CLA 6795 Roman Archaeology Classical Archaeologists study the material remains of the ancient Greco-Roman world. But how do they analyze what they find? What kinds of information do they provide? And how does that information mesh with ancient literary sources? In CLA 6795 we will study the major, stylistic trends, and cultural context of artefacts and monuments from the Republic (509-27 BC through the Flavians (AD 69-98). Textbook: Nancy H. Ramage and Andrew Ramage, Roman Art (You may use any edition) Additional Readings: Articles will be posted on Canvass or can be found at a website listed in the syllabus. Journal articles can also be accessed on-line. Course Objectives In this course you will: 1. learn the types of questions archaeologists ask about material culture.
2. explore the connection between ancient literary sources and archaeological remains 3. identify the major Roman monuments and stylistic developments in Roman art and architecture from the Republic through the Flavian dynasty. 4. develop a critical stylistic eye 5. learn to better incorporate archaeological material into classroom teaching Course Activities The following activities are keyed to the numbered course objectives above. 1) Themed discussions based on articles 2) Discussion of literary sources 3) Monument/ object identification quizzes 4) Catalogue entry. 5) Mystery object discussions. We will look at an object/ monument not covered in class and try to figure out its date/ use. 6) Lesson plan project Requirements 1. Class Participation (10%) based on participation in morning and afternoon discussions. No unexcused absences. 2. Six quizzes (30% total). Identify and describe significance of monuments/ objects covered in class. 3. Catalogue entry (25%) approximately 3-5 pages, due on Saturday, July 9. Choose an object belonging to the period covered in this class (Republic- Flavian Empire). Do not pick a building or large monument since these would require too lengthy a description. You may make your selection from a museum in your home town or from the web, or a book. Make sure that you can see the entire object and describe it as an archaeologist would see How to Write a Catalogue Entry attached and posted on canvass) 4. Lesson Plan with object used in catalog entry (25%), 3-5 pages Incorporate your object into a classroom lesson plan for a Latin class. Include a separate bibliography of scholarly sources about your object and ancient sources that you could use in presenting your object to a class. Due on Monday, July 18. 5. One PowerPoint Presentation (10%) based on object and lesson plan. 15-20 minutes. RESEARCH PROJECT: For an additional 3 credits, students may further develop their catalogue entry, with more extensive discussion of and engagement with relevant modern
scholarship or choose a topic from the topic list in the guidelines (4,000 words, not including footnotes and bibliography) see guidelines attached and on Canvass) due on Monday, August 1 SCHEDULE ( CLASS MEETS in PUGH HALL 120) WEEK 1: Tuesday, July 5: Overview (Ramage and Ramage, Introduction) 10:00-11:00: Orientation with Dr. Velvet Yates 11:00-Noon: Library Orientation 1:00-2:30: Overview What is Archaeology? What kinds of questions do archaeologists ask? Greek and Etruscan Background to Roman Art 2:30-3:00 Discussion E.K Gazda, Roman Sculpture and the Ethos of Emulation: Reconsidering Repetition, in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, vol. 97, Greece in Rome: Influence, Integration, Resistance (1995), 121-156. POSTED ON CANVASS. Wednesday, July 6: The Republic (Ramage and Ramage, Chapter 2) 10:00-10:30 Why Description is Important. J. Elsner, Framing the Objects We Study: Three Boxes from Late Roman Italy, Journal of the Warburg Courtauld Institute, vol. 71 (2008) pp. 21-38. Read for discussion of role close observation in archaeology, not for details of monuments presented. 10:30 Noon Overview of the Republic 1:00-1:30 Mystery Object 1:30-3:00 Afternoon Discussion: A. Lean, Cicero and the Rhetoric of Art, The American Journal of Philology vol. 112 (Summer 1991) p. 229-245. Thursday, July 7: Republic continued Roman Technology (Ramage Chapter 2) 10:00-10:30 Quiz 10:30-12:00: Overview of Roman Technology 1:00-1:30: Mystery Object Discussion: Sources for Roman technology Frontinus and Vitruvius. Friday, July 8: Augustus (Ramage and Ramage Chapter 3)
10:30-12:00: Overview of Augustus 1:00-1:30 Mystery Object 1:30-3:00: Discussion- D.Kleiner, Res Gestae Augustus "The Great Friezes of the Ara Pacis Augustae. Greek Sources, Roman Derivatives, and Augustan Social Policy." In Roman Art in Context, edited by E. D'Ambra, 27-52. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. POSTED ON CANVASS. The Res Gestae of Augustus (can be found on the web). Saturday, July 9: Julio-Claudians (Ramage and Ramage Chapter 4) ( Catalogue Entry Due) 10:30-Noon: Over-view of Julio-Claudians 1:00:-1:30 Daily Mystery Object 1:30- -3:00: Afternoon Discussion J. Pollini, Damnation Memoriae in Stone: Two Portraits of Nero Recut to Vespasian in American Museums, American Journal of Archaeology 88, no. 4. (Oct. 1984) 547-555. POSTED ON CANVASS PARTY Sunday July 10 at 629 SW 27 th Court ( Home of Mary Ann Eaverly and Wayne Losano). 2:00-5:00. Pool will be open. WEEK 2: Flavians (Ramage and Ramage Chapter 5 except for Pompeii section) Monday, July 11 10:00-10:30 Quiz 10:30-noon: Over-view of Flavians 1:00-1:30 Mystery Object 1:30-3:00 Afternoon Discussion Vasta, Michael (2007) "Flavian Visual Propaganda: Building a Dynasty," Constructing the Past: Vol. 8: Iss. 1, Article 10. Available at: http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/constructing/vol8/iss1/10: Tuesday, July 12: Pompeii. (Ramage and Ramage Chapter 5 Pompeii section) 10:30-Noon: Over-view of Pompeii 1:00-1:30 Mystery Object
1:30--3:00: Afternoon Discussion P. Stewart Identity and Status chapter 2 in P.Stewart, The Social History of Roman Art, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) 2008, p. 39-62. POSTED ON CANVASS. Incorporating Pompeii into the Classroom, websites, activities, etc. Wednesday, July 13 10:30:-Noon: Individual Work and Meetings 1:00-3:00: Presentations Thursday, July 14: Individual Work and Presentations Morning: Individual Work 1:00-3:30: Presentations Friday, July 15: Presentations, 10:00-Noon: Presentations