historical problems linked with a processus of hellenisation and romanisation of inhabitants of the Roman state. |
| Bibliography: |
LITERATURA OBOWIĄZKOWA Boëthius A., Etruscan and Roman Architecture, Harmondsworth 1978 Garbsch J., Terra sigillata. Porcelana antyku, Warszawa 1993 Jaczynowska M., Religie świata rzymskiego, Warszawa 1999 Kleiner D.E.E., Roman Sculpture, New Heaven - London 1992 Ostrowski J.A., Starożytny Rzym. Polityka i sztuka, Warszawa-Kraków 1999 Sadurska A., Archeologia starożytnego Rzymu, t.I-II, Warszawa 1975-80 Vademecum historyka starożytnej Grecji i Rzymu, pod red E. Wipszyckiej-Bravo, t. 1-2, [wyd. nowe] Ward-Perkins J.B., Roman Imperial Architecture, New Heaven - London 1981 Ziółkowski A., Historia Rzymu, Poznań 2004 LITERATURA UZUPEŁNIAJĄCA Adam J.P., La construction romaine. Materiaux et techniques, Paris 1984 Anderson J.C., Roman Architecture and Society, London 1997 Biernacka-Lubańska M., Starożytne akwedukty rzymskie, Warszawa 1959 Carcopino J., Życie codzienne w Rzymie w okresie rozkwitu cesarstwa, Warszawa 1966 Ciechanowicz J., Rzym. Ludzie i budowle, Warszawa 1987 Coarelli F., Rome and Environs. An Archaeological Guide, 2007 Grimal P., Słownik mitologii greckiej i rzymskiej, Warszawa 1990 Koch W., Style w architekturze, Warszawa 1996 Kolendo J., Żelazowski J., Teksty i pomniki. Zarys epigrafiki łacińskiej okresu cesarstwa rzymskiego, Warszawa 2003 Nowicka M., Malarstwo antyczne, Wrocław 1985 Potter T.W., Roman Italy, 1990 Ross Holloway R., The Archaeology of Early Rome and Latium, 1996 Richardson L., A new Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, London 1992 M. Sartre, Wschód Rzymski, Wrocław 1997 Toynbee J.M.C., Roman Historical Portraits, London 1978 Winniczuk L., Ludzie, zwyczaje i obyczaje starożytnej Grecji i Rzymu, Warszawa 1983 Zanker P., August i potęga obrazów, Poznań 1999 Encyklopedie, słowniki, atlasy: o Real-Encyklopädie der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft, G. Wissowa [red.], Stuttgart-Weimar 1894 o Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World;, ed by Richard J. A. Talbert o The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Richard Stillwell, William L. MacDonald, Marian Holland McAllister (red.), 1975 o Enciclopedia dell'Arte Antica, Classica e Orientale, ed. R.B. Bandinelli, Roma. 1958-1961 o The Oxford classical dictionary / ed. by N.G.L. Hammond and H. H. Scullard o Słownik terminologiczny sztuk pięknych, Kubalska-Sulkiewicz Krystyna (red.), Warszawa 2007 o Lexikon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae, Zürich-München, 1981- (LIMC |
| Learning outcomes: |
Knowledge of basic problems of the archaeology of Greece let to understand important historical, social and cultural phenomena,as well in Italy as in the Roman Empire. Knowledge important phases of development of Roman civilization and its material relics - architecture, art and craft. Ability to recognize forms typical of consecutive periods. |
| Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
Oral exam. Student will be positively evaluated if presents knowledge of the content of the lecture, is able to express her/himself with clarity and coherence; demonstrates skills in recognising and describing material remains |
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