CLAS 3P22 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Orientalizing Period, Villanovan Culture, Greek Alphabet
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What is art: material culture, remains of a culture, socio-political relevance, development of artistic skills, techniques and movements, not just an aesthetic. Learning about roman culture in a chronological framework: focusing on material culture, settlements, architecture, sacred/domestic structures, cemeteries, statues, cultural interaction and legacy. Late bronze age- 1350-1200 bce: final bronze age- 1200-1000 bce, early iron age- 1000 bce. Iron age- 1000 bce: villanovan period- 1000-800 bce, orientalizing period- 800-600 bce, archaic- 600-323 bce, hellenistic- 323-27 bce. Roman: romulus foundation- 753 bce, foundation of the republic- 509 bce, start of empire- 27 bce. Large presence it italy before the romans: poseidonia (roman paestum, 500m south east of cumae, founded by sybaris in 600 bce, disrupts euboean colonies" monopoly is the area- trade relations w/ etruscans, became roman paestum in 237 bce. Temple of hera: constructed 550-520 bce, oldest greek temples built with stone peripheral layers, columns go around the whole building, not just the front.
