Pompeii Start date 8 February 2013 End date 10 February 2013 Venue Madingley Hall Madingley Cambridge Tutor Dr Mark Grahame Course code 1213NRX090 For further information on this course, please contact To book See: www.ice.cam.ac.uk or telephone 01223 746262 Linda Fisher, Academic Programme Manager on 01223 746218 Sandy Haylock, Programme Administrator on 01223 746227 Tutor biography Mark read for an Archaeology degree at the University of Southampton and then continued to research a PhD on the spatial layouts of the houses of Roman Pompeii. His research has been published as a British Archaeological Report and as series of journal articles. From 2002 he coordinated Southampton University s part-time, Archaeology Certificate for adult continuing education students, until the programme s closure in 2011. University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall, Cambridge, CB23 8AQ www.ice.cam.ac.uk
Course Programme: Friday 8 February 2013 Please plan to arrive between 16:30 and 18:30. You can meet other course members in the bar which opens at 18:15. Tea and Coffee making facilities are available in the study bedrooms. 19:00 Dinner 20:30 22:00 Introduction: destruction and recovery of Pompeii 22:00 Terrace bar open for informal discussion Saturday 9 February 2013 08:00 Breakfast 09:00 10:30 The origins of Pompeii: history and development 10:30 Coffee 11:00 12:30 The Forum 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Free 16:00 Tea 16:30 18:00 Religion and ritual in Pompeii 19:00 Dinner 20:30 22:00 Entertainment and politics in Pompeii 22:00 Terrace bar open for informal discussion Sunday 10 February 2013 08:00 Breakfast 09:00 10:30 Houses and identity 10:30 Coffee 11:00 12:30 The working city: life in Pompeii 12:45 Lunch The course will disperse after lunch
Course syllabus Buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79, Pompeii is the most complete example of a Roman city to have survived. The unique conditions of preservation at Pompeii have allowed for the survival of evidence found nowhere else and this unit will introduce you to that evidence and explore with you how it enhances our understanding of Roman society and culture. You will begin by examining the destruction of Pompeii before moving on to consider how the city has been excavated since its rediscovery in 1748. You will be able to assess the state of the archaeology of Pompeii today and consider the issues concerning the preservation and conservation of the site. You will then be able to explore the layout of the city, starting with the key public buildings and spaces: the forum, temples, baths, theatres, the amphitheatre and the streets and shops before considering what these structures can tell us about public life in Pompeii. You will then be able to examine the numerous private houses in Pompeii and investigate such key aspects of them such as their architecture and wall decoration, before giving thought to the significance of these dwellings for our understanding of Roman society and culture and the relationship between public and private space. Themes such as politics, identity, religion, morality, time and the economy will help you learn how the different surviving elements of Pompeii functioned as a whole and how they throw light on to life in the city. At all times you will have the opportunity to consider how new theoretical approaches and methods are changing the way the evidence from Pompeii is being interpreted. Aims: To introduce you the history of Pompeii (c. 7 th century BC - AD79), as understood through the abundant archaeological and historical evidence for the site. To examine with you how material from Pompeii was preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79 and how this material has been retrieved and treated since the city s rediscovery in 1748. To encourage you to explore how the evidence from Pompeii has enhanced our understanding of Roman society and culture. To enable you to consider how new data and approaches are changing the way in which the evidence from Pompeii is analysed and interpreted. Content: Buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, Pompeii is the most complete example of a Roman city to have survived. This course will introduce you to Pompeii and explore what life was like in a 1st c. AD Roman town. You will begin by examining the destruction of Pompeii before considering how the city has been excavated since its rediscovery in 1748. You will then be able to explore the layout of the city, starting with the key public buildings and spaces before considering what these structures can tell us about public life in Pompeii. You will then be able to examine the numerous houses in Pompeii, before giving thought to the significance of these dwellings for our understanding of private life. At all times you will be able to consider how the evidence from Pompeii is being interpreted in light of modern theories. Presentation of the course: Teaching methods include a combination of informal lectures, small group exercises and discussion, with the opportunity for students to ask questions. Lectures are supported with visual aids (PowerPoint presentations) and hand-outs.
Outcomes: As a result of the course, within the constraints of the time available, students should be able to: understand the history of Pompeii (c. 7 th century BC - AD79), as understood through the abundant archaeological and historical evidence for the site. evaluate how material from Pompeii was preserved by eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE and how this material has been retrieved and treated since the city s rediscovery in 1748. comprehend how the evidence from Pompeii has enhanced our understanding of Roman society and culture. demonstrate how new data and approaches are changing the way in which the evidence from Pompeii is analysed and interpreted.
Reading and resources list Listed below are a number of texts that might be of interest for future reference, but do not need to be bought (or consulted) for the course. Author Title Publisher and date Beard, M. Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town. (2009) London: Profile Books. Berry, J. London The Complete Pompeii 2007. Thames & Hudson Bon, E. and Jones, R. (Eds.) Sequence and Space in Pompeii (1997) Oxbow Monograph 77, Oxford: Oxbow Books. Cooley, A. and M. Pompeii: A Sourcebook (2004) London: Dobbins, J. and Foss P (eds.). The World of Pompeii (2007) London: Laurence, R. Roman Pompeii: Space and Society (1994) London: Richardson, L. Pompeii: An Architectural History (1988) Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Wallace-Hadrill, A. 1994 Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum (1994) Princeton: Princeton UP Zanker, P. Pompeii: Public and Private Life (1998) Cambridge Mass: Havard University Press Note Students of the Institute of Continuing Education are entitled to 20% discount on books published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) which are purchased at the Press bookshop, 1 Trinity Street, Cambridge (Mon-Sat 9am 5:30pm, Sun 11am 5pm). A letter or email confirming acceptance on to a current Institute course should be taken as evidence of enrolment. Information correct as of January 2013