HART206 Ancient Greek and Roman Art 3 cr.

This course will survey the public and private art and architecture produced in Greece and Italy (and their colonies) beginning with the Geometric Period in Greece (c.eighth century B.C.) and continuing through the Roman empire until the time of Constantine. The class will first discuss the formation of the Greek polis and the rise of Athens as the cultural center of the Greek world in the mid-fifth century B.C. We will then address the spread of Hellenism under Alexander the Great in the fourth century B.C. and conclude with Rome’s eventual domination of the Mediterranean region beginning with Augustus in the first century A.D.

Prerequisites: HART100

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