CLAS
4140/6140
ARCHAEOLOGY
OF PUNIC & ROMAN CARTHAGE
WORKSHOP MATERIALS & POSTMORTEMS
INFORMATION ABOUT WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
(photo above shows the view at Carthage, across the Punic Ports towards the Byrsa)
Syllabus
Fall 2006: Lecture Schedule & Reading Assignments
This syllabus is a general plan for the course; it may
be necessary for me to announce deviations and make additions to the
assignments as the semester progresses.
| Date | Topic for Discussion | Reading Assignments (assignments must
be completed by class time on the date that they are listed).
Unless otherwise stated, the online assignments are available
on the course website. |
Writing Assignment Due Dates |
| Aug 16 | Introduction to the course | No reading assignment | |
| Aug 18 | Workshop 1: The Archaeology Toolkit: Stratigraphy | No materials are posted on the website for this workshop. Just come to class & participate in the exercise. | |
| Aug 21 | The Archaeology Toolkit: Chronology | No reading assignment | PM due by 3:30 |
| Aug 23 | What Can Archaeology Tell Us? |
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| Aug 25 | Geographical Setting |
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| Aug 28 | The Foundation of Carthage: The Literature |
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| Aug 30 | The Foundation of Carthage: The Archaeology | ||
| Sept 1 | Death in Punic Carthage: The Punic Cemeteries & Tombs |
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| Sept 4 | Labor Day -- no class | ||
| Sept 6 | Life in Punic Carthage: Housing |
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| Sept 8 | The Punic City of Kerkouane | No reading assignment | |
| Sept 11 | Religion in the Punic City | ||
| Sept 13 | The Tophet |
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| Sept 15 | Tutorial in class on researching and writing a formal paper in Classics | No reading assignment | |
| Sept 18 | Motya | No reading assignment | |
| Sept 20 | Commerce: The Ports |
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| Sept 22 | Workshop 2: Carthage & Rome | Read any translation of Plautus’ “Poenulus” (“The Little Carthaginian”). Come to class prepared to discuss and comment on it. | |
| Sept 25 | Carthaginian Commerce, Agriculture, & Multiculturalism | PM due by 3:30 | |
| Sept 27 | The Marsala Wreck | ||
| Sept 29 | Rome & Carthage: The Punic Wars |
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Prospectus for research paper due by 3:30 |
| Oct 2 | The End of Punic Carthage: The Siege, the Curse & the Salt | ||
| Oct 4 | Midterm | Come to class prepared to identify slides and to answer questions about Punic Carthage. | |
| Oct 6 | The Gracchi, Caesar, and Augustus at Carthage |
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| Oct 9 | Workshop 3: Augustan Altar at Carthage | Read & examine material posted on the course web site. Come to class prepared to discuss and comment on it. | |
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Mon, Oct 9 is the deadline to withdraw—see my policy on
assigning Ws and WFs. |
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| Oct 11 | Roman urban plan | PM due by 3:30 | |
| Oct 13 | Daily Life in Roman Carthage: Food & Water | ||
| Oct 16 | No Class today. Attend the lecture by M. Bogdanos on the archaeological museum of Baghdad. Room 248 SLC, 4:00 pm with book signing and reception afterwards. | ||
| Oct 18 | Daily Life in Roman Carthage: Agriculture | ||
| Oct 20 | Entertainment in Roman Carthage: Odeon, Theater, Amphitheater and Circus | Bibliography for research paper due by 3:30 | |
| Oct 23 | Workshop 4: Gladiatorial Mosaics | Read & examine material posted on the course web site. Come to class prepared to discuss and comment on it. | |
| Oct 25 | Daily Life in Roman Carthage: Housing | PM due by 3:30 | |
| Oct 26-27 Fall Break – no class | |||
| Oct 30 | Death and Burial in Carthage, Part 1 |
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| Nov 1 | Death and Burial in Carthage, Part 2 (Guest lecturer: Ms. Marilyn Evans) | ||
| Nov 3 | No class today, work on the rough draft of your paper. | ||
| Nov 6 | The 600 Cities of Roman Africa, Part 1 | Rough draft of research paper due by 3:30 | |
| Nov 8 | The 600 Cities of Roman Africa, Part 2 |
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| Nov 10 | Workshop 5: Saturn Stelai | Read & examine material posted on the course web site. Come to class prepared to discuss and comment on it. | |
| Nov 13 | Roman Religion in Africa & North African Capitolia |
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PM due by 3:30 |
| Nov 15 | The Coming of Christianity (guest lecturer: Dr. Hermanowicz) | ||
| Nov 17 | Christian Carthage: The Martyrs (guest lecturer: Dr. Dix) | ||
| Nov 20 | Christian Carthage: Problems in Art & Iconography | No reading assignment | |
| Nov 20 | Paper deadline. Papers are due in class on Monday the 20th; late papers will not be accepted. | ||
| Nov 22-4 | Thanksgiving break – no class | ||
| Nov 27 | The Christian Churches of Carthage |
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| Nov 29 | Carthage Show & Tell | No reading assignment | |
| Dec 1 | Two Student presentations | No reading assignment | |
| Dec 4 | Two Student presentations | No reading assignment | |
| Dec 6 | Last Day of Class—One Student presentation and Evaluations | No reading assignment | |
| Dec 13 | Final Exam, 3:30 - 6:30 pm | ||
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Last updated fall semester 2006.
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