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ON-LINE
RESOURCES:
Another
great source, with scads of images that can be searched by keyword, is
VRoma:
http://www.vroma.org/images/image_search.html
Another
rich (and well organized) source of images is Kathryn Andrus-Walck's Roman
Art & Architecture:
http://harpy.uccs.edu/roman/html/roman.html
More
images of Roman (and other ancient) art and archaeology are available
at AICT:
http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/ancient.html
Numerous
images of Greek and Roman archaeological sites can be found at Leo
Curran's
site, Maecenas:
http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/index.html
The Ancient
Library has put on-line a useful edition of Smith's Dictionary of Greek
and Roman Biography and Mythology.
Affiliated with the Ancient Library is the Theoi Project, a copiously illustrated and scholarly guide to Greek mythology.
Tufts University's Perseus Project: Texts, Translations, Images
Carlos Parada's Greek Mythology Link: Images and summarieswww.perseus.tufts.edu/art&arch.html
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/index.html
RESOURCES IN ROME FOR THE STUDY OF THE
ANCIENT CITY:
Uncountable. You can get started at the URL below:
GRADING:
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Midterm (objective + 3 pp. essay) Participation Final Examination (objective + 3 pp. essay |
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THE FINE PRINT:
No makeups given due to absence without prior arrangement with the instructor.
No one can pass the course without passing the final examination.
No incompletes issued except for pressing reasons and by prior arrangement with the instructor.
The BGSU Student Conduct Code applies to students in the ASA Italy program.
"'Mouse' is a syllable. A syllable does not eat cheese. Therefore a mouse does not eat cheese."--Seneca
The instructor reserves the right to recognize significant improvement (or decline) in student performance in awarding the final grade.
The maximum amount of extra credit which may count towards the final grade = 5% of the total course points.
The syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor; changes will be announced in class.
SCHEDULE
| Week |
Reading Assignment |
Other |
| I |
Mon. Intro to Rome |
Rome at the End of
the Republic. Imperial Building Programs Wed.: Visit the Forum Romanum |
| II |
Mon. Jones &
Sidwell Ch. 3 Petronius pp. 37-107 Wed. Jones & Sidwell Ch. 4 Petronius pp. 107-179 |
Houses of the Upper Classes
(domus). Houses of most people (insula). Fri: Visit Ostia. |
| III |
Wed. Jones &
Sidwell Ch. 5 Seneca, Apocolocyntosis Fri. Jones & Sidwell Ch. 6 Martial "On the Spectacles" & Book I |
Roman Baths: Technology Roman Baths: Social Aspects Fri: Visit Thermae Antoninianae |
| IV |
Mon. Midterm Exam Wed. Jones & Sidwell Ch. 7 Martial II & III |
Entertainment: the Circus |
| V |
Wed. Jones & Sidwell Ch. 8 Martial IV & V |
Entertainment: Tragedy |
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VI |
Mon. Jones & Sidwell Ch. 10 Wed. Final Exam |
Pressures on Urban Civilization at the End of the Empire. |
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