ARCH 1120 POMPEII Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:30-3:50 Location: Wilson, Room 305

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1 ARCH 1120 POMPEII Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:30-3:50 Location: Wilson, Room 305 Instructor: Michelle Berenfeld Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World 70 Waterman Street, Room 313; Ph: ; Office hours: Fridays 11-1, and by appointment. Overview: The city of Pompeii was both totally destroyed and uniquely preserved by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79. As a result, this once ordinary small city on the Bay of Naples is now one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. From its preserved loaves of bread to the houses with mosaics, paintings, and art collections inside, Pompeii provides us with insights into social, political, and commercial life in the ancient Roman world. In this course we will explore the streets, homes, shops and sanctuaries of Pompeii and neighboring cities and settlements like Herculaneum and Stabiae. Through the things they left behind, we will learn about everyday life, and untimely death, in the ancient world. Prerequisites: None, but students with no prior knowledge of Roman art and archaeology may request additional background material from the instructor if needed. Course requirements: All students are expected to attend class regularly, participate in class discussions, and complete all of the readings and assignments by the dates outlined in the syllabus. Grade percentages: Two Quizzes = 15% each, Total 30% Quiz 1, in class Feb. 24 Quiz 2, in class Apr. 7 Final examination = 25% Writing assignments (Two short writing assigments/projects, 20% each) Total = 40% Assignment 1, due in class, March 12 Assignment 2, due in class, April 21 Class participation = 5% (including regular attendance, participation in discussions, informal presentation and discussion of completed projects) Grade scale: The grade scale in this course is as follows (+/- grades are for information only) = A = B = C = D = A = B = C Below 60 = F = B = C- Required reading: Berry, Joanne. The Complete Pompeii. (available at Brown bookstore and library reserve) Additional readings are listed below and will be available on the class wiki page.

2 Images Every lecture will be illustrated with images (PowerPoint). PDFs of these images will be posted to the class wiki page each week. Students may be tested on labeled images from class PDFs and/or images that appear in the readings. Writing Assignments See the last page of the syllabus for brief descriptions of the assignments. Additional instructions will be provided in class. All assignments are expected to be written in students own words. Students should include citations of references and sources of information that do not come from class lectures (articles, web pages, books, etc.) in the form of footnotes or endnotes, or parenthetical notations. Students are strongly advised to refer to a style manual (such as the Chicago Manual of Style, etc.) for the formatting of references and bibliographies. Late papers and make-up tests As the dates of exams and due dates of assignments are included in the syllabus, all students are expected to know about them and to be prepared accordingly. If a student does not show up for a test or is late with a paper s/he must provide evidence of a medical emergency or similarly unavoidable reason for doing so, or should expect their grade to be affected. A half-grade a day will be deducted for late assignments, unless prior arrangements have been made or an extension was granted by the instructor. Web Resources Below are links to two websites which you may find useful: (a clearinghouse of scholarly information, links, pictures, etc.) (the English version of Italian Soprintendenza s website with information about individual buildings, topics, etc.) COURSE CALENDAR Introduction Week 1 (Jan. 22) From the Ashes: Archaeology of a Destroyed City Week 2 (Jan. 27, 29) Lava and Legend: Pompeii Explodes onto the Scene Read for Jan. 27: Berry, p (especially Pliny s accounts of eruption, p ). Read for Jan. 29: Berry, p Origins and Urban Development Week 3 (Feb. 3, 5) It s Still Greek to Me: The World of Pre-Roman Pompeii Read for Feb. 3: Berry, p ; Zanker, Pompeii: Public and Private Life, p Read for Feb. 5: Carafa, Recent Work on Early Pompeii in World of Pompeii, p Pompeii, ARCH 1120, Syllabus, page 2 of 5

3 Week 4 (Feb. 10, 12) Powerful Neighbors: Pompeii and the Roman world in the first century Read for Feb. 10: Owens, Etruscan and Roman Planning in Italy, in The City in the Greek and Roman World, p (espec ). Cooley & Cooley, Pompeii: A Sourcebook, p (commentary and primary sources). Read for Feb. 12: Zanker, Pompeii, p Class meets at RISD Museum. Week 5 (Feb. 17, 19) Part of an Empire: Pompeii and the Augustan Revolution Feb. 17: NO CLASS (Brown Long Weekend) Read for Feb. 19: Zanker, Pompeii, p Houses and Society Week 6 (Feb. 24, 26) Town and Country I: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Feb 24: QUIZ 1 (first half of class, on material through week 4) Read for Feb 26: Berry, ; Wallace-Hadrill, Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum, p Vitruvius, On Architecture, Books VI-VII (skim), English translation on line at: Week 7 (Mar. 3, 5) Town and Country II: Lifestyles of the Rich, Famous, and Not So Much Read for March 3: Allison, Domestic Spaces and Activities, and Wallace-Hadrill, The Development of the Campanian House, in World of Pompeii, p and Read for March 5: Dickman, Residences in Herculaneum, in World of Pompeii, p Week 8 (Mar. 10, 12) Men and Women, Family and Friends: Private Life Read for March 10: George, The Lives of Slaves, in World of Pompeii, p ; Selections from Satyricon. March 12: Assignment 1, Due in class. Week 9 (Mar. 17, 19) For March 17: Take a look around at March 19: NO CLASS WEEK 10 (Mar ): NO CLASS. SPRING BREAK Social and Political Life Week 11 (Mar. 31, Apr. 2) Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll: Leisure and Fun Read for March 31: Berry, p ; Koloski-Ostrow, The City Baths of Pompeii and Herculaneum, in World of Pompeii, p Read for April 2: Berry, p Week 12 (Apr. 7, 9) Pompeii, ARCH 1120, Syllabus, page 3 of 5

4 Priests and Politicians: Public Life and Ritual April 7: Quiz 2 (first half of class, on material through week 9) Read for April 9: Berry, p ; ; Dobbins, The Forum and its Dependencies, in World of Pompeii, p Week 13 (Apr. 14, 16) Eat, Drink, Scrawl, Die: Living and Dying in Pompeii in the Later Years Read for April 14: Berry, p ; Pirson, Shops and Industries, in World of Pompeii, p Read for April 16: Berry, p Week 14 (Apr. 21, 23) The Earthquake, The End: Last Days and Day Trips at Pompeii April 21: Assignment 2, Due in class. Read for Apr. 23: Berry, p ; Zanker, ; Seneca and Tacitus on earthquake, in Cooley & Cooley, p FINAL EXAM (Date and location to be announced) Pompeii, ARCH 1120, Syllabus, page 4 of 5

5 WRITING ASSIGNMENTS Additional details will be given in class. 1. Martha Stewart in the Bay of Naples For this assignment, each student will be assigned the lot in life an occupation, social status, and economic situation of an ancient resident of the Bay of Naples and will create an imaginary household that suits that status. Each student will determine the location, size and plan of his/her house, its interior decorations and furnishings (including art), function of rooms, and populate it with residents and (if appropriate) staff. Students are also encouraged to think about questions pertaining to food, entertainment, work, etc. Drawing on examples and information from class, the readings, and additional resources as necessary, students should produce the equivalent of approximately words of writing that describes the appearance and function of the household and explains the decisions that were made in creating it. Students must also provide some sort of visual presentation of the project. This must include a basic plan (drawing skills are not graded!), but students are encouraged to be creative and may want to make reconstructions, models, and/or recorded reenactments. Students will discuss their work informally in class. 2. Presenting Pompeii While all of the students taking this class will soon be able to walk through the ruins of Pompeii and other Vesuvian sites and understand what they were looking at, most visitors to these sites are not so well informed. For this assignment, students will select a component of one of the Vesuvian sites to interpret for the public that is, to explain for a visitor who is actually walking around on site today. Students can choose a particular building or group of buildings or an aspect of ancient life (food, water, death, etc.) to present to an individual or group of visitors. This interpretation must take into consideration various types of evidence (archaeology, texts, etc.) and must explain to the visitor not only what is known about the subject, but also how it came to be known. Students should produce the equivalent of approximately words of writing that describes the topic of the interpretation project, the intended audience (small children, large tour groups, individuals without guides, etc.), what kinds of information it presents, and the evidence used to develop it. Students must also provide a description and sample of the materials that would be provided for visitors a sign, a map for a walking tour, pamphlet, guidebook, recording for audio guides, pre-visit presentations, etc. Pompeii, ARCH 1120, Syllabus, page 5 of 5