Unit ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ROMAN PROVINCES
- Course
- Archaeology and history of art
- Study-unit Code
- GP003437
- Curriculum
- Generico
- Teacher
- Francesco Marcattili
- Teachers
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- Francesco Marcattili
- Hours
- 36 ore - Francesco Marcattili
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2022
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Archeologia e antichità classiche e medievali
- Academic discipline
- L-ANT/07
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Introduction to Archaeology of the Roman Provinces.
The Romanization of the Empire and the Provincial Cities: Urbanism, Architectures, Monuments and Art. - Reference texts
- S. Rinaldi Tufi, Archeologia delle province romane, Roma (Carocci).
P. Gros, M. Torelli, Storia dell'urbanistica. Il mondo romano, Roma-Bari (Laterza) [Part II from page 243]. - Educational objectives
- The course aims to provide students with a basic knowledge of urban planning, architecture and artistic productions of the Roman provinces.
At the end of the course, the student will acquire a basic knowledge of the evenemential history and institutional, economic and military apparatuses of the Roman provinces. Then, through the understanding of the material culture, the student will demonstrate his/her ability to reconstruct with autonomy the intercultural dynamics between Rome and the different areas of the Empire. - Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of Roman archeology and history.
- Teaching methods
- Face to face lectures; PPT presentations.
- Other information
- Compulsory attendance course.
- Learning verification modality
- The evaluation process provides an oral exam (duration: about 20 min.) on topics discussed in the lectures.
- Extended program
- The first aim of the course is to provide a basic grounding in topics as the institutions of imperial cities and the economy of Empire, the infrastructures and the presence of army in the Roman provinces.
In the second part of the course, we will focus on the most important architectures and monuments of the major provincial cities.