By the end of the course students will:

know the archaeological, literary and topographical evidence for ancient
architecture and planning of Roman cities;

know the key archaeological sites and museum collections for a selection of
important cities of the Roman empire;

know how to use a variety of primary sources (including archaeological,
epigraphical and literary) and secondary sources (including scholarly publications
and web resources) to reconstruct a comprehensive picture of ancient Rome and other
Roman cities throughout their chronologies;

understand the architectural development of the Roman city in Italy and throughout
the Mediterranean basin;

understand the process by which Roman urban centers developed, and the influence
their design and architecture exerted on the Roman world;

be able to engage in critical analysis and synthesis of the various categories of
evidence for Roman cities;

be able to produce writing appropriate to the subject matter of Roman cities and to
the disciplines of classics and classical archaeology.

Introduction: the nature of Roman city planning, and sources of information

The techniques and processes of city planning in the Roman world: the theories of
  Hippodamus and their application in Rome, as shown by Vitruvius

The development of Roman architecture from the sixth to the second centuries BC

Topography and monuments, and the architectural development, of the city of Rome,
  from the first century BC to the fourth century AD

Topography, monuments, and architecture of Roman cities in Italy, including Ostia,
  Pompeii and Herculaneum, Alba Fucens, Saepinum, and others

Topography, monuments, and architecture of selected Roman cities in other Roman
  provinces (e.g., North Africa, Germany, Britain, Asia Minor)