Expand+Autumn Trimester - September to December
MODE OF DELIVERY:Face-to-Face

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities 50
Autonomous Student Learning 30
Lectures 18
Tutorial 4
Total 102

Approaches to Teachi...

Hide-Autumn Trimester - September to December
MODE OF DELIVERY:Face-to-Face

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities 50
Autonomous Student Learning 30
Lectures 18
Tutorial 4
Total 102

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module is delivered through a combination of lectures (delivered by three faculty members of the School of Classics) and tutorials. Tutorials will discuss key issues in an informal environment; one of these will take place in the UCD Classical Museum. Assessment is through online multiple choice quizzes and an essay.

Expand+GRC10170 Lost Cities of the Ancient World
Academic Year 2022/2023
The great civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean were urban societies that developed complex social and political structures and invested the profits of trade, agriculture, and w...

Hide-GRC10170 Lost Cities of the Ancient World
Academic Year 2022/2023
The great civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean were urban societies that developed complex social and political structures and invested the profits of trade, agriculture, and warfare in the construction of fortifications, temples, palaces, tombs, and other monuments. This module will explore the concept of urbanism through an investigation of some of the famous cities of the ancient Mediterranean world from their beginnings in the Mesopotamian “cradle of civilization”, through Bronze Age citadels such as Mycenae and Troy, to Classical Athens and later into the Hellenistic and Roman eras. Students will learn about the social forces that shape urban space, as well as understanding the roles of monumental architecture in city-based societies. How urbanisation affected the development of writing and art will also be discussed. Assessment consists of online quizzes and an essay. This module is available as an elective.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module, students should be able to:

- demonstrate an understanding of the origins and development of urban culture in the Mediterranean world from the Neolithic period to the Roman empire

- evaluate archaeology, art, and texts as sources of information on urban life in antiquity

- identify and analyse key types of buildings and monuments from ancient urban environments

- compare and contrast aspects of the built environment, social organisation, and infrastructure of ancient cities, orally and in writing

Indicative Module Content:
Topics to be covered include some or all of:
Neolithic Near East
Sumer
Egypt
Aegean Bronze Age
Persepolis
Athens
Pergamon
Alexandria
Rome
Ostia
Pompeii
NB - this is an indicative list and topics are subject to change