Yale University - Roman Architecture 

1.1 Introduction: Roman Urbanism

1.2 The Urban Grid and Public Architecture

1.3 Bathing, Entertainment, and Housing in the Roman City

1.4 Roman Tombs, Aqueducts, and the Lasting Impact of Roman Architecture

Welcome to the Course!

Syllabus

Glossary of Terms

Suggested Readings - "The Monument Lists"

Grading

Pre-Course Survey

Welcome to Week 1

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2.1 Romulus Founds Rome

2.2 The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus Capitolinus

2.3 Defensive Stone Walls and Regular Town Planning

2.4 The Hellenization of Late Republican Temple Architecture

2.5 The Advent of the Corinthian Order

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3.1 Roman Concrete and the Revolution in Roman Architecture

3.2 The First Experiments in Roman Concrete Construction

3.3 Sanctuaries and the Expressive Potential of Roman Concrete Construction

3.4 Innovations in Concrete at Rome: The Tabularium and The Theater of Marcellus

3.5 Concrete Transforms a Mountain at Palestrina

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4.1 Introduction to Pompeii and the City's History

4.2 The Early Settlement and the Forum at Pompeii

4.3 The Capitolium and Basilica of Pompeii

4.4 Pompeii?s Entertainment District: The Amphitheater, Theater, and Music Hall

4.5 Bath Complexes at Pompeii

4.6 Daily Life and the Eruption of Vesuvius

Welcome to Week 2

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5.1 Introduction and the Ideal Domus Italica

5.2 Early Pompeian Houses and the Ideal Hellenized Domus

5.3 Hellenized Houses in Pompeii

5.4 The House of the Faun

5.5 Additional Pompeian Houses

5.6 Villa of the Mysteries

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6.1 Introduction and the History of Herculaneum

6.2 Houses at Herculaneum and the Samnite House

6.3 Further Developments in Domestic Architecture at Herculaneum: The House of the Mosaic Atrium and the House of the Stags

6.4 First Style Roman Wall Painting

6.5 Second Style Roman Wall Painting

6.6 Second Style Roman Wall Painting and the Family of Augustus

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7.1 Introduction to Third and Fourth Style Roman Wall Painting

7.2 Transition from Second to Third Style at Oplontis

7.3 The Mature Third Style at Boscotrecase

7.4 A Third Style Garden and Fabullus Paints the Domus Aurea in Rome

7.5 Fourth Style Eclecticism and Display in Pompeii

7.6 Scenographic Painting in Herculaneum

Welcome to Week 3

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8.1 Initiation in the Villa of the Mysteries

8.2 A Mystical Marriage

8.3 The God of Wine and His Brides

8.4 Conclusion to the Initiation Rites

8.5 The Wanderings of Odysseus

8.6 Genre, Historical, and Portrait Painting

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9.1 From Republic to Empire: Julius Caesar

9.2 Julius Caesar, Venus Genetrix, and the Forum Iulium

9.3 The Ascent of Augustus and Access to Italian Marble

9.4 Augustus Assembles His Marble City

9.5 The Forum of Augustus and Its Links to the Greek Past

9.6 The Ara Pacis Augustae

9.7 Mussolini, The Meier Museum, and a Jewel on Lungotevere

Welcome to Week 4

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10.1 Augustus' Family Mausoleum

10.2 Etruscan Antecedents of the Mausoleum of Augustus

10.3 The Tomb of Caecilia Metella on the Via Appia

10.4 The Pyramidal Tomb of Gaius Cestius

10.5 The Tomb of the Baker Eurysaces and His Wife Atistia

10.6 Atistia's Breadbasket and Eurysaces' Achievements

10.7 Tombs for Those of Modest Means and the Future of Concrete Architecture

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11.1 Tiberius and the Villa Jovis on Capri

11.2 Caligula and the Underground Basilica in Rome

11.3 Claudius and the Harbor at Portus

11.4 Claudius' Porta Maggiore in Rome

11.5 Nero and the Domus Transitoria in Rome

11.6 The Golden House of Nero and the Octagonal Room

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12.1 The Year 68-69 and The Founding of the Flavian Dynasty

12.2 The Claudianum or The Temple of Divine Claudius

12.3 The Colosseum: Icon of Rome

12.4 The Colosseum as a Post-Antique Quarry

12.5 The Forum or Templum Pacis

12.6 The Imperial Baths of Titus

Welcome to Week 5

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13.1 The Jewish Wars, the Flavian Dynasty, and the Arch of Titus

13.2 The Arch of Titus: Triumph and Tomb

13.3 Domitian's Succession and Stadium (The Piazza Navona)

13.4 Domitian as Dominus et Deus in the Palatine Palace

13.5 Rabirius' Architectural Innovations

13.6 The Forum Transitorium and Incipient Baroque Architecture

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14.1 Trajan Expands the Empire and Initiates Public Architecture in Rome - 7:55

14.2 The Baths of Trajan

14.3 The Forum of Trajan

14.4 The Basilica Ulpia

14.5 The Column of Trajan

14.6 The Markets of Trajan and The Succession of Hadrian

Welcome to Week 6!

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15.1 The Temple of Venus and Roma: A Greek Temple in Rome

15.2 The Pantheon: A Temple to All the Gods

15.3 The Pantheon and Its Impact on Later Architecture

15.4 Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli: Travelogue and Retreat

15.5 Unique Designs at Hadrian's Villa and the Castel Sant' Angelo in Rome

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16.1 Ostia: Rome's First Colony

16.2 Civic Architecture in Ostia

16.3 Transacting Business at the Piazzale delle Corporazioni

16.4 Residential Architecture at Ostia: The Insulae

16.5 The Warehouses of Ostia

16.6 Painted Decoration and Mosaic Floors

16.7 Re-emergence of the Domus at Ostia and Tombs at Isola Sacra

Preparing for the Roman Architecture Mastery Quiz

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Mastery Quiz 1

17.1 A Brick Tomb for Annia Regilla on the Via Appia

17.2 Second-Century Tomb Interiors in Rome

17.3 The Tomb Of the Caetennii in the Vatican Cemetery

17.4 The Temple of Antoninus Pius and Faustina the Elder in the Roman Forum

17.5 The New Severan Dynasty and The Parthian Arch in the Roman Forum

17.6 Biggest Is Best: The Baths of Caracalla in Rome

Welcome to Week 7

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18.1 Timgad: The Ideal Second-Century Colony in Roman North Africa

18.2 Leptis Magna in the Age of Augustus

18.3 The Augustan Theater and the Hadrianic Baths at Leptis Magna

18.4 Septimius Severus Sheathes Leptis in Imported Marble

18.5 The Severan Temple and Basilica, the Arch of Septimius Severus, and the Unique Hunting Baths

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19.1 Baroque Architecture in the Roman Empire

19.2 Exploring Baroque Elements in Italy

19.3 Baroque Facadism at Petra

19.4 The Baroque in Ancient Asia Minor

19.5 The Theater at Sabratha, North Africa

19.6 The Temples of Jupiter, Bacchus, and Venus in Baalbek, Lebanon

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20.1 Introduction to Greek and Roman Athens

20.2 Augustus and the Athenian Acropolis

20.3 Agrippa's Building Program in Athens

20.4 The Roman Agora and the Tower of the Winds

20.5 Architecture in Athens under Hadrian

20.6 The Monument of Philopappos on the Mouseion Hill

Welcome to Week 8

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21.1 Roman Colonies in the West

21.2 Urban Planning in North Italy and the South of France

21.3 Augustan Temples at Vienne and Nimes

21.4 The Pont du Gard and the Aqueduct at Segovia

21.5 Augustus' Pacification of the Alpine Tribes and his Trophy at La Turbie

21.6 Funerary and Commemorative Architecture

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22.1 Crisis in the Third Century and the Aurelian Walls

22.2 The Rise of the Tetrarchy

22.3 The Decennial or Five-Column Monument in the Roman Forum

22.4 The Senate House or Curia Julia

22.5 The Baths of Diocletian

22.6 The Palace of Diocletian at Split

22.7 Tetrarchic Palaces Around the Empire

Welcome to Week 9

Preparing for the Roman Architecture Mastery Quiz

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Mastery Quiz 2

23.1 The End of the Tetrarchy and the Rise of Constantine the Great

23.2 The Baths of Constantine in Rome and the Porta Nigra at Trier

23.3 The Basilica or Aula Palatina at Trier

23.4 The Temple of Minerva Medica in Rome

23.5 The Basilica Nova in Rome

23.6 The Arch of Constantine and the Enduring Impact of Roman Architecture

Post-Course Survey

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