KLBcB55 Roman architecture

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Balázs Komoróczy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
asistent (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Bouzek, DrSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Marie Pardyová, CSc.
Timetable
Wed 15:00–16:35 K33
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KLBcB52 Greek architecture
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will be informed about the development of the Roman architecture from its beginning till the late antiquity. Roman architecture includes not only the official representative buildings of Rome, but also architectonical monuments of the whole Italy and the Roman provinces. There are three basic chronological phases in the development: republican architecture, architecture of the Roman empire and of the late antiquity.
Syllabus
  • Basic construction technologies, used materials and building styles.
  • Development of individual building types (eg. sacral architecture, theater and amphitheater, baths, living buildings, technical buildings etc.).
  • Roman conception of urbanisation.
Literature
  • VON HESBERG, Henner. Römische Baukunst. München: Beck, 2005. info
  • MAC DONALD, W. L. The Architecture oft the Roman Empire. An Introduction Study I. New Haven, 1982. info
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Spring 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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