DSBcB023 The Campus Martius and the Ara Pacis Augustae: the Rome of Augustus and the Quest for Immortality

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/8/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
dr. Dan-Tudor Ionescu (lecturer), Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Melounová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 24. 10. 15:50–17:25 K23, 17:30–19:05 K32, Tue 25. 10. 17:30–20:45 A21, Wed 26. 10. 12:30–15:45 K21, Thu 27. 10. 15:50–19:05 A21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students will be well acquainted with the topography of the Campus Martius in Rome at the beginning of the Principate; they will get a good insight into the Roman imperial propaganda.
Syllabus
  • 1. The Principate of Augustus: Political Regime, Ideology, and Social Realities (includindg an introduction to the period of Civil Wars following the death of Julius Caesar)
  • 2. Augustus and Roman Religion: Octavian’s political mythology, the cult of Apollo and Octavian’s Divine Patrons
  • 3. The Augustan Monuments on the Campus Martius: Mausoleum Augusti, Horologium/Meridianum Solarium Augusti, Ustrinum Augusti, Ara Pacis Augustae, and the Pantheon of Marcus Agrippa
  • 4. Elements of Augustan Art: a Case Study, the Ara Pacis Augustae. Conclusions
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ALFÖLDY, G. The Horologium of Augustus and its Model at Alexandria. JRA 2011, 24, 1, pp. 96-98.
  • BUCHNER, E. Horologium Solarium Augusti. In Kaiser Augustus und die Verlorene Republik, pp. 240-244.
  • BUDDE, L. Ara Pacis Augustae: Der Friedensaltar des Augustus. Hannover: Tauros Press, 1957.
  • BÜSING, H. Ranke und Figur an der Ara Pacis Augustae. AA, 1977, 2, pp. 247-257.
  • CAFIERO, M. L. Ara Pacis Augustae. Roma: Palombi Itinerari didattici d’arte e di cultura, 1989.
  • CANEVA, G. Il Codice Botanico di Augusto Roma-Ara Pacis Parlare al Popolo attraverso le Immagini della Natura/The Augustus Botanical Code Rome-Ara Pacis Speaking to the People through the Images of Nature. Roma: Gangemi Editore, 2010.
  • CANFORA, Luciano. Gaius Iulius Caesar : demokratický diktátor. Translated by Petr Kyloušek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2007, 445 s. ISBN 9788070219010. info
  • CANFORA, Luciano. La prima marcia su Roma. 1a ed. Roma: GLF editori Laterza, 2009, 87 s. ISBN 9788842089704. info
  • CARANDINI, A. Le case del potere nell'antica Roma. Roma; Bari: Laterza, 2010.
  • CARANDINI, A.; BRUNO, D. La Casa di Augusto dai “Lupercalia” al Natale. Roma; Bari: Laterza, 2008.
  • COARELLI, F. Il Campo Marzio dalle Origini alla Fine della Repubblica. Roma: Quasar, 1997. Vol. 1.
  • CASTRIOTA, D. The Ara Pacis Augustae and the Imagery of Abundance in Later Greek and Early Roman Imperial Art. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1995.
  • CONLIN, D. A. The Artists of the Ara Pacis The Process of Hellenization in Roman Relief Sculpture. Chapel Hill London: : The University of North Carolina Press, 1997.
  • DARDENAY, A. Les Mythes Fondateurs de Rome Image et Politique dans L’Occident Romain. Paris : Éditions Picard A. et J. Picard, 2010.
  • ECK, Werner. Augustus a jeho doba. Translated by Vlastimil Drbal. Vydání první. V Praze: Vyšehrad, 2004, 118 stran. ISBN 8070216883. info
  • FRASCHETTI, A. Augusto. Roma; Bari: Laterza, 1998. (4a ed. 2007)
  • GALINSKY, K. Augustan Culture: An Interpretive Introduction. Princeton University Press, 1996.
  • The Cambridge companion to the age of Augustus. Edited by Karl Galinsky. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, xvii, 407. ISBN 0521003938. info
  • GARDTHAUSEN, V. E. Der Altar des Kaiserfriedens Ara Pacis Augustae. Leipzig: Veit&Comp., 1908.
  • GATTI, G. Ara Pacis Augustae: le vicende. Roma: Del Tritone, 1970.
  • HAMMOND, M. The AugustanPrincipate in Theory and Practice during the Julio-Claudian Period. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1933.
  • HANNAH, R. The Horologium of Augustus as a Sundial. JRA, 2011, 24, 1, pp. 87-95.
  • HASELBERGER, L. A Debate on the Horologium of Augustus: controversy and Clarifications. JRA, 2011, 24, 1, pp. 47-73.
  • HASELBERGER, L.; AUBER, P. A. et al. The Horologium of Augustus: debate and Context. Portsmouth: R.I., 2014. JRA Supplementary Series 99.
  • HESBERG, H. v. Das Mausoleum des Augustus. In Kaiser Augustus und die Verlorene Republik, pp. 245-251.
  • HESLIN, P. J. Augustus, Domitian, and the so-called Horologium Augusti. JRS, 2007, 97, pp. 1-20.
  • HESLIN, P. J. The Augustus Code: a response to L. Haselberger. JRA, 2011, 24, 1, pp. 74-77.
  • HICKSON, F. V. Augustus Triumphator Manipulation of the Triumphal Theme in the Political Program of Augustus. Latomus, 1991, 1, pp. 124-138.
  • HOLLIDAY, P. J. Time, History, and Ritual on the Ara Pacis Augustae. Abull, 1990, 72, 4, pp. 542-557.
  • KOEPPEL, G. M. The Third Man: restoration Problems on the North Frieze of the Ara Pacis Augustae. JRA, 1992, 5, pp. 216-218.
  • KRAUS, Th. Die Ranken der Ara Pacis Ein Beitrag zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der augusteischen Ornamentik. Berlin: Mann, 1953.
  • MORETTI, G. L’Ara Pacis Augustae. Roma: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, 2007.
  • POLACCO, E. Ara Pacis Augustae: una Forma, un’ Idea. In Atti, tom. 101, Classe di Scienze Morali, Lettere ed Arti. Venezia: Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, 1991/1992. pp. 9-31.
  • POLLINI, J. Frieden-durch-Sieg-Ideologie und die Ara Pacis Augustae: Bildrhetorik und die Schöpfung einer dynastischen Erzählweise. In BIETAK, M.; SCHWARZ, M. (eds) Krieg und Sieg Narrative Wanddarstellungen ... Wien 2002, pp. 137-157.
  • POLLINI, J. The Ideology of “Peace through Victory” and the Ara Pacis Augustae: visual Rhetoric and the Creation of a Dynastic Narrative. In POLLINI, J. (ed.) From Republic to Empire: rhetoric, Religion, and Power... Norman 2012.
  • SCHÜTZ, M. Zur Sonnenuhr des Augustus auf dem Marsfeld Eine Auseinandersetzung mit E. Buchners Rekonstruktion und seiner Deutung der Ausgrabungsergebnisse, aus der Sicht eines Physikers. Gymnasium, 1990, 97, pp. 432-457.
  • SCHÜTZ, M. Der Capricorn als Sternzeichen des Augustus. A&A, 1991, 37, pp. 55-67.
  • SCHÜTZ, M. The Horologium on the Campus Martius Reconsidered. JRA, 2011, 24, 1, pp. 78-86.
  • ZANKER, P. Un arte per l'impero: funzione e intenzione delle immagini nel mondo romano. Milano: Mondadori Electa, 2002.
  • ZANKER, P. Arte Romana. Roma; Bari: Laterza, 2008.
  • ZANKER, Paul. The Power of Images in the Age of Augustus. Transl. by Alan Shapiro. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 1990.
  • Kaiser Augustus und die Verlorene Republik: eine Ausstellung in Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin 7. Juni-14 August 1988 Berlin-Kulturstadt Europas. Mainz am Rhein: Ph. Von Zabern, 1988.
  • TERIO, Simonetta. Der Steinbock als Herrschaftszeichen des Augustus. Münster: Aschendorff, 2006, viii, 305. ISBN 3402008718. info
    not specified
  • AA Archäologischer Anzeiger;A&A Antike und Abendland; ABull The Art Bulletin; JRA Journal of Roman Archeology; JRS Journal of Roman Studies
Teaching methods
Introductory lecture, seminars.
Assessment methods
Oral presentation - student chooses one of the topics that were discussed in the lessons.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught only once.
General note: Předmět je vyučován v angličtině.
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