Unit ANCIENT TOPOGRAPHY
- Course
- Cultural heritage
- Study-unit Code
- GP005310
- Curriculum
- Archeologia
- Teacher
- Francesco Marcattili
- Teachers
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- Francesco Marcattili
- Hours
- 36 ore - Francesco Marcattili
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2022
- Offered
- 2024/25
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline relative ai beni culturali
- Academic discipline
- L-ANT/09
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Aspects of topography and urbanism in ancient Greece and Rome.
Foundation and urban development of the Greek and Roman cities (es. Athens, Poseidonia-Paestum, Rome, Pompeii, Ostia, etc.). - Reference texts
- Students must also choose ONE of the following books to read:
- G. Bonora, P.L. Dall’Aglio, S. Patitucci, G. Uggeri, La topografia antica, Bologna 2000 (Clueb)
- L. Quilici, S. Quilici Gigli, Introduzione alla topografia antica, Bologna 2004 (Il Mulino).
Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for the compensatory tools ensured by law (e.g. textbooks in digital format; teaching materials in accessible formats: presentations, handouts, workbooks, provided if necessary in advance of the lessons), for which consult https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa. For the request, students are invited to ask the teacher, who will put them in contact with the Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it). - Educational objectives
- The first aim of the course is to provide a basic grounding in topics as the topography and urbanism of the Greek and Roman cities.
- Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of Greek and Roman archeology and history.
- Teaching methods
- Face to face lectures; PPT presentations.
- Other information
- Students are expected to attend class regularly.
- Learning verification modality
- The evaluation process provides an oral exam (duration: about 20 min.) on topics discussed in the lectures.
Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for compensatory tools, dispensatory measures and inclusive technologies ensured by law, to be requested and agreed with the teacher well in advance of tests and exams. For general information, consult the page https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Disability and/or SLD Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it). - Extended program
- The first aim of the course is to provide a basic grounding in topics as the use of ancient sources, the building construction methods, and the roads. In the second part of the course, through the examination of some examples (Athens, Sparta, Pergamos, Metapontum, Poseidonia-Paestum, Rome, Pompeii, Ostia, etc.), the foundation and the development of cities will be examined.