CLAS 230
From Alexander to Cleopatra: Remodeling the Mediterranean World
Last Offered Fall 2019
Division I
Cross-listed ARTH 230
This course is not offered in the current catalog

Class Details

The period between Alexander the Great (323 B.C.) and Cleopatra (30 B.C.), like our own, was characterized by internationalism, migration, wide-ranging cultural values and religious practices, and ethnically diverse urban populations. Large numbers of non-Greeks came under the control of newly established Hellenistic kingdoms, while in the west Rome’s emergence as a superpower offered both new opportunity and danger. The Hellenistic world was a place of vibrant change in the spheres of art, architecture, urban planning, and public spectacle. In this course, we will consider the art and archaeology of this period in their political, social, and religious contexts, focusing on the visual language of power and royalty; developments in painting, sculpture, mosaics, and monumental architecture; interactions between Greeks and non-Greeks; and the impact of Greek culture in Rome.
The Class: Format: lecture
Limit: 40
Expected: 35
Class#: 1624
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: class participation, quizzes, midterm, final exam, and one medium-length paper
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: students with an interest in the ancient Mediterranean world and in the history of western art and architecture
Distributions: Division I
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ARTH 230 Division I CLAS 230 Division I

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