| Unit name | Viewing the City of Rome |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CLAS12357 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Hales |
| Open unit status | Open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Classics & Ancient History |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit introduces the topography and architecture of Rome, antiquity's greatest city, and assesses its visual impact, touring the leisurely lands of the Campus Martius, the wealth of the Palatine, the Capitoline's patriotism and the Suburan slums. Alongside the city's most famous monuments, the Pantheon and the Colosseum, it visits sewers and backstreet insulae. Romans imagined their city largely by reference to its buildings, which governed every aspect of a Roman's life, whether public or private, on business or at leisure, at worship or in pursuit of vice. As a result, this unit does not just look at the form of these buildings but at how they reflected and affected the activities taking place inside and around them. How do the buildings and space of Rome help us understand its society and culture and what insight do they offer into how Romans thought about themselves and their place in the world?
1 x essay of c. 2,000 words (50%) and 1 x 90 minute exam (50%).
