Information Package / Course Catalogue
Roman Sculpture I
Course Code: ARK449
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Overview and interpretation to early Roman Art, effects to Etruscan and Roman arts, sculpture of Republican and early Imperial period, dynasties the rule of the Roman and their arts, starting of Julio-Claudian Period, Aimed to study the art of Roman sculpture in public and civil sculpture.

Course Content

Starting from Republic and Early Imperial Period of Roman, typological and stylistic aspects of the art of the sculpture to be addressed.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Aslı SARAÇOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.Roman political history, geography and architectural context
2.Sculpture typology, monuments, eclectizm, portraits of Roman Imperial period
3.Roman republican arts and its precursors
4.Portraits of Roman Republican period
5.Sculpture styles and findings of Caesar period
6.Currents and fashions of early Imperial sculpture
Recommended or Required Reading
1.• D. Kleiner, Roman Sculpture, Yale University, 1992
2.O. Akşit, Roma İmparatorluk Tarihi, İstanbul, 1985.
3.J. İnan, Perge’nin Roma Devri Heykeltraşlığı I, İstanbul, 2000.
4.J. İnan, Perge’nin Roma Devri Heykeltraşlığı II, İstanbul, 2003.
5.J. İnan, Side’nin Roma Devri Heykeltraşlığı, Ankara, 1975.
6.S.R.F. Price, Rituel ve İktidar, & Küçük Asya’da Roma İmparatorluk Kültü, 8Çev. T. Esin), 2004.
7.S. Ayberk, Metropolis Ionia I-Heykel. Metropolis’de Helenistik ve Roma Dönemi Heykeltıraşlığı, İstanbul, 2009.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The Statues of Julius Caesar
Week 2 - Theoretical
Romus, Romulus and the Foundation of Rome
Week 3 - Theoretical
The Life in the Ancient Rome
Week 4 - Theoretical
The Clothind in Ancient Romen Sculptures
Week 5 - Theoretical
The General Characteristic of Ancient Roman Sculpture
Week 6 - Theoretical
The Stataues of Professions in Ancien Roman
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Statues of Emperor Augustus and Livia
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Statues of Julia, doughter of Emperor Augustus
Week 9 - Theoretical
The Statues of Emperor Tiberius
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Statues of Emperor Caligula
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Statues of Emperor Cladius
Week 12 - Theoretical
The Statues of Emperor Neron
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Statues of Emperors Galba-Otho-Vitellius and Vespasianus
Week 14 - Theoretical
The Statues of Emperor Titus and Domitianus
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment100440
Reading150230
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
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4
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4
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OÇ-2
4
4
5
4
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4
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4
4
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4
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4
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4
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OÇ-6
4
4
5
4
3
4
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4
4
5
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2026