HIST 386: Topics in History

HIST 386-DL1: Design of Cities, Pompeii
(Spring 2021)

01:30 PM to 02:45 PM MW

Online

Section Information for Spring 2021

Since its rediscovery over 200 years ago, the Roman city of Pompeii has fascinated the modern world.  This minor Roman town, entombed by a volcanic eruption in AD 79, has fired the imagination of both scholars and artists.  As an example of Roman civilization, Pompeii gives us a view into a past society that has had a tremendous impact on Western European and North American architecture, art, law and literature.  This class will use the unparalleled physical remains of Pompeii’s art, architecture and infrastructure as well as primary Roman literary source material in translation to explore the complex urban and cultural environment of this ancient civilization.  Class discussion, critical reading of sources, visual analysis, application of critical ideas may all play significant parts in our multi-disciplinary approach to interpreting this familiar yet “foreign” culture. This course satisfies the Mason Arts Core requirement. In Spring 2021, the class will be offered as an online synchronous course.

HIST 386 DL1 is a distance education section.

Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 1-6

Study of historical topics of special interest. Notes: Topics announced in advance. May be repeated for credit when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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