BA course

The course is a base to the study of Classical Archeology and Architecture is intended to introduce the student to the main topics the archaeology of the classical ancient world, from the emergence of Aegean civilization to the Early Byzantine period. During the course we will deal with the various components of classical material culture: main principles of the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome; the phenomenon of the Hellenistic world and globalization; the archaeology of public and private space; temples, houses and burials; painting and sculpture; archaeology of cult and emergence of the Christianity, seen through the evidence of material culture.