Roman Architecture

What You Will Learn?

• Introduction to Roman Architecture It Takes a City: The Founding of Rome and the Beginnings of Urbanism in Italy Technology and Revolution in Roman Architecture Civic Life interrupted: Nightmare and Destiny on August 24, A.D. 79 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: Houses and Villas at Pompeii Habitats at Herculaneum and Early Roman Interior Decoration Gilding the Lily: Painting Palaces and Villas in the First Century A.D. Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeian Walls From Brick to Marble: Augustus Assembles Rome Accessing Afterlife: Tombs of Roman Aristocrats, Freedmen, and Slaves Notorious Nero and His Amazing Architectural Legacy The Creation of an Icon: The Colosseum and Contemporary Architecture in Rome The Prince and the Palace: Human Made Divine on the Palatine Hill The Mother of All Forums: Civic Architecture in Rome under Trajan Rome and a Villa: Hadrian's Pantheon and Tivoli Retreat The Roman Way of Life and Death at Ostia, The Port of Rome Bigger is Better: The Baths of Caracalla and Other Second-and Third-Century Buildings in Rome Hometown Boy: Honoring an Emperor's Roots in Roman North Africa Baroque Extravaganzas: Rock Tombs, Fountains, and Sanctuaries in Jordan, Lebanon, and Libya Roman Wine in Greek Bottles: The Rebirth of Athens Making Mini Romes on the Western Frontier Rome Redux: The Tetrarchic Renaissance Rome of Constantine and a New Rome.