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Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
ARK478 - Urban Planning in Roman Anatolia VIII. SEMESTER 2 +0 4.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) DR. ÖĞR. ÜYESİ VOLKAN ÖZTEKİN
Mode of Delivery This course is offered only in a face-to-face format.
Place of Delivery On Campus
Used Educational Platforms Face-to-face
Prerequisites This course has no prerequisite or corequisite.
Courses Recomended There are no recommended courses related to this course.
Recommended Resources There are no mandatory or recommended resources.
Work Placement Not applicable for this course.
Aims of the Course To examine the planning principles, urban spatial organization, and architectural arrangements of Roman cities in Anatolia, and to develop the ability to evaluate their historical development and the fundamental characteristics of Roman urban planning.

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Week - 1 Roman urban concept, colony tradition, and cardo–decumanus planning system.
Week - 2 Roman Republic period: provincialization of Anatolia and integration of Hellenistic cities.
Week - 3 Effects of colonia and municipium system and veteran settlements on Anatolian cities.
Week - 4 Urban development in Anatolia during Augustus; reflection of imperial ideology in urban space.
Week - 5 Increase of public buildings and reorganization of city centers during Julio-Claudian and Flavian periods.
Week - 6 Economic prosperity, large public structures, and infrastructure investments in 2nd century Anatolian cities.
Week - 7 Midterm Exam
Week - 8 Street systems and commercial area organization in High Imperial Anatolian cities.
Week - 9 3rd-century crisis: defensive structures and urban contraction in Anatolian cities.
Week - 10 Administrative and spatial changes after Diocletian reforms.
Week - 11 Acceptance of Christianity and urban reorganization during Constantine period.
Week - 12 Functional changes in public buildings in Late Antique Anatolian cities.
Week - 13 Daily life, housing, commercial areas, and infrastructure in 4th–5th century Anatolian cities.
Week - 14 Final Exam

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