U N I V E R S I T Y O F P E N N S Y L V A N I A
City and Landscape of Roman Corinth
Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
625
Classical Studies 625
Fall 1998
D. G. Romano
The graduate seminar examined the literary, historical and archaeological
evidence for the Roman city and surrounding territorium. Emphasis was given
to the planning and evolution of the Caesarian colony of 44 B.C. as well as the
Flavian colony of the 70's A.D. Some of the results of the Corinth Computer Project,
1988-present, were incorporated into the seminar and used as a vehicle for discussion
and further study.
Each of the students were assigned individual buildings and structures of the Roman forum.
Their term project comprised a detailed architectural analysis of the building
including a discussion of its chronological phases, its location in the forum
and exactly how the building worked with respect to the other structures in the
forum. Another objective was to compare the building or structure with other known
examples in the Roman world. Each student was asked to include an Autocad drawing
of some element of the building or a part of their project. Instruction in Autocad
was part of the curriculum of the seminar and was given by Nicholas L. Stapp, Research
Associate, Corinth Computer Project.
Each student delivered a report on the subject of their building or structure
and submitted a detailed 25-30 page paper. The seminar was enhanced by having
a number of guest lecturers:
Guest Lecturers
| Gus Fahey |
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Elements of GIS in Roman Corinth |
| Leslie Kaplan |
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17th-19th century Corinth |
| Betsey Robinson |
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Peirene Fountain House |
| Dr. Paul Scotton |
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Julian Basilica |
| Dr. Guy Sanders |
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(via PC video conference from Athens, Greece) Results of recent excavations in Corinth and implications for the Roman city |
Participants
Post-Baccalaureate Auditors