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Campus | Bryn Mawr |
Semester | Spring 2020 |
Registration ID | ARCHB252001 |
Course Title | Pompeii |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Classical Studies |
Instructor | Tasopoulou,Evrydiki |
Times and Days | TTh 09:55am-11:15am
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Room Location | CARP21 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2433 Introduces students to a nearly intact archaeological site whose destruction by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 C.E. was recorded by contemporaries. The discovery of Pompeii in the mid-1700s had an enormous impact on 18th- and 19th-century views of the Roman past as well as styles and preferences of the modern era. Informs students in classical antiquity, urban life, city structure, residential architecture, home decoration and furnishing, wall painting, minor arts and craft and mercantile activities within a Roman city. Approach: Inquiry into the Past (IP); Haverford: Humanities (HU) ( ) |
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