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Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
ARK564 - Military Architecture of Ancient Anatolia II. SEMESTER 3 +0 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. YUSUF POLAT
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
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Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
Recommended Resources Aristoteles, Politika/Politics, çev: H. Rackham, The Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, London, 1932. Diodorus Sıculus, Bibliotheke/Historike Diodoros of Siculus, çev: C.H. Oldfather, The Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, London, 1935. Herodotos, Historiai/Histories, çev: A.D. Godley, The Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, London, 1927. Pausanias, Description of Grecee, çev: W.H.S. Jones, The Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, Harvard University Press London, 1918. Philon, Poliorketika, Lawrence, A.W. içinde, Greek Aims in Fortification, Oxford, 1979. Plato, Laws, Books 1-6, The Loeb Classical Library, çev. R.G. Bury, London, 1967-68. Polybios, The Histories, çev: W.R. Paton), The Loeb Classical Library, London,1922. Strabon, Geographika, The Geography of Strabo, çev: H.L. Jones, The Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, London, 1929. Titus Livius, The History of Rome, Book 37, çev: Evan, T. Sage, The Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, London, 1935. Thukydides, History of Peleponnesian War, çev: C.F. Smith, The Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, London, 1956-1959.  Vitruvius, de Arch. The Ten Books on Architecture, çev. M.H. Morgan. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. London, 1914.Akarca, A. (1987). Yunan Arkeolojisinin Ana Çizgileri I, Şehir ve Savunması, TTK, VI, sayı: 15, Ankara.Lawrence, A.W. (1979). Greek Aims in Fortifications, Clarendon Press, Oxford.Mansel, A.M. (1991). Pamphylia Şehir Surları ve Kapıları, Atatürk Konferansları 1963, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, 2. Baskı, Ankara, 215-234, Res. 1-44.Marsden, E. W. (1969). Greek and Roman Artillery, i. Historical Development, Oxford University Pres, London. Marsden, E. W. (1999). Greek and Roman Artillery, ii Historical Development, Oxford University Pres, London.McNicoll, A. (1997). Hellenistic Fortifications From The Aegean to The Euphrates, (Edidet: N.P.Milner), Clarendon Press, Oxford, New York.Schulz, A. V. (2000). Die Stadtmauern von Neandreia in der Troas, Asia Minor Studien, Band: 38, Bonn.Sokolicek, A. (2009). Diateichismata, Zu dem Phanomen innerer Befestigungsmauern im griechischen Stadtebau, Österreichisces Archaologisches Institut, Heft 11, Wien.Winter, F.E. (1971a). Greek Fortifications, University of Toronto Press, Toronto.Wycherley, R.E. (1993). Antik Çağda Kentler Nasıl Kuruldu ?, (Çev. N. Nirven- N. Başgelen), Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul.
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Aims of the Course

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 The defence systems in ancient sources
Week - 2 Military Architecture of ancient Anatolia
Week - 3 Military Architecture of ancient Anatolia
Week - 4 the defence materials in ancient period
Week - 5 the city walls, the towers and the gates in ancient times
Week - 6 to used materials in the defence Systems
Week - 7 the defence technics and their examples in Anatolia
Week - 8 The ancient regions and cities in Anatolia
Week - 9 The ancient regions, cities and fortifications of Western Anatolia
Week - 10 The cities and fortifications of Phrygia
Week - 11 The fortifications, the defence Systems and cities of Karia region
Week - 12 the fortifications, the defence Systems and cities of lydia region
Week - 13 The fortifications, the defence Systems and cities of ionia region
Week - 14 the similarities and differences the defence Systems and technics between regions

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
Final Exam 1 100
Toplam (%) 100

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