Archaelogy of Rome and Roman Provinces 3101-DB206B/I
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.
Type of course
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 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
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
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