Information Package / Course Catalogue
Construction Activities in Roman Imperial Period in Western Anatolia I
Course Code: ARKE668
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Construction activities that were undertaken during the Roman Imperial Period in Western Anatolia will be teached.

Course Content

The increase in the number of construction activities in Western Anatolia during the Roman Imperial Period is striking. Within the scope of the course, construction activities that were undertaken during this period in Western Anatolia will be studied.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Aydın ERÖN
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn the political history of the Roman Imperial Period
2.To learn the construction policy of Roman Empire in distant provinces
3.To recognize the cities renewed in the Roman Empire period in Western Anatolia
4.To learn the important points in the construction of public buildings
5.To learn the important points in the construction of public buildings
Recommended or Required Reading
1.W. Alzinger, Augusteische Architektur in Ephesos, Öjh- Sonderschriften Band 16 1974.
2.M. U. Anabolu Küçük Asya’da Bulunan Roma İmparatorluk Çağı Tapınakları, İstanbul, 1970.
3.A. Bammer, “Elemente flavisch-trajanischer Architektur-Fassaden in Ephesos”, ÖJh 52, 1978-1980, 67-90.
4.C. Başaran, Anadolu Mimari Bezemeleri, Roma Çağı Lotus-Palmet Örgesi, Erzurum, 1995.
5.D. B. Ferrero, Batı Anadolu’nun Eskiçağ Tiyatroları, Ankara, 1990.
6.D. Magie, Roman Rule in Asia Minor I-II, Pricenton, 1950.
7.S. Mitchell, Cremna in Psidia, An Ancient City in Peace and in War, London, 1995.
8.S. Mitchell-M. Waelkens, Pisidian Antioch: The Site and Its Monuments, London, 1998.
9.R. Naumann, Der Zeustempel Zu Aizanoi, Berlin, 1979.
10.S. R. F. Price, Rituals and Power. The Roman Imperial Cult in Asia Minor, Cambridge, 1986.
11.S. Pülz, Untersuchungen zur kaiserzeitlichen Bauornamentik von Didyma, IstMitt Beih. 35, 1989.
12.W. Radt, Pergamon, Antik Bir Kentin Tarihi ve Yapıları, İstanbul, 2002.
13.D. S. Robertson, A Handbook of Greek and Roman Architecture, Cambridge, 1964.
14.W. M. Strocka, “Wechselwirkungfen der stadtrömischen und kleinasiatischen Architektur unter Trajan und Hadrian”, IstMitt 38,1988, 291-307.
15.A .A. Tırpan, Stratonikeia. Augustus-İmparatorlar Tapınağı, Konya, 1998.
16.L. Vandeput, The Architectural Decoration in Roman Asia Minor, Sagalassos: A Case Study, Brepols, 1997.
17.J. B. Ward-Perkins, Roman Imperial Architecture, London, 1981.
18.F. Yegül, The Bath-Gymnasium Complex at Sardis, Cambridge, 1986.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Political history of the Roman Imperial Period
Week 2 - Theoretical
Political history of the Roman Imperial Period
Week 3 - Theoretical
The construction policy of the Roman Empire in Western Anatolia
Week 4 - Theoretical
The construction policy of the Roman Empire in Western Anatolia
Week 5 - Theoretical
The ancient city of Ephesos
Week 6 - Theoretical
The ancient city of Ephesos
Week 7 - Theoretical
The ancient city of Ephesos
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
The ancient city of Miletos
Week 10 - Theoretical
The ancient city of Miletos
Week 11 - Theoretical
The ancient city of Miletos
Week 12 - Theoretical
The ancient city of Tralleis
Week 13 - Theoretical
The ancient city of Tralleis
Week 14 - Theoretical
The ancient city of Tralleis
Week 15 - Theoretical
An overview
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 - Theory141356
Reading130226
Individual Work130226
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
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4
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4
4
4
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4
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4
4
4
4
4
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4
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4
4
4
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4
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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