Department of Classics and Ancient History

Classics

Seminars

Seminars - tbc

Term 1:

Week 10:

Seminar on ancient sites and on Websites on sites

1. Corinth

2. Pompeii

Handout

Please read handout and check with whom you are in the group: file groups & participants

Term 2:

Week 5:

Seminar on Roman gardens

  1. What role did domestic gardens play within a Roman house?
  2. How did the design of the gardens contribute to their role?
  3. Was a Roman garden in a religious space?
  4. Why has garden archaeology become a distinct area of archaeological interest in the last few decades?
  5. Are there any obvious distortions or biases in the surviving evidence for Roman gardens?
  6. What influences have the designs and features of Roman gardens had on the modern world?

Handout

Please read handout and check with whom you are in the group: file groups & participants,

and prepare a presentation of 5 min. and a handout (1-2 pp.)

 

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