| This seminar examines the "Romanization" of Greek-speaking western Asia Minor. How did the well-established and sophisticated civic culture of this region respond to Roman rule? How did the cities themselves embody or enact this response? The course will concentrate on architecture and urban development; subjects to be investigated include the architecture of the imperial cult, and the private sponsorship of public buildings. The seminar will consider, among others, the case of Aphrodisias, a city that prospered all through the Roman era, and one whose monuments are both unusually well-preserved and unusually well-documented by inscriptions. Students will be expected to participate actively in class discussion of the assigned readings, to give one 15-minute and one 45-minute in-class presentation, and to write an end-of-term research paper. |
