Acerca de este curso: The objective of this course is to provide an overview of the culture of ancient Rome beginning about 1000 BCE and ending with the so-called "Fall of Rome". We will look at some of the key people who played a role in Rome, from the time of the kings through the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. We will also focus on the city of Rome itself, as well as Rome's expansion through Italy, the Mediterranean, and beyond.

Creada por: Universidad de Arizona

Enseñado por: David Soren, Regents Professor of Classics and Anthropology
Classics and Anthropology

Idioma	English, Subtítulos: Spanish
Cómo aprobar	Aprueba todas las tareas calificadas para completar el curso.
Calificaciones del usuario	4.6 estrellas Calificación promedio del usuario 4.6Ve los que los estudiantes dijeron

Programa

SEMANA 1

Introduction to 'Roman Art and Archaeology'

Here you can find all of the introductory information, course syllabus, and helpful resources.

2 videos, 7 readings

Vídeo: Welcome!
Vídeo: Dr. Soren in Italy
Reading: About the course
Reading: About us
Reading: Syllabus
Reading: Grading policy
Reading: The textbook
Reading: Online resources
Reading: Archaeological excavation opportunities

SEMANA 2

The Early Romans and Their Ancestors (ca. 1000 - 500 BCE)

In the Early Iron Age (ca. 1000 BCE), civilization in Italy was rather simple. The most sophisticated cultures in the peninsula were not the Romans at all, but rather groups to the north of Rome who have come to be called The Villanovans, who exploited the metal resources of northern Italy even before the officially noted founding of Rome. Later the Etruscans would appear (ca. 800 BCE), Rome's first great rivals. The Etruscans were a loose confederation of city-states north of Rome who even expanded into Rome and further south, as far as Pompeii. The Etruscans are particularly noted for their magnificent art, in particular the glorious painted tombs of Tarquinia.

29 videos

Vídeo: 1. Italy before Rome
Vídeo: 2. Rome before Rome
Vídeo: 3. The Sepulcretum
Vídeo: 4. The People of Ancient Italy
Vídeo: 5. Guest Lecture: Dr. Emma Blake on Bronze Age Italians
Vídeo: 6. Early Iron Age Chronology
Vídeo: 1. The Orientalizing Period
Vídeo: 2. The Etruscans
Vídeo: 3. Etruscan Origins I
Vídeo: 4. Etruscan Origins II
Vídeo: 5. Etruscan Origins III
Vídeo: 6. Etruscan Society
Vídeo: 7. Etruscan Artisans
Vídeo: 8. Tumuli at Cerveteri
Vídeo: 9. Tombs at Tarquinia
Vídeo: 10. Life and Death
Vídeo: 1. Greek Art in Etruria
Vídeo: 2. The Francois Vase
Vídeo: 3. Greek Myth in Etruria I
Vídeo: 4. Greek Myth in Etruria II
Vídeo: 5. Etruscan Belief
Vídeo: 6. Tomb of the Infernal Chariot
Vídeo: 7. The Necropolis at Orvieto I
Vídeo: 8. The Necropolis at Orvieto II
Vídeo: 9. Guest Lecture: Dr. Alba Frascarelli on Velzna
Vídeo: 10. Populonia I
Vídeo: 11. Populonia II
Vídeo: 12. The Etruscans in Rome
Vídeo: 13. The Early Roman Forum

Calificado: Quiz One: The Early Romans and Their Ancestors

Calificado: Quiz Two: The Etruscans, Part I

Calificado: Quiz Three: The Etruscans, Part II

Calificado: Essay Question One

SEMANA 3

The Roman Republic's Rise and Fall (509 - 31 BCE)

Having thrown off the Etruscans in 509 BCE., Rome emerged as independent Latin community that quickly became known for its disciplined army and militaristic intentions. As the Romans expanded throughout the Mediterranean, it came into contact with various cultures, all who had an influence on the young power, especially Greek culture, art, and architecture. By the end of this period Rome may have grown to a million people. The first century BCE. was a time of amazing development in many fields of artistic endeavor, but it was also a time of civil unrest as soldiers became more loyal to their commanders than to the state. Leaders such as Sulla, Marius, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and others took advantage of this turmoil, which culminated with the powerful influence of the decadent Egyptian charmer Cleopatra and the emergence of Octavian.

23 videos

Vídeo: 1. The Roman Republic
Vídeo: 2. Forum Romanum I
Vídeo: 3. Forum Romanum II
Vídeo: 4. Forum Romanum III
Vídeo: 5. Ancient Architectural Orders
Vídeo: 6. The Doric Order
Vídeo: 7. The Ionic and Tuscan Orders
Vídeo: 8. The Capitoline Hill
Vídeo: 9. The Beginning of Rome's Expansion
Vídeo: 1. Early Roman Expansion
Vídeo: 2. Underwater Archaeology
Vídeo: 3. Republican Art
Vídeo: 4. Carthage
Vídeo: 5. "Carthage: A Mosaic of Ancient Tunisia"
Vídeo: 1. Rome's Revolutionary Century
Vídeo: 2. The Temple of Fortuna at Praeneste
Vídeo: 3. The Roman Domus and Theatre
Vídeo: 4. The Theater of Pompey Today
Vídeo: 5. Roman Portraiture
Vídeo: 6. Greek Art in Rome
Vídeo: 7. Roman Lamps I
Vídeo: 8. Roman Lamps II
Vídeo: 9. Roman Glass

Calificado: Quiz Four: The Early Republic

Calificado: Quiz Five: The Middle Republic

Calificado: Quiz Six: The Civil Wars

Calificado: Essay Question Two

SEMANA 4

Augustus and the Early Roman Empire (31 BCE - 1st century CE)

Augustus - formerly known as Octavian - set the tone for the next major phase of Rome: the Roman empire. His family-related successors, the Julio-Claudians, would continue his rule. Yet none of his successors had the charisma or vision of Augustus himself, and some such as Caligula and Nero have become synonymous with profligacy and decadence of an extreme nature. By the year 69 CE. Rome was in chaos. But the emperor Vespasian restored order and dignity - not to mention humility - to the office, and instituted his own dynasty, the Flavians. Unfortunately, Vespasian's second son, Domitian, brought his Flavian dynasty to an end through dreadful administration. Domitian was murdered in 96 CE.

19 videos, 2 readings

Vídeo: 1. Augustan Art
Vídeo: 2. "Forgotten Lives: The Ancient City of Troy"
Vídeo: 3. Guest Lecture: Dr. David Gilman Romano's Digital Map of Augustan Rome
Vídeo: 4. Guest Lecture: Dr. Marylin Skinner on Roman Gender and Sexuality
Vídeo: 5. The Legacy of Augustus
Vídeo: 1. Art After Augustus: Tiberius and the Julio-Claudians
Vídeo: 2. Roman Pottery
Vídeo: 3. The Julio-Claudians after Tiberius: Caligula, Claudius, and Nero
Reading: Peter Ustinov sings as Nero
Vídeo: 4. Guest Lecture: Dr. Phillip Waddell on Roman Historiography and Nero
Vídeo: 5. Nero's Domus Aurea
Reading: Dr. Soren's Work at Kourion (Coming Soon!)
Vídeo: 1. The Flavian Emperors: Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian
Vídeo: 2. The Arch of Titus
Vídeo: 3. The Eruption of Vesuvius (79 CE)
Vídeo: 4. Pompeii
Vídeo: 5. The Pompeian House
Vídeo: 6. Pompeii in 3D
Vídeo: 7. The Alexander Mosaic I
Vídeo: 8. The Alexander Mosaic II
Vídeo: 9. The End of the Flavians

Calificado: Quiz Seven: The Age of Augustus

Calificado: Quiz Eight: The Julio-Claudian Emperors

Calificado: Quiz Nine: The Flavian Emperors

Calificado: Essay Question Three

SEMANA 5

Rome at its Zenith (2nd century CE)

Rome is said to have reached its zenith in security and expansion during the period of the "Five Good Emperors" (96 to 180 CE.). The time of Trajan (98 to 117 CE.) was a particular epoch of conquest and building, highlighted by the construction of Trajan's Markets and enormous Forum, the ruins of which still dominate the center of Rome. Trajan's successor, Hadrian, was a horse of a different color. He was himself an architect obsessed with circles, squares, spheres, and cubes. And his fondness for Greek art bordered on manic.

12 videos, 2 readings

Vídeo: 1. Trajan
Vídeo: 2. The Imperial Roman Forum
Vídeo: 3. Trajan's Forum
Vídeo: 4. Hadrian
Vídeo: 5. The Pantheon
Vídeo: 6. Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli
Vídeo: 1. Antoninus Pius
Vídeo: 2. The Roman Sarcaphogus
Vídeo: 3. The Roman Domus in the 2nd Century CE
Vídeo: 4. Marcus Aurelius and the Beginnings of Crisis I
Reading: Hollywood's "Gladiator"
Vídeo: 5. Marcus Aurelius and the Beginnings of Crisis II
Reading: Richard Harris plays Marcus Aurelius
Vídeo: 6. The Severans

Calificado: Quiz Ten: Nerva, Trajan, and Hadrian

Calificado: Quiz Eleven: The Antonine and Severan Emperors

Calificado: Essay Question Four

SEMANA 6

Crisis and Conclusion (3rd to 7th centuries CE)

What does it mean to talk about the fall of Rome? The far-flung empire collapsed in varying degrees in different places at different times. In the fourth century enormous earthquakes caused such devastation that in the Roman east the whole fabric of ancient religious belief was called into question. In central Italy along the Tiber River an epidemic of malaria, a virulent new-mutated strain from North Africa, left many dead. The legacy of Rome, however, continued into the Carolingian and Byzantine empires. And yet the city of Rome underwent a major revival in the later Middle Ages, continuing through the Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo and Romantic Periods, playing a major role in the foundation of our own country.

23 videos

Vídeo: 1. The Years of Crisis
Vídeo: 2. The Baths of Caracalla
Vídeo: 3. The "Soldier Emperors"
Vídeo: 4. Ostia, The Port of Rome
Vídeo: 5. Diocletian
Vídeo: 6. Roman Sculpture in the 3rd century CE
Vídeo: 1. Constantine and the Rise of Christianity I
Vídeo: 2. Constantine and the Rise of Christianity II
Vídeo: 3. The Arch of Constantine
Vídeo: 4. Kourion and Seismic Archaeology I
Vídeo: 5. Kourion and Seismic Archaeology II
Vídeo: 6. Lugnano and the Fall of Rome I
Vídeo: 7. Lugnano and the Fall of Rome II
Vídeo: 8. The Silver Amphora of Baratti I
Vídeo: 9. The Silver Amphora of Baratti II
Vídeo: 10. 5th and 6th Century Disruptions
Vídeo: 11. Climate Change and the Fall of Rome
Vídeo: 12. Guest Lecture: Dr. Charlotte Pearson on Dendrochronology
Vídeo: 13. Guest Lecture: Cynthia Hart on Digitally Reconstructing Antiquity
Vídeo: 14. A Patchwork of Settlements
Vídeo: 15. The Column of Phocas: The Last Roman Monument
Vídeo: 1. From Dr. Soren and Lana, "Farewell!"
Vídeo: 2. "Malaria and the Fall of Rome"

Calificado: Quiz Twelve: The Beginning of the End

Calificado: Quiz Thirteen: Rome in Late Antiqutity

Calificado: Essay Question Five

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Loved it, a great starting point for anyone interested in the roman culture/art/architecture.

I strongly recommend this course of Archaeology because it is made with a great love of Roman history and it is very interesting. David Soren is a passionate orator and it is a pleasure to listen to him and the others collaborators, which are very passionated with Roman history too.