| Recommended Resources |
*WARD-PERKINS, J. B., Roman Imperial Architecture, New York-1977.*WARD-PERKINS, J. B., Roman Architecture. New York.*WARD-PERKINS, J. B., Roman Architecture. New York, 1977.* SEAR, F., Roman Architecture, London-1982.* MAC DONALD, W. L., The Architecture of the Roman Empire I: An Introductory Story, New Haven-1965.* MAC DONALD, W. L., The Architecture of Rome II: An Urban Appraisal, New Haven- 1965.* WHEELER, M., Roman Art and Architecture, London-1996.* ROBERTSON, D. S., Greek and Roman Architecture. Cambridge-1934.*RAMAGE, A, N. RAMAGE, Roman Art, 1990.*THORPE- M., Roma Mimarlığı (Çev. Rıfat Akbulut), İstanbul 2002.*KRETZSCHMER, F., Antik Roma'da Mimarlık ve Mühendislik (Çev. Zühre İlkgelen), İstanbul-2000.*ROTH, L. M., Mimarlığın Öyküsü (Çev. Ergün Akça), İstanbul-2000.*VITRUVIUS, Mimarlık Üzerine On Kitap (Çev. Suna Güven), Şevki Vanlı Mimarlık Vakfı, Ankara-1990.* FREEMAN, C., Mısır, Yunan ve Roma. Antik Akdeniz Uygarlıkları (Çev. Suat Kemal Angı), Ankara-2003. |
| Aims of the Course |
This course aims to introduce the development of Roman architecture from the Republican Period to Late Antiquity (2nd century BCE – 4th century CE) through key examples in the city of Rome and the provinces. The construction techniques and materials that distinguish Roman architecture from the Hellenistic tradition (opus caementicium, brick, masonry techniques), arch, vault, and dome systems, the Tuscan and Composite orders, and architectural ornamentation are addressed. Major building types such as the forum, basilica, temple, theater, amphitheater, baths, water structures, residential, and funerary architecture are examined alongside their functions, plan characteristics, and socio-ideological contexts. Ancient written sources, primarily Vitruvius, are also included in the course. Supported by selected examples from Anatolia, the course aims for students to be able to identify a Roman structure, classify it in terms of building type and technique, and interpret it at a fundamental level within its period. |