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Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
ARK364 - Defence Systems in Ancient Anatolia VI. SEMESTER 2 +0 4.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. YUSUF POLAT
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
Place of Delivery On Campus
Used Educational Platforms Face-to-face
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.
Work Placement N/A
Aims of the Course In the context of Anatolia's geographical location and geostrategic importance, this course aims to provide information on defense architecture, military strategies, and fortification systems constructed from early examples through the end of the Roman and Byzantine periods.

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 LO-2 Defense Systems in Ancient Sources Lecture Question & Answer
Week - 2 LO-2 LO-3 Military Architecture in Anatolia during the Ancient Period Lecture
Week - 3 LO-2 LO-3 Military Architecture of ancient Anatolia Lecture
Week - 4 LO-3 LO-4 LO-5 Defense Tools in the Ancient Period Lecture
Week - 5 LO-4 LO-7 LO-8 City walls, towers, and gates in the Ancient Period Lecture
Week - 6 LO-2 LO-3 LO-4 LO-5 Materials used in defense systems Lecture Question & Answer
Week - 7 LO-3 LO-4 LO-5 LO-6 Defense techniques and examples in Anatolia Lecture Question & Answer
Week - 8 LO-6 LO-7 LO-8 Ancient regions and cities in Anatolia Lecture Question & Answer
Week - 9 LO-6 LO-7 LO-8 Ancient regions, cities, and city walls of Western Anatolia Lecture Question & Answer
Week - 10 LO-6 LO-7 LO-8 The cities and fortifications of Phrygia Lecture Question & Answer
Week - 11 LO-6 LO-7 LO-8 The fortifications, the defence Systems and cities of Karia region Lecture Question & Answer
Week - 12 LO-6 LO-7 LO-8 the fortifications, the defence Systems and cities of lydia region Lecture Question & Answer
Week - 13 LO-6 LO-7 LO-8 The fortifications, the defence Systems and cities of ionia region Lecture Question & Answer
Week - 14 LO-7 LO-8 Interregional similarities and differences in defense systems and techniques Lecture Question & Answer

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