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THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ROME

S Y L L A B U S ARC101 Roman Archaeology On-Site Term: Summer I 2011 (May 26 to June 23, 2011)

3 Credits / Pre-Requisites: none / Monday to Thursday: 8.50 am – 11.10 am Time:  17 sessions of 2h20m each / Classroom AUR B305 (May 26 and June 23) Office hours: 15m before class at meeting place or after class on site.

Instructor Dr. Alvaro Higueras alvarohig@

Mission Statement

“The program in Classical Studies is a vigorous and important component of the Department of Arts and Humanities that aspires to excellence. Combining both traditional and innovative courses the program in Classical Studies introduces students to a wide variety of aspects of the ancient worlds of the Mediterranean with a special emphasis on Roman civilization and culture and its survival down to the present. Taking advantage of AUR’s location in the heart of Rome, courses are offered on archaeology, art history, social and political history, literature and language, and philosophy. A great deal of the teaching is conducted on-site. The emphasis given by the program to the cultural interchange of the ancient world prepares students to recognize similar mechanisms in the modern world and the need for intercultural understanding and mutual respect.”

Course description

This is an introductory on-site course exploring the archeological sites and ancient monuments of Rome. The course will begin with the study of the evidence for the earliest settlement in Rome and continue through the development of the Republic, the empire and the transition to early Christian Rome. The course will focus on placing the archeological and architectural evidence in its topographical context. This course fulfills the requirements for Roma Caput Mundi and the oral presentation embedded skills of the general education program for AUR degree-seeking students.

Attendance

Attendance is essential in our walks through town. To be more precise, this is an extract from the Summer policy: “During Summer sessions where courses are taught more intensively over a shorter period, the following applies: Students will not be penalized for two absences from class”.

Textbook

F. Coarelli, 2008, Rome and Environs: An Archaeological Guide. University of California Press, Berkeley.

Entry Fees: Students will cover their own entrance fees. I anticipate the cost will be approximately €75. These prices in Rome can fluctuate without warning and AUR can accept no responsibility for this.

Adequate dress code: AUR strongly suggests wearing comfortable and good walking gear for the visit of archaeological sites. For instance, wearing a flip-flop type shoes are unsafe to walk on uneven and rocky ground.

Course Learning Objectives

1. Identify and describe the most important archeological monuments in Rome;

2. Relate the archeological evidence to the topography of ancient Rome;

3. Critically analyze the social, political and economic background that informs the archeological and architectural evidence for Rome from its earliest beginnings to the early Christian transition.

Course Learning Activities

• Class participation including the completion of in-class handouts (CLO 1,2,3)

• Oral presentation on specific monuments (CLO1,2,3)

• Written project (see below for details) (CLO 3)

Assessment

|Oral Presentation |20% |

|Midterm Exam |25% |

|Written project |20% |

|Final Exam |35% |

Oral Presentation (CLO 1,2,3) 20%: Students will explain to the rest of the class the significance of an ancient monument, archeological site or aspect of Roman society. As the oral presentation will be done in the field, it is difficult to produce the appropriate visual aids. However, being at the site (with practical examples) will enable the class to understand better the monument or site. Visual examples should then refer to the surrounding features.

Midterm Exam (CLO 1,2,3) 25%: This will consist of two sections:

Section A (CLO1 & 2) will be 10 short answer questions concerning the archaeological methods and theories you have covered in class and on-site visits. It will include identifications that you have seen on-site.

Section B (CLO3) will be an essay question (one out of a choice of two). It will require you to critically analyze the use of archaeological evidence in making inferences about social and economic patterns and culture change in past societies.

Written Project 20% total (CLO 3):

Taking the topic studied for their oral presentation students will be expected to produce a written paper outlining how this monument has been discovered/preserved in the past, analyzing its condition today and how it is presented to the public. They will then go on to actively explore different ways its significance might be conveyed to the public. The paper will be completed in two phases:

Phase 1 will be an outline of the final paper complete with bibliography, to be handed in immediately after the midterm. The bibliography should comprise a minimum of 8 academic sources.

Phase 2 will be the completed paper with all appropriate visual aids. The paper should contain a minimum of 1500 words (excluding visual material).

Final Exam 35% (CLO 1,2,3): This will consist of three sections.

Section A (CLO1 & 2) will be 10 short answer questions concerning the archaeological methods and theories you have covered in class and on-site visits since the mid-term. It will include identifications that you have seen on-site.

Section B (CLO3) will be an essay question (one out of a choice of two) and will be cumulative.

Section C (CLO3) will be two essay questions (helped by graphics out of a choice of three) and will also be cumulative. The essay questions will require you to critically analyze the use of archaeological evidence in making inferences about social and economic patterns and culture change in past societies. It is your opportunity to draw together everything you have learnt in the course about how archaeologists recover archaeological data and interpret them.

PLEASE NOTE THAT A CLEAN DESK POLICY IS IN OPERATION DURING THE MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAMS. NOTHING SHOULD BE ON YOUR DESK EXCEPT THE PEN YOU ARE WRITING WITH. YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO LEAVE THE ROOM DURING THE MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAM, IF YOU DO SO YOUR PAPER WILL BE COLLECTED AND YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ADD ANYTHING TO IT.

AUR grading standards 94 – 100 points = A “Excellent”

90 – 93.99 pts = A-

87 – 89.99 = B+

83 – 86.99 = B “Good”

80 – 82.99 = B-

77 – 79.99 = C+

70 – 76.99 = C “Satisfactory”

60 – 69.99 = D “Poor”

59.99 – 0 = F “Failing”

|Outline of sessions |

|Week 1 |

|Thursday 26 May Session 1 8.50-11.10 |

|Friday 27 May Session 2 8.50-11.10 |

|W2 |

|Monday 30 May Session 3 8.50-11.10 |

|Tuesday 31 May Session 4 8.50-11.10 |

|Wednesday 1 June Session 5 8.50-11.10 |

|Thursday 2 June HOLIDAY |

|W3 |

|Monday 6 June Session 6 8.50-11.10 |

|Tuesday 7 June Session 7 8.50-11.10 |

|Wednesday 8 June Session 8 8.50-11.10 |

|Thursday 9 June Session 9 8.50-11.10 |

|W4 |

|Monday 13 June Session 10 8.50-11.10 |

|Tuesday 14 June Session 11 8.50-11.10 |

|Wednesday 15 June Session 12 8.50-11.10 |

|Thursday 16 June Session 13 8.50-11.10 |

|W5 |

|Monday 20 June Session 14 8.50-11.10 |

|Tuesday 21 June Session 15 8.50-11.10 |

|Wednesday 22 June Session 16 8.50-11.10 |

|Thursday 23 June Final Exam 8.50-11.10 |

|17 sessions – 36 hours |

Detailed schedule

|Date |Location |Meeting |Costs |Topic |Reading |

| | |Place | | | |

|Week 1 |

|S1 |Classroom |AUR campus |None |Studying Roman History: the lines |Coarelli pp. 1-9. |

|Thu | |B305 | |of evidence. Early settlement of | |

|May 26 |Topographic view from AUR’s |Collect | |Rome and foundation. |Timeline. |

| |terrace |€ 7.50 for Palazzo | | | |

| | |Valentini | | | |

|8.50-11.10am | | | | | |

|Collect €7.50 each for visit on Thurs June 16 to Palazzo Valentini with reservation |

|S2 |Forum Boarium, Sant’Omobono, |At terminus of bus line|€3 |Topography associated with |Coarelli pp. 306-321. |

|Fri |San Nicola in Carcere & Tiber|44. | |foundation myths. | |

|May 27 |Island. | | |Evolution in urban landscape. |Handout 1 |

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|8.50-11.10am | | | | | |

|Week 2 |

|S3 |Roman Forum. |Arch of Constantine, a |€12 |Civic and religious center of |Coarelli pp. 42-101 & |

|Mon |The center of power. |few meters from the bus| |Rome & Imperial Palaces |130-158. |

|May 30 |The Basilica & |stop of 75 line on Via | | | |

| |The Temple. Palatine hill, |San Gregorio | | |Handout 2 |

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|8.50-11.10am |Note: House of Augustus @ | | | | |

| |11.am | | | |Students 1 & 2 |

|Week 3 |

|S6 |Oppian and Celio Hills. The |Arch of Constantine, a |€4 |Nero’s Golden House (Domus Aurea),|Coarelli pp.176-190 & |

|Mon |Villas. |few meters from the bus| |Roman houses of the Celio. |212-228. |

|June 6 | |stop of 75 line on Via | | | |

| | |San Gregorio | | |Handout 5 |

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| | | | | |Students 7 & 8 |

|8.50-11.10am | | | | | |

|Week 3…cont |

|S7 |

|Tue |

|June 7 |

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|8.50-11.10am |

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|S10 |Campus Martius I |Largo Argentina at the |€ 2 |Developments of late Republic and |Coarelli pp. 260-286. |

|Mon | |Medieval Tower of | |early Empire. | |

|June 13 |Area Sacra Largo Argentina – |Papito. | | |Handout 9+10 |

| |Piazza Navona – Pantheon |Take 75 and change once| | | |

| | |down the hill to Tram | | | |

| | |8. Reach the terminus. | | | |

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| | | | | |Students 13 & 14 |

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|8.50-11.10am | | | | | |

|S11 |Campus Martius II |Idem as S11 |€ 7,50 |The Golden Age of Rome: From |Coarelli pp. 286-304. |

|Tues |San Lorenzo in Lucina - Vicus| | |Domitian to Marcus Aurelius | |

|June 14 |Caprarius - | | | | |

| |Ara Pacis | | | | |

|8.50-11.10am | | | | | |

| | | | | |Students 15 & 16 |

|S12 |Palazzo Valentini |At terminus of bus line|€ 7,50 with |Roman villas and urban life |Coarelli pp. 121-125. |

|Weds | |44. |reservation | |Handout 11 |

|June 15 |Museum of the Mercati di | | | |Turn in outline of the final paper |

| |Traiano | |€ 8,50 | |with basic bibliography/ references |

| | | | | |Students 17 & 18 |

|8.50-11.10am | | | | | |

|Week 4… cont |

|S13 |Imperial Fora, Trajan Forum. |At terminus of bus line| |The history of the for a from |Coarelli pp. 102-128. |

|Thurs | |44. | |Julius Caesar to Trajan | |

|June 16 | | | | |Handout 12 |

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| | | | | |Students 19 & 20 |

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|8.50-11.10am | | | | | |

|Week 5 |

|S14 |Baths of Caracalla - |Meet at Circus Maximus |€6 |Imperial thermae |Coarelli pp.321-331 & |

|Mon |Circus Maximus |Metro station. | | |365-400. |

|June 20 |A walk along the Via Appia? |Take line 75 and stop | | | |

| |Capo di Bove- C. Metella |outside FAO building. | | |Handout 13 |

| |(bus 118) | | | | |

|Meet earlier? | | | | | |

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|8.50-11.10am | | | | |Students 21 & 22 |

|S15 |Arch of Septimus Severus, |At terminus of bus line|None |Late antique art and architecture |Coarelli pp. 60-63; 95-98 & 160-164. |

|Tues |Basilica Constantine, Arch of|44. | | | |

|June 21 |Titus, Arch of Constantine | | | |Handout 14 |

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| | | | | |Students 23 & 24 |

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|8.50-11.10am | | | | | |

|S16 |Sta Maria Maggiore and San |Obelisk of Piazza |€3.50 with |Transition from a Pagan to |Coarelli pp. 172-175. |

|Wed |Clemente |dell’Esquilino south |student ID |Christian World | |

|June 22 | |from the bus stop of 75| | |Handout 15 |

| | |on Via Cavour (You will| |Early Christian basilica. | |

| | |see the square and | | |Students 25 & 26 |

| | |church before the | | | |

| | |stop). | | |Turn in paper! |

|Thurs |FINAL EXAM |AUR campus B305 |

|June 23 |8.50-11.10am | |

PLEASE NOTE THE TIME AND DATE OF THE FINAL EXAM. THIS WILL NOT BE CHANGED TO ACCOMMODATE TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU CANNOT BE IN ROME TO TAKE THE EXAM ON 23rd JUNE YOU ARE ADVISED TO DROP THIS COURSE.

TOPICS FOR PRESENTATION AND WRITTEN PROJECT

Forum

Student 1: Ritual Markers in the Forum and Palatine.

Student 2: The Roman Basilicas.

Colosseum

Student 3: The Roman Monarchy & Republic.

Student 4: Entertainment and Sports in Rome.

Capitoline Museums

Student 5: The evolution from Etruscan/Latin art to Greco-Roman art.

Student 6: Roman religion & the Capitoline Triad.

Celio

Student 7: The Imperial Palace: General features.

Student 8: Urban living in Rome: The Insula.

Terme di Diocleziano

Student 9: The Patricians, the plebs and their power.

Student 10: Roman religious rituals.

Palazzo Massimo

Student 11: Incidents in the Roman Republic towards the empire.

Student 12: Mural painting in Rome (includes Pompei).

Crypta Balbi & Midterm

No presentations.

Campus Martius I

Student 13: Mystery religions: The Cult of Mithras and other Asian cults.

Student 14: Temples and priests in Rome.

Campus Martius II

Student 15: The Theaters of Rome.

Student 16: The Jewish and Christian faiths in Rome.

Palazzo Valentini

Student 19: Commerce in the city of Rome.

Student 20: The Start of the empire: Transition from Julius Caesar to Augustus

Imperial Fora

Student 21: The evolution of the Forum…from “Roman” to Imperial

Student 22: Rome after Trajan and beyond, urban planning.

Terme di Caracalla

Student 23: Water management in Rome.

Student 24: The Baths and Waterworks in Rome.

The Arches

Student 25: Constantine’s politics & the fate of Rome.

Student 26: Evolution from Roman to Christian Architecture and Art.

Early Christian Churches

Student 25: Santa Maria Maggiore and the Christian basilica.

Student 26: The evolution of Rome as seen in San Clemente

Please note that this schedule may be subject to change. Students will be informed via email addresses on file with the registrar. Students are advised to ensure that the registrar’s office is kept up to date with their latest email address.

Academic Integrity

Plagiarism is always punished and all students should be very conscious that they are not infringing academic integrity when submitting papers or other work that they are claiming as their own. You are advised to read carefully the leaflet issued by the library on Citation and to keep all notes, photocopies etc. that you make whilst writing your independent research project as evidence that the work is your own. A clean desk policy is in operation during the midterm and final exams, nothing should be on your desk except the pen you are writing with. You are not permitted to leave the exam room during the midterm and final exams. If you do your paper will be collected and you will not be allowed to add anything to it. All cases of cheating and plagiarism are reported to the Provost who can take disciplinary action up to and including expulsion.

Attendance Policy and Conduct

AUR permits one unexcused absence. More than one unexcused absence will be penalized with a down grading of one division (e.g. from B+ to B) for each absence. For on-site classes you are required to arrive punctually at the designated location. You are advised to acquire a map and work out well in advance the best way to arrive and you should wear comfortable shoes as we will be doing a lot of walking. Classroom classes will be held at AUR in the designated classrooms. Out of respect for other students we ask that you arrive on time, switch off your cell phone in the classroom and do not leave the classroom other than during the official break. It is disrupting to the class as a whole to have students walking in and out whilst the class is in progress.

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