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Course Summary

Explore the evolution of Roman architecture and learn about its influence in modern-day architecture.

Key Learning Points

Discover the history and significance of Roman architecture
Study the different styles and techniques of Roman architecture
Understand the impact of Roman architecture on modern-day architecture

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Learning Outcomes

Understand the evolution and significance of Roman architecture
Identify different styles and techniques used in Roman architecture
Analyze the influence of Roman architecture on modern-day architecture

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Basic knowledge of art and design
Interest in history and architecture

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Online self-paced
Video lectures
Quizzes and assignments

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Description

Roman Architecture is a course for people who love to travel and want to discover the power of architecture to shape politics, society, and culture.

Outline

Introduction to Roman Architecture
1.1 Introduction: Roman Urbanism
1.2 The Urban Grid and Public Architecture
1.3 Bathing, Entertainment, and Housing in the Roman City
1.4 Roman Tombs, Aqueducts, and the Lasting Impact of Roman Architecture
Welcome to the Course!
Syllabus
Glossary of Terms
Suggested Readings - "The Monument Lists"
Grading
Pre-Course Survey
Welcome to Week 1
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It Takes a City: The Founding of Rome and the Beginnings of Urbanism in Italy
2.1 Romulus Founds Rome
2.2 The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus Capitolinus
2.3 Defensive Stone Walls and Regular Town Planning
2.4 The Hellenization of Late Republican Temple Architecture
2.5 The Advent of the Corinthian Order
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Technology and Revolution in Roman Architecture
3.1 Roman Concrete and the Revolution in Roman Architecture
3.2 The First Experiments in Roman Concrete Construction
3.3 Sanctuaries and the Expressive Potential of Roman Concrete Construction
3.4 Innovations in Concrete at Rome: The Tabularium and The Theater of Marcellus
3.5 Concrete Transforms a Mountain at Palestrina
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Civic Life interrupted: Nightmare and Destiny on August 24, A.D. 79
4.1 Introduction to Pompeii and the City's History
4.2 The Early Settlement and the Forum at Pompeii
4.3 The Capitolium and Basilica of Pompeii
4.4 Pompeii’s Entertainment District: The Amphitheater, Theater, and Music Hall
4.5 Bath Complexes at Pompeii
4.6 Daily Life and the Eruption of Vesuvius
Welcome to Week 2
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Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: Houses and Villas at Pompeii
5.1 Introduction and the Ideal Domus Italica
5.2 Early Pompeian Houses and the Ideal Hellenized Domus
5.3 Hellenized Houses in Pompeii
5.4 The House of the Faun
5.5 Additional Pompeian Houses
5.6 Villa of the Mysteries
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Habitats at Herculaneum and Early Roman Interior Decoration
6.1 Introduction and the History of Herculaneum
6.2 Houses at Herculaneum and the Samnite House
6.3 Further Developments in Domestic Architecture at Herculaneum: The House of the Mosaic Atrium and the House of the Stags
6.4 First Style Roman Wall Painting
6.5 Second Style Roman Wall Painting
6.6 Second Style Roman Wall Painting and the Family of Augustus
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Gilding the Lily: Painting Palaces and Villas in the First Century A.D.
7.1 Introduction to Third and Fourth Style Roman Wall Painting
7.2 Transition from Second to Third Style at Oplontis
7.3 The Mature Third Style at Boscotrecase
7.4 A Third Style Garden and Fabullus Paints the Domus Aurea in Rome
7.5 Fourth Style Eclecticism and Display in Pompeii
7.6 Scenographic Painting in Herculaneum
Welcome to Week 3
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Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeian Walls
8.1 Initiation in the Villa of the Mysteries
8.2 A Mystical Marriage
8.3 The God of Wine and His Brides
8.4 Conclusion to the Initiation Rites
8.5 The Wanderings of Odysseus
8.6 Genre, Historical, and Portrait Painting
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From Brick to Marble: Augustus Assembles Rome
9.1 From Republic to Empire: Julius Caesar
9.2 Julius Caesar, Venus Genetrix, and the Forum Iulium
9.3 The Ascent of Augustus and Access to Italian Marble
9.4 Augustus Assembles His Marble City
9.5 The Forum of Augustus and Its Links to the Greek Past
9.6 The Ara Pacis Augustae
9.7 Mussolini, The Meier Museum, and a Jewel on Lungotevere
Welcome to Week 4
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Accessing Afterlife: Tombs of Roman Aristocrats, Freedmen, and Slaves
10.1 Augustus' Family Mausoleum
10.2 Etruscan Antecedents of the Mausoleum of Augustus
10.3 The Tomb of Caecilia Metella on the Via Appia
10.4 The Pyramidal Tomb of Gaius Cestius
10.5 The Tomb of the Baker Eurysaces and His Wife Atistia
10.6 Atistia's Breadbasket and Eurysaces' Achievements
10.7 Tombs for Those of Modest Means and the Future of Concrete Architecture
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Notorious Nero and His Amazing Architectural Legacy
11.1 Tiberius and the Villa Jovis on Capri
11.2 Caligula and the Underground Basilica in Rome
11.3 Claudius and the Harbor at Portus
11.4 Claudius' Porta Maggiore in Rome
11.5 Nero and the Domus Transitoria in Rome
11.6 The Golden House of Nero and the Octagonal Room
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The Creation of an Icon: The Colosseum and Contemporary Architecture in Rome
12.1 The Year 68-69 and The Founding of the Flavian Dynasty
12.2 The Claudianum or The Temple of Divine Claudius
12.3 The Colosseum: Icon of Rome
12.4 The Colosseum as a Post-Antique Quarry
12.5 The Forum or Templum Pacis
12.6 The Imperial Baths of Titus
Welcome to Week 5
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The Prince and the Palace: Human Made Divine on the Palatine Hill
13.1 The Jewish Wars, the Flavian Dynasty, and the Arch of Titus
13.2 The Arch of Titus: Triumph and Tomb
13.3 Domitian's Succession and Stadium (The Piazza Navona)
13.4 Domitian as Dominus et Deus in the Palatine Palace
13.5 Rabirius' Architectural Innovations
13.6 The Forum Transitorium and Incipient Baroque Architecture
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The Mother of All Forums: Civic Architecture in Rome under Trajan
14.1 Trajan Expands the Empire and Initiates Public Architecture in Rome - 7:55
14.2 The Baths of Trajan
14.3 The Forum of Trajan
14.4 The Basilica Ulpia
14.5 The Column of Trajan
14.6 The Markets of Trajan and The Succession of Hadrian
Welcome to Week 6!
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Rome and a Villa: Hadrian's Pantheon and Tivoli Retreat
15.1 The Temple of Venus and Roma: A Greek Temple in Rome
15.2 The Pantheon: A Temple to All the Gods
15.3 The Pantheon and Its Impact on Later Architecture
15.4 Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli: Travelogue and Retreat
15.5 Unique Designs at Hadrian's Villa and the Castel Sant' Angelo in Rome
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The Roman Way of Life and Death at Ostia, The Port of Rome
16.1 Ostia: Rome's First Colony
16.2 Civic Architecture in Ostia
16.3 Transacting Business at the Piazzale delle Corporazioni
16.4 Residential Architecture at Ostia: The Insulae
16.5 The Warehouses of Ostia
16.6 Painted Decoration and Mosaic Floors
16.7 Re-emergence of the Domus at Ostia and Tombs at Isola Sacra
Preparing for the Roman Architecture Mastery Quiz
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Mastery Quiz 1

Bigger is Better: The Baths of Caracalla and Other Second-and Third-Century Buildings in Rome
17.1 A Brick Tomb for Annia Regilla on the Via Appia
17.2 Second-Century Tomb Interiors in Rome
17.3 The Tomb Of the Caetennii in the Vatican Cemetery
17.4 The Temple of Antoninus Pius and Faustina the Elder in the Roman Forum
17.5 The New Severan Dynasty and The Parthian Arch in the Roman Forum
17.6 Biggest Is Best: The Baths of Caracalla in Rome
Welcome to Week 7
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Hometown Boy: Honoring an Emperor's Roots in Roman North Africa
18.1 Timgad: The Ideal Second-Century Colony in Roman North Africa
18.2 Leptis Magna in the Age of Augustus
18.3 The Augustan Theater and the Hadrianic Baths at Leptis Magna
18.4 Septimius Severus Sheathes Leptis in Imported Marble
18.5 The Severan Temple and Basilica, the Arch of Septimius Severus, and the Unique Hunting Baths
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Baroque Extravaganzas: Rock Tombs, Fountains, and Sanctuaries in Jordan, Lebanon, and Libya
19.1 Baroque Architecture in the Roman Empire
19.2 Exploring Baroque Elements in Italy
19.3 Baroque Facadism at Petra
19.4 The Baroque in Ancient Asia Minor
19.5 The Theater at Sabratha, North Africa
19.6 The Temples of Jupiter, Bacchus, and Venus in Baalbek, Lebanon
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Roman Wine in Greek Bottles: The Rebirth of Athens
20.1 Introduction to Greek and Roman Athens
20.2 Augustus and the Athenian Acropolis
20.3 Agrippa's Building Program in Athens
20.4 The Roman Agora and the Tower of the Winds
20.5 Architecture in Athens under Hadrian
20.6 The Monument of Philopappos on the Mouseion Hill
Welcome to Week 8
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Making Mini Romes on the Western Frontier
21.1 Roman Colonies in the West
21.2 Urban Planning in North Italy and the South of France
21.3 Augustan Temples at Vienne and Nimes
21.4 The Pont du Gard and the Aqueduct at Segovia
21.5 Augustus' Pacification of the Alpine Tribes and his Trophy at La Turbie
21.6 Funerary and Commemorative Architecture
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Rome Redux: The Tetrarchic Renaissance
22.1 Crisis in the Third Century and the Aurelian Walls
22.2 The Rise of the Tetrarchy
22.3 The Decennial or Five-Column Monument in the Roman Forum
22.4 The Senate House or Curia Julia
22.5 The Baths of Diocletian
22.6 The Palace of Diocletian at Split
22.7 Tetrarchic Palaces Around the Empire
Welcome to Week 9
Preparing for the Roman Architecture Mastery Quiz
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Mastery Quiz 2

Rome of Constantine and a New Rome
23.1 The End of the Tetrarchy and the Rise of Constantine the Great
23.2 The Baths of Constantine in Rome and the Porta Nigra at Trier
23.3 The Basilica or Aula Palatina at Trier
23.4 The Temple of Minerva Medica in Rome
23.5 The Basilica Nova in Rome
23.6 The Arch of Constantine and the Enduring Impact of Roman Architecture
Post-Course Survey
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Discover the history and design of ancient Roman architecture in this engaging course. Students have praised the course for its in-depth exploration of the subject matter and the clear presentation of complex topics.

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The course provides a comprehensive overview of Roman architecture and its historical context, helping students gain a deeper understanding of this fascinating topic.

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Engaging and knowledgeable instructors who make the material come alive
Well-organized lectures and course materials that make it easy to follow along
Excellent resources and readings that supplement the course content
Provides a solid foundation for further study of Roman architecture and history

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Some students found the course material to be too dense and challenging
The course may not be suitable for beginners or those with little background knowledge in ancient history
Limited opportunities for interaction with instructors or other students
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