TAD2135

The Mediterranean and its visual culture

(A&D)

Not offered in 2001

8 points + 130 hours of lectures, tutorials, and site visits on location in Europe and 78 hours of independent study + Summer semester + Caulfield + Prerequisites: TAD1101, TAD1102, or permission + Prohibitions: TAD2125

Synopsis: The development of Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Arab culture around the Mediterranean. Archaeological sites surrounding early Greek settlement and the relationship between these and the Greek mainland. The legacy of Roman and Byzantine occupation, the impact of Arab culture and the developments of the Normans, Schwarbians, Angevins, Ottomans and Spanish in the changing social, political and artistic mix of Mediterranean countries. Places visited include Palermo, Cefalu, Monreale, Agrigento, Silinunte, Enna, Piazza Armerina, Syracuse, Taormina, Messina, Naples, Herculaneum, Pompeii, Tivoli and Rome.

Assessment: Essay (3000 words): 50% + Research book (3000 words): 50%