The archaeology of the Western and/or Eastern provinces of the Roman Empire, concentrating on the major cities and sanctuaries and their physical remains.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students: Graduate students are required to direct seminar sessions and write more extensive research papers.
Athena Title
Archaeology Rome's Provinces
Prerequisite
CLAS 1000 or CLAS 1000E or CLAS 1000H or CLAS 1010 or CLAS 1010E or CLAS 1010H or CLAS 1020 or CLAS 1020E or CLAS 1020H or CLAS 3000 or CLAS 3010 or CLAS(ANTH) 3015 or CLAS(ANTH) 3015E or CLAS 3030 or CLAS 3040 or CLAS3050 or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to summarize the history and political developments of Roman provincial administration.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to chart and explain the history and development of Roman art and architecture as it is revealed in provincial sites through interpreting interpret the evidence from major excavations carried out in the cities of the Roman empire since the 1700’s.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to classify the similarities and differences between native and Romanized culture.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to organize the major elements of the process of romanization as it was carried out in the provinces, to diagram how this cultural and artistic phenomenon came about, and to critique the scholarly uses of the idea of romanization.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to assemble various categories of evidence for life in the provinces of the Roman empire, and to produce writing appropriate to the subject matter of the course and to the disciplines of Classics and Classical Archaeology, using their collected evidence.
Topical Outline
I. The Administration of Rome's Provinces: the historical background.
II. Archaeology of Roman Spain: the excavations, art, and architecture.
III. Archaeology of Roman France: excavations, art, architecture.
IV. Archaeology of Roman Britain: excavations, art, architecture.
V. Archaeology of the Rhine Provinces: excavations, art, architecture.
VI. Archaeology of Roman Africa: excavations, art, architecture.
VII. Archaeology of Roman Greece and Asia Minor: excavations, art, architecture.
Institutional Competencies
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
Social Awareness & Responsibility
The capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.
