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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Rome: A Virtual Tour of the Ancient City
This online course explored the architecture and topography of ancient Rome. Using on-site footage combined with a unique digital model of the ancient city, it looked at different categories of buildings and the way that the Romans used them.
5 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dr Matthew Nicholls
Professor in Classics
University of Reading
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore different categories of building within the city, and the functions they housed
- Investigate a range of evidence including archaeological remains, coins, literary texts, and inscriptions to learn how we can understand and interpret the ancient past
- Discuss the way the rulers of Rome used architecture to adorn the city and keep it functioning
- Experience digital modelling as a way of presenting the ancient past, exploring models on screen and in videos and discussing what they can show us
Syllabus
Week one: Ancient Rome location and infrastructure
- Geographical and historical overview
- Introduction to the digital model
- Roman building materials and techniques
- The importance of aqueducts and sewers
- Using coins to illustrate ancient architecture
Week two: Political architecture in Ancient Rome
- The Imperial Fora
- The function and development of the Forum
- Types of monumental architecture
- Using poetry as evidence to investigate the past
Week three: Religious architecture in Ancient Rome
- Overview of Roman religion
- The architecture of the Capitoline Hill
- Developments in Imperial temple architecture
- Worshipping the gods
Week four: Life and death in Ancient Rome
- Overview of Roman housing
- Food supply in the ancient city
- How the Romans liked to be remembered
- Using inscriptions as evidence to investigate the past
Week five: Bread and circuses (entertainment architecture) in Ancient Rome
- The importance of entertainment for Rome’s rulers
- The architecture and function of theatres and circuses
- Roman baths and bathing
- Using evidence to understand the Colosseum
Issued on 24th July 2020
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