This course is an introduction to the great buildings and engineering marvels of Rome and its empire, with an emphasis on urban planning and individual monuments and their decoration, including mural painting. While architectural developments in Rome, Pompeii, and Central Italy are highlighted, the course also provides a survey of sites and structures in what are now North Italy, Sicily, France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, and North Africa. The lectures are illustrated with over 1,500 images, many from Professor Kleiner's personal collection.
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
Paper Topics: Discovering the Roman Provinces and Designing a Roman City