GRS 375

Cities and Sanctuaries of the Ancient World

Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0

An examination of selected Greek, Etruscan and Roman city and sanctuary sites in an evaluation of ancient achievements in sacred and secular architecture, urban planning, and sanctuary development. Emphasis will be placed on the changing response to human needs for an artificial framework for living, along with the natural resources of the environment in antiquity. Each site will be examined by means of illustrated lectures, and careful consideration will be given to both the archaeological record and the ancient literary sources.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 375, CLAS 375. Offered alternately with 376.

Formerly: CLAS 375

Undergraduate course in Greek and Roman Studies offered by the Department of Greek and Roman Studies in the Faculty of Humanities.