Information Package / Course Catalogue
Roman Sculpture in Antiquity
Course Code: ARKE502
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The art style and the development of ancient Roman sculpture, Roman sculptor traditions, developed style and fashions, civil and public sectors to assess the Roman sculpturing.

Course Content

Sculptures of the Roman Republic and Imperial Period, schools, styles and assessments of the works.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Roman Republican sculpture
2.Developed current and fashions in the Early and Later Imperial Period
3.Roman sculpture in the civil and public area
4.Sculpture style in the center and province of Rome, similarities and differences
5.Roman architecture and related sculpture art
6.Roman sculptors and periodic currents
Recommended or Required Reading
1.C. Vermeule, Iconographic Studies. Boston: Department of Classical Art, Museum of Fine Arts, 1980.
2.D. E. E. Kleiner, Roman Imperial Funerary Altars with Portraits, Rome, 1987.
3.D. E. E. Kleiner, Roman Sculpture, Yale University, 1992.
4.J. İnan, Perge’nin Roma Devri Heykeltraşlığı I, İstanbul, 2000.
5.J. İnan, Perge’nin Roma Devri Heykeltraşlığı II, İstanbul, 2003.
6.J. İnan, Side’nin Roma Devri Heykeltraşlığı, Ankara, 1975
7.O. Akşit, Roma İmparatorluk Tarihi, İstanbul, 1985.
8.M. Torelli, Typology and Structure of Roman Historical Reliefs, Ann Arbour, 1982.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course contents, subject and resources will be explain
Week 2 - Theoretical
Typology, monuments and portraiture of the Roman Imperial sculptures
Week 3 - Theoretical
Portraiture of the Roman Republic Period
Week 4 - Theoretical
Sculpture styles and works of the Caesar Period
Week 5 - Theoretical
Roman sculpture art of the Augustus Period
Week 6 - Theoretical
Political history and sculpture of the Julio-Claudian Period
Week 7 - Theoretical
Emperors and sculpture of the Julio-Claudian Period
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Political history and sculpture of the Flavian Period
Week 10 - Theoretical
Statues and portraiture of the Flavian Period
Week 11 - Theoretical
Developed currents and fashions in the period
Week 12 - Theoretical
Political history and sculptures of the Antonines Period
Week 14 - Theoretical
Political history and sculpture of the Severian Period
Week 15 - Theoretical
Political history and sculpture of the 3rd Century AD.
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Week 17 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment50525
Individual Work140456
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
5
3
3
OÇ-3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
OÇ-4
5
4
3
4
5
4
3
4
4
3
OÇ-5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
OÇ-6
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026