The handouts on this blog and the links to the various resources are for your benefit, to help you write in your journals throughout the trip and to complete your essays at the end of this trip. They are not intended to be a substitute for, but a supplement to your reading and to help navigate you through some of the material that you will encounter in this course. Note that the handouts cover only about half to two-thirds of the lecture days we will have and do not relfect all of the material the course will cover.
In addition to those links, here aree some others to help you towards a deeper appreciation of what you will be seeing:
For Greek vases click HERE.
For Greek and Roman Temple Architecture click HERE.
Please check back here periodically for any new links or announcements.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
The Palatine, Colosseum, and Imperial Fora (for Rome)
I. The Palatine.
A. The Palatine pre-Republic.
a. Prehistoric inhabitation.
b. The Monarchy; the hut of Romulus.
B. Palatine in Republic.
a. The Political Neighborhood.
b. Sacred Sites.
C. The Palatine in the Empire.
a. The House of Augustus.
b. The Domus Tiberiana.
c. The Domus Transitoria.
d. The Domus Aurea.
e. The Domus Flavia.
II. The Colosseum.
A. Construction under Vespsian.
B. Construction under Titus.
C. Construction under Domitian.
D. Architecture and Statistics.
E. Gladiation.
a. Some general remarks.
b. Types of fighters.
c. some fun facts.
III. The Ludus Magnus.
IV. The Imperial Fora.
A. Caesar’s Forum.
B. Augustus’ Forum.
C. The Forum Transitorium.
D. The Forum of Peace.
E. Trajan’s Forum and Market.
Key Terms, Names, and Concepts.
Romulus
The hut of Romulus
Hercules and Cacus
Evander
The Temple of the Magna Mater
Clodia Quinta
The House of Hortensius
The House of Augustus
The Temple of Apollo
The Daughters of Danaus
The Domus Tiberiana
* Tiberius
The Domus Transitoria
The Domus Aurea
*Nero
The Domus Flaviana
*Domitian
Amphitheatrum Flavianum
Thraex
murmillo
bestiarius
retriarius
Venus Genetrix
Mars Ultor
Battle of Philippi
Minerva
Arachne
Nerva
Basilica Ulpia
Trajan’s Column
Apollodorus of Damascus
Dacians
Temple of Peace
THE ROMAN EMPIRE: 14-180 AD (for Rome OR Capri)
I. Our Sources.
II. The Julio-Claudians.
A. Tiberius 14-37 AD.
1. The reluctant princeps.
2. Sejanus.
B. Gaius Caligula 37-41 AD.
C. Claudius 41-54 AD.
1. The revolt of Camillus.
2. The fall of Messalina.
D. Nero 54-68 AD.
1. The Quinquennium Neronis.
2. The murder of Agrippina the Younger.
3. The alleged reign of terror.
IV. The Year of the Four Emperors 68-69 AD.
A. Galba.
B. Otho.
C. Vitellius.
V. The Flavians.
A. Vespasian 69-79 AD.
B. Titus 79-81 AD.
C. Domitian 81-96 AD.
1. Reputation.
2. Reality.
VI. The Five Good Emperors.
A. Nerva 96-98 AD.
B. Trajan 98-117 AD.
1. The Dacian Wars.
2. Eastern conquests.
C. Hadrian 117-138 AD.
D. Antoninus Pius 138-160 AD.
E. Marcus Aurelius 160-180 AD.
VII. Aftermath and Assessment.
A. Marcus’ Successor: the beginning of the end.
B. An Assessment of the Pax Romana.
Key Terms, Names, and Concepts:
Tacitus
Suetonius
Tiberius
Germanicus
Livia
Agrippina the Elder
Sejanus
Caligula
Claudius
Messalina
Agrippina the Younger
Nero
Seneca
Vindex
Galba
Otho
Vitellius
Vespsian
Titus
Domitian
Nerva
Trajan
Hadrian
Antoninus Pius
Marcus Aurelius
Commodus
imperial crisis
II. The Julio-Claudians.
A. Tiberius 14-37 AD.
1. The reluctant princeps.
2. Sejanus.
B. Gaius Caligula 37-41 AD.
C. Claudius 41-54 AD.
1. The revolt of Camillus.
2. The fall of Messalina.
D. Nero 54-68 AD.
1. The Quinquennium Neronis.
2. The murder of Agrippina the Younger.
3. The alleged reign of terror.
IV. The Year of the Four Emperors 68-69 AD.
A. Galba.
B. Otho.
C. Vitellius.
V. The Flavians.
A. Vespasian 69-79 AD.
B. Titus 79-81 AD.
C. Domitian 81-96 AD.
1. Reputation.
2. Reality.
VI. The Five Good Emperors.
A. Nerva 96-98 AD.
B. Trajan 98-117 AD.
1. The Dacian Wars.
2. Eastern conquests.
C. Hadrian 117-138 AD.
D. Antoninus Pius 138-160 AD.
E. Marcus Aurelius 160-180 AD.
VII. Aftermath and Assessment.
A. Marcus’ Successor: the beginning of the end.
B. An Assessment of the Pax Romana.
Key Terms, Names, and Concepts:
Tacitus
Suetonius
Tiberius
Germanicus
Livia
Agrippina the Elder
Sejanus
Caligula
Claudius
Messalina
Agrippina the Younger
Nero
Seneca
Vindex
Galba
Otho
Vitellius
Vespsian
Titus
Domitian
Nerva
Trajan
Hadrian
Antoninus Pius
Marcus Aurelius
Commodus
imperial crisis
The Campus Martius (for Rome)
I. The Pre-Republican Campus Martius.
II. The Campus Martius in the Late Republic.
A. Area Sacra di Largo Argentina.
B. The Villa Publica.
C. The Theater of Pompey.
D. The Via Flaminia (via Lata).
III. The Imperial Campus Martius.
i. The Northern Campus.
A. The Saepta Iulia.
B. Iseum.
C. Baths of Agrippa and Nero.
D. The Pantheon.
E. The Mausoleum of Augustus.
F. The Ara Pacis and Horologium.
G. The Column of M. Aurelius.
H. The Temple of the Divine Hadrian.
I. The Stadium of Domitian.
ii. The Southern Campus Martius and Forum Boiarium and Holitorium.
A. The Theater of Marcellus.
B. The Portico of Octavia.
C. The Temple of Apollo Sosibius.
D. The Round Temple.
E. The Temple of Portuna.
Key Terms, Names, and Concepts.
Sulla
Area Sacra di Largo Argentina
Circus Flaminius
Villa Publica
Theater of Pompey
Iseum
The Pantheon
The Mausoleum of Augustus
The Ara Pacis and Horologium.
The Column of M. Aurelius
The Temple of the Divine Hadrian
The Stadium of Domitian
Forum Boiarium and Holitorium.
The Theater of Marcellus
The Portico of Octavia
The Temple of Apollo Sosibius
The Round Temple
The Temple of Portuna
II. The Campus Martius in the Late Republic.
A. Area Sacra di Largo Argentina.
B. The Villa Publica.
C. The Theater of Pompey.
D. The Via Flaminia (via Lata).
III. The Imperial Campus Martius.
i. The Northern Campus.
A. The Saepta Iulia.
B. Iseum.
C. Baths of Agrippa and Nero.
D. The Pantheon.
E. The Mausoleum of Augustus.
F. The Ara Pacis and Horologium.
G. The Column of M. Aurelius.
H. The Temple of the Divine Hadrian.
I. The Stadium of Domitian.
ii. The Southern Campus Martius and Forum Boiarium and Holitorium.
A. The Theater of Marcellus.
B. The Portico of Octavia.
C. The Temple of Apollo Sosibius.
D. The Round Temple.
E. The Temple of Portuna.
Key Terms, Names, and Concepts.
Sulla
Area Sacra di Largo Argentina
Circus Flaminius
Villa Publica
Theater of Pompey
Iseum
The Pantheon
The Mausoleum of Augustus
The Ara Pacis and Horologium.
The Column of M. Aurelius
The Temple of the Divine Hadrian
The Stadium of Domitian
Forum Boiarium and Holitorium.
The Theater of Marcellus
The Portico of Octavia
The Temple of Apollo Sosibius
The Round Temple
The Temple of Portuna
The Forum Romanum (for Rome)
I. Early History.
A. Cemetery.
B. Grazing and Market Area.
II. Shape.
A. Via Sacra and Via Nova.
B. Vicus Tuscus and Argiletum.
C. Cloaca.
D. Clivus Argentarius, Capitolinus, and Palatinus.
III. The Monarchy.
A. Curia Hostilia.
B. Vestal Virgin Complex.
C. Tavernae.
D. Regia.
IV. Republic.
A. Curia.
B. Temple of Castor and Pollux.
C. Temple of Saturn.
D. Basilica Aemilia.
E. Comitium and Rostra.
F. Temple of Concordia.
G. Tabularium.
V. Empire.
A. Temple of Divus Iulius.
B. Temple of Vespasian.
C. Basilica Iulia.
D. Portico of Gaius and Lucius.
E. Arches: Augustus, Tiberius, Septemius Severus, Titus.
F. Curia Iulia.
G. Pillars to Diocletian’s General’s
H. Basilica of Maxentius.
J. The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina.
K. The Augustan Rostrum.
VI. Religious Monuments.
A. Golden Milestone.
B. Tomb of Romulus.
C. Lacus Curtius.
D. Lacus Iuturnae.
E. The Olive, Vine, and Fig.
Important Names, Terms, and Concepts (in addition to those in the above outline):
Romulus
Numa
Caesar
Augustus
aerarium
Battle of Antium (338BC)
Fasti Capitolini
Gallic War
Vestal Virgins
P. Clodius Pulcher
The Jewish War
The Capitoline (for Rome)
I. A Brief Modern History of the Site.
II. The Ancient Structures.
A. Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus.
B. Temple of Juno Moneta.
C. Temple of Vei Iovis.
D. Tarpeian Rock.
Key Terms, Names, and Concepts:
Michelangelo
Campodoglio
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Temple of Vei Iovis
Temple of Juno Moneta
Tarpeian Rock
Manlius
Tarpeia
triumph
Tarquin
Sulla
Vespasian
II. The Ancient Structures.
A. Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus.
B. Temple of Juno Moneta.
C. Temple of Vei Iovis.
D. Tarpeian Rock.
Key Terms, Names, and Concepts:
Michelangelo
Campodoglio
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Temple of Vei Iovis
Temple of Juno Moneta
Tarpeian Rock
Manlius
Tarpeia
triumph
Tarquin
Sulla
Vespasian
Ancient Religion (for Paestum)
I. Religio: A Definition.
II. Sources.
A. Greek.
B. Roman.
D. Archaeological.
III. The Greek and Roman Pantheon: Some Differences.
IV. Religious Ceremonies.
A. Animal Sacrifice.
B. Augury.
C. Other Forms of Sacrifice.
D. Occasions for Worship.
V. Religion and the State.
A. Greece.
B. Rome.
VI. Greek and Roman Holidays.
A. Greek.
B. Roman.
VII. Foreign Cults and Other Beliefs.
Some Important Terms to Remember:
Homer
Ovid
- Fasti
Virgil
- Aeneid
Livy
Cicero
Hesiod
Mars
Venus
Lares
Penates
Vestals
Prometheus
haruspex
augury
Athena
eusebia/asebia
Ionian Revolt
tisis
Herodotus
pietas
pax deorum
Augustine
Olympia
Delphi
pan-Hellenic
Anthesteria
City Dionysia
Panatheneia
Eleusinion Mysteries
dies fas/nefas
ludi
Lupecalia
Parilia
Lemuria
Saturnalia
Magna Mater
Bacchic Conspiracy
Mithras
Asclepius
Petronius
Pliny
Tacitus
- Annals
Apuleius
- Golden Ass/Metamorphoses
Lucretius
- On the Nature of Things (De Rerum Natura)
Constantine
Theodosius the Great
II. Sources.
A. Greek.
B. Roman.
D. Archaeological.
III. The Greek and Roman Pantheon: Some Differences.
IV. Religious Ceremonies.
A. Animal Sacrifice.
B. Augury.
C. Other Forms of Sacrifice.
D. Occasions for Worship.
V. Religion and the State.
A. Greece.
B. Rome.
VI. Greek and Roman Holidays.
A. Greek.
B. Roman.
VII. Foreign Cults and Other Beliefs.
Some Important Terms to Remember:
Homer
Ovid
- Fasti
Virgil
- Aeneid
Livy
Cicero
Hesiod
Mars
Venus
Lares
Penates
Vestals
Prometheus
haruspex
augury
Athena
eusebia/asebia
Ionian Revolt
tisis
Herodotus
pietas
pax deorum
Augustine
Olympia
Delphi
pan-Hellenic
Anthesteria
City Dionysia
Panatheneia
Eleusinion Mysteries
dies fas/nefas
ludi
Lupecalia
Parilia
Lemuria
Saturnalia
Magna Mater
Bacchic Conspiracy
Mithras
Asclepius
Petronius
Pliny
Tacitus
- Annals
Apuleius
- Golden Ass/Metamorphoses
Lucretius
- On the Nature of Things (De Rerum Natura)
Constantine
Theodosius the Great
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