| CODE | ARC3010 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Palaeochristian and Byzantine Archaeology | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Classics and Archaeology | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is intended as an introduction to Palaeochristian and Byzantine archaeology. The main focus is Italy and the Western Mediterranean with an emphasis on the burial complexes(catacombs) and early churches of Rome, Sicily and North Africa. Study-unit Aims 1. To provide students with an overview of the principal cultural manifestations of the Palaeochristian and Byzantine period in Italy and the Western Mediterranean more generally until the seventh century AD. 2. To ground the historical overview of the period in the epigraphic and archaeological sources. 3. To discuss the changing cultural, political, artistic and architectural landscapes for the Palaeochristian and the Byzantine periods. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Recognize the main cultural manifestations of the Palaeochristian and Byzantine period; 2. Gain a sound working knowledge on the archaeological remains and monuments pertaining to the period under review; 3. Analyse and compare cultural, architectural, and artistic cross-cultural currents influencing the Palaeochristian and the Byzantine periods until the seventh century AD. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Develop a better understanding of the Later Roman Empire; 2. Obtain a practical working experience on the Palaeochristian and Byzantine fields of study; 3. Identify future research topics. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Curran, J.(2007) Pagan City and the Christian Capital: Rome in the fourth century. Oxford: Clarendon Press. [UOM Library/Faculty of Arts Library BR205.C87] Hertling, L., Kirschbaum, E.(1990) The Roman Catacombs. London: Darton, Longman & Todd. Reece, R. (1999) The Later Roman Empire- An Archaeology AD150-600. Gloucestershire: Tempus Publishing Ltd. [UOM Library DE59.R4] Stevenson, J. (1978) The Catacombs- Rediscovered monuments of Early Christianity. Hampshire: Thames and Hudson. [UOM Library CCN705.Av.91] |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | In TAKING THIS UNIT YOU CANNOT TAKE ART1007 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Seminar | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Keith Buhagiar |
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