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| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2024 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Brandon McDonald (brandon.mcdonald@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | This course is a survey of urbanism across the ancient Mediterranean region from Archaic Greece to late antiquity. We will explore the heart of urban settlements, from those lining the shores of the Mediterranean Sea to the multitude lying much further inland. Investigations of how and when complex Mediterranean settlements emerged, the societal structures that facilitated their rise and maintained (but not always) their stature, and the architectural structures which defined them. Sites of interest and investigation include, but are not limited to: Athens, Rome, Carthage, Alexandria, Londinium, Lepcis Magna, Tripolitania, Antioch, Constantinople, Ravenna. Key topics include: evolution from village to city; what constitutes a city?; city planning and layout; architectural phenomena (e.g. the Parthenon, Roman Forum, the Pantheon, Library of Alexandria, the harbor of Carthage); population; state/social organisation and management; economic frameworks; social and commercial spaces; religious/cultic spaces. |
| Lernziele | The main objectives of this course include to gain an understanding of: - The diverse cities/settlements and monumental structures of the Ancient Mediterranean region, including terminology - The development and evolution of ancient Mediterranean building and city planning techniques and their impact on urbanism as we know it - Proper use of archaeological evidence, particularly architectural elements, for historical interpretations of urbanism - The significance of interdisciplinarity in historical analyses; that is, using all evidence at at one’s disposal – written, archaeological, and scientific – to form a most complete picture of past events - Scholarly interpretations of ancient accounts, documents and archaeological evidence, and potential biases within these interpretations - Comparative research – that is, how Ancient Mediterranean Urbanism relates to the world today and why it matters |
| Literatur | - Martin-McAuliffe, S. L., & Millette, D. M. (Eds.). (2017). Ancient urban planning in the Mediterranean: new research directions. Routledge. - Hanson, J. W. (2016). An Urban Geography of the Roman World, 100 BC to AD 300. Archaeopress. - Moeller, N. (2016). The archaeology of urbanism in ancient Egypt: From the predynastic period to the end of the Middle Kingdom. Cambridge University Press. - Redon, B. (2019). New architectural practices and urbanism. A Companion to Greco‐Roman and Late Antique Egypt, 519-532. - Hakim, B. (2016). Mediterranean urbanism. Heidelberg: Springer. - Ward-Perkins, J. B. (1948). “Severan Art and Architecture at Lepcis Magna.” The Journal of Roman Studies, 38(1-2): 59-80. - Sewell, J. (2010). The formation of Roman urbanism, 338-200 BC: between contemporary foreign influence and Roman tradition. Journal of Roman archaeology. - Millett, M. (2024). Approaches to Roman urbanism in Italy: the example of Falerii Novi. Roman Urbanism in Italy: Recent Discoveries and New Directions, 5, 7. - Goodman, P. (2006). The Roman city and its periphery: from Rome to Gaul. Routledge. - Alston, R. D. (1997). Urbanism and the urban community in Roman Egypt. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 83(1), 199-216. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Dienstag | 16.15-17.45 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 01 |
| Module |
Modul: Aufbau Alte Geschichte (Bachelor Studienfach: Geschichte) Modul: Epochen der europäischen Geschichte: Alte Geschichte (Master Studiengang: Europäische Geschichte in globaler Perspektive ) Modul: Griechische Geschichte BA (Bachelor Studiengang: Altertumswissenschaften) Modul: Griechische Geschichte BA (Bachelor Studienfach: Altertumswissenschaften) Modul: Griechische Geschichte MA (Master Studienfach: Alte Geschichte) Modul: Römische Geschichte BA (Bachelor Studienfach: Altertumswissenschaften) Modul: Römische Geschichte BA (Bachelor Studiengang: Altertumswissenschaften) Modul: Römische Geschichte MA (Master Studienfach: Alte Geschichte) Modul: Theorie und Methoden der Alten Geschichte (Bachelor Studiengang: Altertumswissenschaften) Modul: Theorie und Methoden der Alten Geschichte (Bachelor Studienfach: Altertumswissenschaften) Modul: Vertiefung in Alter Geschichte (Master Studienfach: Alte Geschichte) Modul: Vertiefung in Geschichte und Altertumswissenschaften BA (Bachelor Studienfach: Altertumswissenschaften) Modul: Vertiefung in Geschichte und Altertumswissenschaften BA (Bachelor Studiengang: Altertumswissenschaften) Modul: Vertiefung in Geschichte und Altertumswissenschaften MA (Master Studienfach: Alte Geschichte) Wahlbereich Master Geschichte: Empfehlungen (Master Studienfach: Geschichte) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | You are graded on attendance, participation and a class presentation. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Alte Geschichte |