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The Founding of Rome and the Beginnings of Urbanism in Italy - Roman Architecture

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This lecture examines Roman architecture from the Iron Age through the late Republican period, focusing on temple traditions, city planning, defensive construction, arches, concrete, and related building practices.

Syllabus

- Chapter 1. Romulus Founds Rome
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- Chapter 2. Defensive Stone Walls and Regular Town Planning
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- Chapter 3. Early Republican Architecture
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- Chapter 4. The Hellenization of Late Republican Temple Architecture
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- Chapter 5. The Advent of the Corinthian Order
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  • an amazing deep dive into early Roman architecture focusing primarily on the influence of both Etruscan as well as Greek forms to create a standard Roman model

    the city of cosa in Etruria which I have visited gives a fantastic view of architecture of the time and provides a stunning backdrop of the Mediterranean Sea in it location

    I would recommend this course for anyone interested in early roman history and its architectural genesis

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