ARTH 3150: Etruscan and Roman Art: Roman Architecture

Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome traces the historical, cultural, and political development of the Roman state from its archaic beginnings, through the age of monarchy and republic to its imperial grandeur, and eventual collapse.

Illustrates the political, economic, social and cultural developments in the ancient Near East, the Mediterranean world, the Byzantine Empire, the Islamic world and the Holy Roman Empire from the 3rd millennium BC until the 15th century AD.

An important new look at Rome's earliest buildings and their context within the broader tradition of Mediterranean culture, this groundbreaking study traces the development of Roman architecture and its sculpture from the earliest days to the middle of the 5th century BCE.

A sumptuously illustrated survey of the art and architecture of this prosperous Roman town, remarkably preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.

Experts explore what factors drove the emergence of scale as a defining element in ancient Italian architecture, and how these factors influenced the origins and development of Etruscan and early Roman monumental designs.

Catalog of an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Oct. 19, 2008-Mar. 22, 2009.

This book examines a diverse range of house types in an effort to understand how people imagined and articulated their place in the Roman world, from Britain to Syria.

Focusing primarily on Rome and other cities of central Italy, Anderson describes the training, career path, and social status of both architects and builders.

Art historian John R. Clarke helps us see the ancient Roman house 'with Roman eyes.' Clarke presents a range of houses, from tenements to villas, and shows us how enduring patterns of Roman wall decoration tellingly bear the cultural, religious, and social imprints of the people who lived with them.