Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the origins and development of urban culture in the Mediterranean world from the Neolithic period to the Roman empire
- evaluate archaeology, art, and texts as sources of information on urban life in antiquity
- identify and analyse key types of buildings and monuments from ancient urban environments
- compare and contrast aspects of the built environment, social organisation, and infrastructure of ancient cities, orally and in writing
Indicative Module Content:
Topics to be covered include some or all of:
Neolithic Near East
Sumer
Egypt
Aegean Bronze Age
Persepolis
Athens
Pergamon
Alexandria
Rome
Ostia
Pompeii
NB - this is an indicative list and topics are subject to change