Course Description
The civilization of Roman North Africa from the Punic period through the Arab Conquest, using the important city of Carthage as a model.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students must make seminar presentations and write more extensive research papers.
Athena Title
Archaeology of Carthage
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)
Course Objectives
1. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO TRACE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MAJOR COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL CENTER FROM ITS EARLY PUNIC BEGINNINGS THROUGH ITS DEMISE. 2. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE VARIOUS KINDS OF DATA -- HISTORICAL, LITERARY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL -- TO FIT THE CITY AND REGION INTO ITS CULTURAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT. 3. STUDENTS, BY BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE CITY OF CARTHAGE, WILL BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROVINCE OF NORTH AFRICA TO THE COMMERCIAL, CULTURAL, AND RELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. 4. STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE IN CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS OF THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF EVIDENCE FOR THE HISTORY AND DVELOPMENT OF PUNIC AND ROMAN CARTHAGE. 5. STUDENTS WILL PRODUCE WRITING APPROPRIATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE COURSE AND TO THE DISCIPLINES OF CLASSICS AND CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY.
Topical Outline
I. INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF CARTHAGE FROM THE PUNIC PERIOD THROUGH THE ARAB CONQUEST II. DEVELOPMENT OF CARTHAGE AS A MAJOR PUNIC COMMERCIAL CENTER -- CAUSES AND EFFECTS III. EXAMINATION OF PUNIC REMAINS OF CARTHAGE: E.G., THE TOPHET, HARBOR, ETC. IV. HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARTHAGE AS A ROMAN CITY AND CAPITAL OF THE PROVINCE OF AFRICA PROCONSULARIS V. EXAMINATION OF ROMAN REMAINS OF CARTHAGE -- E.G., HARBOR, BATHS, AMPHITHEATER, THEATER, HOUSING QUARTER, ETC. VI. THE GROWTH OF CARTHAGE IN THE LATER ROMAN EMPIRE, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE ROLE OF CARTHAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EARLY CHRISTIAN CHURCH VII. THE ARAB CONQUEST OF CARTHAGE AND ITS EFFECTS ON LOCAL POPULATIONS VIII. COMPARISON OF ROMAN CARTHAGE WITH OTHER CITIES OF ROMAN NORTH AFRICA SUCH AS DOUGGA, LEPTIS MAGNA, BULLA REGIA, WITH EXAMINATION OF THE MONUMENTS AND TOPOGRAPHY OF THESE OTHER CITIES