FF:DSBcB023 The Rome of Augustus - Course Information
DSBcB023 The Campus Martius and the Ara Pacis Augustae: the Rome of Augustus and the Quest for Immortality
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 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
- there are 16 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- 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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