# Roman Architecture

- Institution: Yale University
- Department: History of Art
- Teacher: Diana E. E. Kleiner
- Term: Spring 2009
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [Open Yale Courses](https://oyc.yale.edu/history-of-art/hsar-252)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://oyc.yale.edu/history-of-art/hsar-252#syllabus)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

This course is an introduction to the great buildings and engineering marvels of Rome and its empire, with an emphasis on urban planning and individual monuments and their decoration, including mural painting. While architectural developments in Rome, Pompeii, and Central Italy are highlighted, the course also provides a survey of sites and structures in what are now North Italy, Sicily, France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, and North Africa. The lectures are illustrated with over 1,500 images, many from Professor Kleiner's personal collection.

## Lectures

1. [It Takes a City: The Founding of Rome and the Beginnings of Urbanism in Italy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hsar-252/a8788aaafdf9) (Audio)
2. [Technology and Revolution in Roman Architecture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hsar-252/d81a998d580b) (Audio)
3. [Civic Life Interrupted: Nightmare and Destiny on August 24, A.D. 79](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hsar-252/54146a8931d1) (Audio)
4. [Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: Houses and Villas at Pompeii](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hsar-252/9b10d10fc9d7) (Audio)
5. [Habitats at Herculaneum and Early Roman Interior Decoration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hsar-252/ad6d00d4a15c) (Audio)
6. [Gilding the Lily: Painting Palaces and Villas in the First Century A.D.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hsar-252/d9ac0c62d165) (Audio)
7. [Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeian Walls](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hsar-252/25a42c4aa212) (Audio)
8. [From Brick to Marble: Augustus Assembles Rome](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hsar-252/6ee248c16b60) (Audio)
9. [Accessing Afterlife: Tombs of Roman Aristocrats, Freedmen, and Slaves](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hsar-252/dd0fe2400848) (Audio)
10. [The Creation of an Icon: The Colosseum and Contemporary Architecture in Rome](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hsar-252/f308e131b3e7) (Audio)
11. [The Prince and the Palace: Human Made Divine on the Palatine Hill](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hsar-252/b836aa7e5016) (Audio)
12. [Discovering the Roman Provinces and Designing a Roman City](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hsar-252/8d33399189db) (Audio)
13. [The Mother of All Forums: Civic Architecture in Rome under Trajan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hsar-252/88386c134dcf) (Audio)
14. [Bigger Is Better: The Baths of Caracalla and Other Second- and Third-Century Buildings in Rome](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hsar-252/618b07883190) (Audio)
15. [Hometown Boy: Honoring an Emperor's Roots in Roman North Africa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hsar-252/ef8b7bfb0846) (Audio)
16. [Baroque Extravaganzas: Rock Tombs, Fountains, and Sanctuaries in Jordan, Lebanon, and Libya](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/hsar-252/0de69c4de1b8) (Audio)