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Last Updated: 15/10/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
ARK459 - Architechture of the Hellenistic Period VII. SEMESTER 2 +0 4.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) DOÇ. DR. ADEM YURTSEVER
Mode of Delivery Face-to-Face
Place of Delivery On Campus
Used Educational Platforms Face-to-face
Prerequisites There are no prerequisites for this course.
Courses Recomended Architecture of the Archaic PeriodArchitecture of the Classical Period
Recommended Resources Lauter, H. 1986. Die Architektur des Hellenismus. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft.Winter, F. E. 2006. Studies in Hellenistic Architecture. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.Lawrence, A. W. 1996. Greek Architecture. 5th ed., revised by R. A. Tomlinson. New Haven – London: Yale University Press.Vitruvius. 1990. Ten Books on Architecture. Trans. S. Güven. Istanbul: Şevki Vanlı Architecture Foundation Publications.Bingöl, O. 2004. Stone in Archaeological Architecture. Istanbul: Homer Kitabevi.
Work Placement There is no internship requirement for this course.
Aims of the Course This course aims to examine the development, fundamental characteristics, and regional diversity of Hellenistic architecture during the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the consolidation of Roman hegemony in the Eastern Mediterranean (323-31 BCE). The construction activities of the Hellenistic kingdoms (Attalid, Seleucid, Ptolemaic) and urban elites are addressed within the context of royal patronage and euergetism. Architectural innovations, such as the reinterpretation of the Ionic order around Hermogenes and Pytheos, the proliferation of the Corinthian order, and pseudodipteral plans and proportion systems, are discussed. Building types—including temples and altars, stoas, theaters, bouleuteria, gymnasia, palaces, and residences—are evaluated on an urban scale alongside concepts of terracing, axes, and visual impact. Through selected examples, primarily Pergamon, Priene, Miletus, Didyma, Magnesia ad Maeandrum, and Alexandria, students are expected to identify the characteristics that distinguish Hellenistic architecture from the Classical Period. Furthermore, students are expected to interpret the legacy of this architecture transmitted to the Roman Period and to distinguish, at a fundamental level, the formal elements that are decisive in the dating of structures.

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 LO-1 Introduction to the course: The chronological and political framework of the Hellenistic Period (323-31 BCE), kingdoms, sources, and terminology Lecture Discussion Brain Storming Research and Inquiry
Week - 2 LO-1 Transition from the Classical Period to the Hellenistic Period: Late Classical architecture, the Mausoleum and the Temple of Athena at Priene, Pytheos Lecture Discussion Brain Storming
Week - 3 LO-2 Architectural orders: Reinterpretation of the Ionic order, transformation of the Doric order, proliferation of the Corinthian order Lecture Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 4 LO-2 LO-3 Hermogenes and the Hellenistic temple: pseudodipteral plan, proportional systems, Temple of Artemis at Magnesia ad Maeandrum, Temple of Dionysus at Teos Lecture Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 5 LO-2 LO-3 LO-4 Major temple projects and sacred precincts: Temple of Apollo at Didyma, Temple of Artemis at Sardis, sanctuary layouts Lecture Discussion Brain Storming
Week - 6 LO-4 Altars and monumental altar architecture: The Great Altar of Pergamon, the altars of Priene and Magnesia Lecture Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 7 LO-4 Agora and stoa: The organization of the Hellenistic agora, types of stoas, and royal donations Lecture Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 8 LO-1 LO-2 LO-3 Midterm exam
Week - 9 LO-4 Public buildings: bouleuterion and ekklesiasterion, developments in theater architecture Lecture Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 10 LO-4 LO-6 Gymnasion and palaestra: educational structures, functional and planning characteristics Lecture Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 11 LO-4 LO-6 Palace and residential architecture: royal palaces (basileia), peristyle houses, and elite residences Lecture Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 12 LO-4 LO-5 LO-6 Hellenistic urbanism: grid plan, terracing, axis and visual impact; Pergamon, Priene, Miletus, Alexandria Lecture Discussion Case Study Research and Inquiry
Week - 13 LO-4 LO-5 LO-6 Architectural ornamentation and dating: ornamentation repertoire, decisive formal elements in dating, regional workshops Lecture Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 14 LO-4 LO-5 LO-6 Final Examination

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 40
Final Exam 1 60
Toplam (%) 100

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