28799 - Archaeology and History of Ancient Greek Art (LM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students are going to have an in-depth knowledge of several fields of Greek Civilization during the First Millennium b. C. and they are going to understand methodological instruments to interpret archeological data, in their topographic, historical and cultural context. Learning research methods and instruments allow students to analyze independently a research topic, on archaeological data, involving not only Greece itself, but also those areas where Greeks founded apoikiai or where they get in touch - from East to West - with non-Greek people.

Course contents

Module 1: Topography of Athens. Origin and development of the city (from the Micenian period to the Silla siege outlines on the main sanctuaries, starting from the polyadic one on the Acropolis; Archaia agora and the subsequent one of the Kerameikos; city walls; necropoleis and ergasteria location. Analysis of the most important monuments.

 

Module 2: Craft production in Athens. Production structures from the Protogeometric to the classical period: topography, archaeological data and techniques for marble manufacturing, metal fusion and pottery production. Ergasteria functioning and organization, social status of artisans: these topics are going to be investigated on the basis of recent publications.

Readings/Bibliography

In order to prepare to the exam (6 and 12 CFU) a basic knowledge of archaeology and Greek art history is required; those who have never taken exams on Greek Archaeology or Greek and Roman Archaeology have to study the following texts, besides the below-mentioned bibliography:

- G.Bejor, M.Castoldi, C.Lambrugo, Arte greca, Milano 2013, pp.33-60;75-147;209-245;263-304;317-371;381-451;467-470.

Program for 6 CFU (module 1): 

- for those students attending classes: class notes and a specific subject to be agreed with the professor;

- for those students not attending classes:

E.Greco, Topografia di Atene. Sviluppo urbano e monumenti dalle origini al III sec. d.C. (SATAA I.1), Atene-Paestum 2010, pp. 53-207.

Program for 12 CFU (module 2) besides the above-mentioned texts for the 6 CFU exam:

- for those students attending classes: class notes and the following reading:

A. Mazarakis Ainian, Des quartiers spécialisés d’artisans à l’époque géométrique?, in A. Esposito, G. Sanidas, «Quartiers» artisanaux en Grèce ancienne. Une perspective méditerranéenne, Lille 2012, pp. 125-154.

M.C. Monaco, Dix an aprè: nouvelle données et considérations à propos du Céramique d’Athènes, in A. Esposito, G. Sanidas, «Quartiers» artisanaux en Grèce ancienne. Une perspective méditerranéenne, Lille 2012, pp. 155-174.

M. C. Monaco, Allenare i giovani, fare filosofia dei giardini, venerare gli dei, produrre ceramica, seppellire i morti: considerazioni preliminari sul proasteion di Atene in età classica, in P. Darcque, R. Étienne, A.-M. Giumier-Sorbets, Proasteion. Recherches sur le périurbain dans le monde grec, Paris 2013, pp. 31-61.

M. Scafuro, L’area tra il Kolonos Agoraios e l’Areopago dall’XI al VI sec. a.C. Contesti e aree funzionali (SATAA 8), Atene-Paestum 2015, pp. 149-160.

G. M. Sanidas, La production artisanale en Grèce. Une approche spatiale et topographique à partir des exemples de l’Attique et du Péloponnèse du VIIe au Ier siècle avant J.-C. , Paris 2013, pp. 10-24, 29-31, 108-110.

- students not attending classes are going to add:

G. M. Sanidas, La production artisanale en Grèce. Une approche spatiale et topographique à partir des exemples de l’Attique et du Péloponnèse du VIIe au Ier siècle avant J.-C. , Paris 2013, pp. 41-110 and G. Bejor, M. Castoldi, C. Lambrugo, E. Panero, Botteghe e artigiani. Marmorari, bronzisti, ceramisti e vetrai nell’antichità classica, Milano 2012, pp. 1-129 (capp. 1-3).

 

All the books are available at the library of the Department of History, Cultures and Civilization - Archaeology section, Piazza S. Giovanni in Monte, 2 Bologna

Teaching methods

Teaching is based on lectures, during which there are going to be several opportunities to discuss topics of interest for students and useful to enhance their learning outcomes. A visit to the Archaeological Museum of Bologna is planned to integrate lectures of module 2. For those students who may be interested, it is possible to integrate the content of the course with practical activities in laboratory (according to the Department educational offer).

Assessment methods

The evaluation consists on an oral examination, during which the teacher is going to ask questions, with the support of images related to those topics illustrated and debated at lectures and/or found in the bibliography. Student's assessment is based on his/her ability to refer the acquired knowledge by using the appropriate terminology and by framing consistently the asked topic in its related period (from the Protogeometric to the Hellenistic period). It is therefore requested a deep knowledge of the above-mentioned bibliography, according to the specific indications for students attending/not attending classes.

Teaching tools

During classes, the teacher is going to use power point presentations. Illustrative (paper or digital) material on the images analyzed in class is going to be available for attending students at the end of the course.

Students who take the 6 CFU exam have to attend classes only for module 1 (Prof. A. M. Brizzolara; first day of classes September 26th 2016)

Office hours

See the website of Vincenzo Baldoni

See the website of Anna Maria Brizzolara