schedule

GREECE & ROME
AH 207/CL223

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

DATE	ASSIGNMENTS	TAG FILE
M 4/20	INTRODUCTION GREEK BRONZE AGE BACKGROUND	RK207-1 RK207-2
TU 4/21	EARLY GREEK ART I Reading Response: Significance of nude male figures in Greek culture. Spivey, 69-100 (skim 5-68 over the Bronze-Age background) Stewart, Chapter 1; especially 26-34, 38-51, 56-63 Onians, Bearers of Meaning*, excerpt.	RK207-2
W 4/22	EARLY GREEK ART II Spivey, 101-193 Stewart, 64-88 *Osborne, “Gay Abandon,” 133-155	RK 207-3
TH 4/23	GREEK EARLY CLASSICAL ART: Olympia and the Olympic Games Reading Response: Meaning and significance of the sculpture from the east OR west pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia Spivey, 193-224; 277-281 Stewart, 88-105; 144-148 Wincklemann Reports: Olympic events in art—Sculpture Olympic events in art—vase painting Film Clip from Olympia* by Leni Riefenstaler	RK207-4
F 4/24	GREEK CLASSICAL ART : THE ATHENIAN ACROPOLIS -- THE PARTHENON Reading Response: Meaning and significance of the Parthenon frieze, compare the frieze to Pericles’ oration. Spivey 224-274 Stewart, 106-148 Pericles Oration; Plutarch *Hurwit, “The Problem of the Parthenon Frieze” Reports: -East Pediment Birth of Athena -Athena Parthenos Statue	RK207-5
M 4/27	LATER 5TH CENTURY BCE Stewart, Chapter 5, 191-227 Reports: -Temple of Athena Nike and images of victory. -Elgin Marbles: Should they be returned to Greece? The Elgin Marbles	RK207-6
TU 4/28	FOURTH CENTURY BCE Reading Response: Analyze Praxiteles’ Aphrodite of the Knidians or Hermes with the Infant Dionysos. Spivey, 277-312 Stewart, Chapter 6, especially 234-264 Reports: -Vergina Tomb--Structure & Painting -Vergina Tombs—The finds -Vergina “Queen's Tomb”	RK207-7
W 4/29	HELLENISTIC ART Reading Response: Interpreting portraits of Alexander Spivey, 315-378 Stewart, 273-316 *Pollitt, “Royal Iconography” Reports: -Alexander Mosaic -Derveni Krater Web site: Alexander the Great's Homepage	RK207-8
TH 4/30	THE ROMAN REPUBLIC SHORT PAPER DUE: SOME ASPECT OF GREEK ART Kleiner, 1-59	RK207-9
F 5/1	ART UNDER AUGUSTUS Reading response: Augustus' use of art as propaganda, what was the message? Kleiner, 61-101 Zanker, “Power of Images in the Age of Augustus”, 101- 165 Suetonius, Life of Augustus, excerpt *Augustus' Will Reports: -Egyptian imagery in Roman Art--Cleopatra -Roman Aqueducts	RK207-10
M 5/4	FLAVIANS, GLADIATORS Kleiner, 103-137 * Junkelmann, “Familia Gladiatoria,” 31-74 * Magerius mosaic inscription Report: The Colosseum	RK207-11
TU 5/5 Class Meets 9:00-10:30 & 1:30-3:00 Honors Convocation	POMPEII Kleiner, 139-151; review 17-45 Beard, Fires of Vesuvius, excerpts Bergmann, “Roman House as Memory Theater” Reports: -Fullery of Stephanus -House of the Vettii Film on Pompeii	RK207-11
W 5/6	TRAJAN Reading response: The Column of Trajan Kleiner, 153-169 * Brilliant, “The Column of Trajan” excerpts	RK207-12
TH 5/7	HADRIAN AND THE ANTONINES Kleiner, 171-201 MacDonald, The Pantheon*, excerpts	RK207-13
F 5/8	PROJECTS DUE NO CLASS
M 5/11	SEVERANS—ROMAN BATHS Reading response: Roman baths and bathing Kleiner, 231-245, recommended 217-230 Yegul, Roman Baths*, excerpts	RK207-13
TU 5/12	LATE ROMAN ART and CHRISTIAN BEGINNINGS Reading Response: Is “Early Christian” art late Roman? Kleiner, 263-306 * Kitzinger, “Ancient Art in Crisis”	RK207-14
W 5/13	FINAL EXAM

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