KLBcB72 Milan, capital of Roman Empire AD 286-402

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Elisabetta Maria Gagetti, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Marie Pardyová, CSc.
Timetable
Tue 20. 9. 17:30–19:05 122, Wed 21. 9. 17:30–19:05 122, Tue 27. 9. 17:30–19:05 122, Fri 30. 9. 17:30–19:05 122, Tue 11. 10. 17:30–19:05 122, Wed 12. 10. 17:30–19:05 122, Tue 25. 10. 17:30–19:05 122, Wed 26. 10. 17:30–19:05 122, Tue 8. 11. 17:30–19:05 122, Wed 9. 11. 17:30–19:05 122
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
At the end of this course the students should be able to be acquainted with: • the development of an ancient city, from federal centre of the Insubres to capital of the Roman empire • the difficulties of urban archaeology in a high-density modern town, which went on growing upon itself since Iron Age to the present • the importance of Mediolanum as a model of Late Antique city • the valorisation and fruition of the archaeological evidences of ancient Mediolanum in modern Milan
Syllabus
  • Subjects of the lessons (twelve 2-hour lessons): Subjects of the lessons (twelve 2-hour lessons): 1. Mediolanum, from Foundation to Capital – Part One: From Metropolis of the Insubres to Roman City (5th Century BC – 1st Century BC) 2. Mediolanum, from Foundation to Capital – Part Two: From Late Republic to Tetrarchy (1st Century BC – AD 286). The Walls; The Forum; The Theatre; The Amphitheatre 3. Living and Dying in Mediolanum: Residential Buildings; Necropoles 4. Mediolanum in the Age of Maximian AD 286 - AD 310) - Part One: The Port; The Circus; The Maximian City Walls 5. Mediolanum in the Age of Maximian AD 286 - AD 310) - Part Two: The Imperial Palace; The Herculean Baths; The Horrea 6. Architectural Themes in Tetrarchic Palaces – Part One: Thessaloniki; The Maximian’s Complex on the Appian Way 7. Architectural Themes in Tetrarchic Palaces – Part Two: The Imperial Ceremonial and his Locations in Late Antiquity. The Emperor as Dominus et deus; Invisibility and Silence; Epiphany; Palace + Circus/Hippodrome; Palace + Aula Palatina; Palace + Mausoleum; Mausoleum + Circus/Hippodrome 8. A Christian Capital (AD 313 – AD 402) - Part One (AD 313 – AD 402): Excursus on the Origins of Sacred Christian Architecture; Milan: Before the Episcopal Complex; The Episcopal Complex (Baptistery of Santo Stefano; Baptistery of San Giovanni alle Fonti; Basilica nova - Santa Tecla) 9. A Christian Capital (AD 313 – AD 402) - Part Two: The political and religious background in the Age of Ambrose; Pagans in Milan; The Porticoed Street and the Honorary Arch; Ambrosian Churches: Basilica Apostolorum; Basilica Martyrum; Shrine of San Vittore in Ciel d’Oro; Basilica Virginum; Basilica Sanctorum omnium Prophetarum et Confessorum 10. A Christian Capital (AD 313 – AD 402) - Part Three: Imperial Mausoleum; Basilica of San Lorenzo; Shrine of Sant’Aquilino 11. Two problematic reuses: the Columns of San Lorenzo and the Portal of Sant’Aquilino 12. Luxury artefacts from Late Antique Mediolanum
Literature
  • BRENK, B. Spätantike und frühes Christentum. In Propyläen Kunstgeschichte. Berlin, 1977. Suppl. I. info
  • GRABAR, A. L´age d´or de Justinien. Paris, 1966. info
  • GRABAR, A. Le premier art chrétien (200-395). Paris, 1966. info
Teaching methods
Lessons with PowerPoint presentations (in English)
Assessment methods
Written examination: multiple choice test (in English). • Twelve questions about an image – already seen during the lessons – each one with four answers (only one of which is correct), according to the subjects of the lessons Requirements for the test: • Knowledge of the contents of the lessons (the reading of some texts in literature is suggested)
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
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