Yale

About this Course
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.

Week 1: Introduction to Roman Architecture It Takes a City: The Founding of Rome and the Beginnings of Urbanism in Italy Technology and Revolution in Roman Architecture Week 2: 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 Week 3: Gilding the Lily: Painting Palaces and Villas in the First Century A.D. Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeian Walls Week 4: From Brick to Marble: Augustus Assembles Rome Accessing Afterlife: Tombs of Roman Aristocrats, Freedmen, and Slaves Notorious Nero and His Amazing Architectural Legacy Week 5: The Creation of an Icon: The Colosseum and Contemporary Architecture in Rome The Prince and the Palace: Human Made Divine on the Palatine Hill Week 6: The Mother of All Forums: Civic Architecture in Rome under Trajan Rome and a Villa: Hadrian's Pantheon and Tivoli Retreat The Roman Way of Life and Death at Ostia, The Port of Rome Week 7: 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 Week 8: Roman Wine in Greek Bottles: The Rebirth of Athens Making Mini Romes on the Western Frontier Week 9: Rome Redux: The Tetrarchic Renaissance Rome of Constantine and a New Rome