75769 - Archaeology of the Late Antique and Byzantine Mediterranean

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, through the analysis of specific topics relating to Late antique and Byzantine archaeology in relation to the society and the culture of the period, the students know the methodology and the content. They know how to set up a research with an appropriate method. They know how to use different sources - archaeological, epigraphic and literary - and a proper scientific bibliography.

Course contents

Lessons start on  5/02/2020

Wed 11-13, Thu-Fry 9-11. Aula Gualandi, San Giovanni in Monte Piano Terra Piazza S.Giovanni in Monte, 2 - Bologna

The first two lessons will introduce a preliminary bibliography to Late Antique Archaeology and Art.

PART A: Archaeology of Athens. The module aims to analyze the development of Athens in the Late Antique and Byzantine periodthrough the archaeological sources.
PART B: Some significant examples of Late Antique and Byzantine cities in the Mediterranean will be examined and discussed, especially considering transition between the pagan and the christian city. This second module (Archaeology of the late ancient and Byzantine Mediterranean: cultural and religious melting pots in the late antique East), will be held in English by prof. Y. Deligiannakis (Open University, Cyprus) thanks to a visiting professor grant offered by CARISBO

Readings/Bibliography

PART A (attending students): I. Baldini, Sistema palaziale ed edifici amministrativi in età protobizantina: il settore settentrionale dell’Agorà di Atene, in Ocnus 11, 2004, pp. 9-23;Ead. La fine del santuario e la cristianizzazione, in E. Lippolis, Mysteria. Archeologia e culto del santuario di Demetra ad Eleusi, Milano, 2006, pp. 287-300; I. Baldini, Atene: la città cristiana, in L.M. Caliò, E. Lippolis, V. Parisi (eds.), Gli Ateniesi e il loro modello di città, Roma 2014, pp. 309-322; I. Baldini, E. Bazzechi, About the meaning of fortifications in late antique cities: the case of Athens in context, in R. Frederiksen et alii (eds.), Focus on Fortifications, Oxford 2016, pp. 696-711; I. Baldini, Architettura e arredi nelle case tardoantiche di Atene, in Abitare nel Mediterraneo tardoantico, Bari 2018, pp. 523-534.

PART A (non attending students) I. Baldini, Sistema palaziale ed edifici amministrativi in età protobizantina: il settore settentrionale dell’Agorà di Atene, in Ocnus 11, 2004, pp. 9-23; Ead. La fine del santuario e la cristianizzazione, in E. Lippolis, Mysteria. Archeologia e culto del santuario di Demetra ad Eleusi, Milano, 2006, pp. 287-300;I. Baldini, Atene: la città cristiana, in L.M. Caliò, E. Lippolis, V. Parisi (eds.), Gli Ateniesi e il loro modello di città, Roma 2014, pp. 309-322; N. Tsoniotis, Lo scavo del lato est dell'Agorà romana di Atene (2000-2003): dati stratigrafici e risultati, ibid., pp. 323-336; E. Bazzechi, Il Ceramico in età tardoantica: sviluppo topografico e mutamenti funzionali, ibid., pp. 337-350; I. Baldini, E. Bazzechi, About the meaning of fortifications in late antique cities: the case of Athens in context, in R. Frederiksen, S. Muth, P. Schneider, M. Schnelle (eds.), Focus on Fortifications, Oxford 2016, pp. 696-711; I. Baldini, Architettura e arredi nelle case tardoantiche di Atene, in Abitare nel Mediterraneo tardoantico (a cura di I. Baldini, C. Sfameni), Bari 2018, pp. 523-534.

PART B (attendants students): a specific bibliography will be indicated before the beginning of the lessons

PART B (non attendants students): a specific bibliography will be indicated before the beginning of the lessons

Teaching methods

Students will be involved in the discussion of the topics.

 

Assessment methods

The exam includes an oral interview, during which the student will discuss the issues dealt with. The candidate shall demonstrate an adequate knowledge of the main issues. The interview will be at the same time an opportunity to assess the candidates' ability to orient themselves within the content of the discipline. Any doubts about the characteristics of the test can be resolved, before the exam, by being present during other students' exams.

Top marks will be awarded to students displaying an overall understanding of the topics discussed during the course, combined with a critical approach to the material and a confident and effective use of the appropriate terminology.
Average marks will be awarded to students who have memorized the main points of the material and is able to summarize them satisfactorily and provide an effective critical commentary while failing to display a complete command of the appropriate terminology.
Students will be deemed to have failed the exam if they display significant errors in his understanding and failure to grasp the overall outlines of the subject, together with a poor command of the appropriate terminology.

It may be useful to attend - as spectators - the exam sessions, which are public.

Teaching tools

During the lessons professor will use visual media, especially power point that the student can download at the end of the course.

Links to further information

http://www.unibo.it/docenti/isabella.baldini

Office hours

See the website of Isabella Baldini

See the website of Georgios Deligiannakis