Roman Architecture is a course for people who love to travel and want to discover the power of architecture to shape politics, society, and culture.
Roman Architecture is a course for people who love to travel and want to discover the power of architecture to shape politics, society, and culture.
4.9 (615 ratings)
JQ
Feb 20, 2018
FANTASTIC COURSE: Although I've been to Rome several times, this course opened my eyes to many aspects of Roman Architecture I was heretofore unaware of. Thanks so much! Dr Quincy
AM
May 24, 2020
Absolutely loved the course! It was inspiring and insightful and my only regret is not being able to take another course, about Roman Sculpture, which is not available on-line.
From the lesson
Notorious Nero and His Amazing Architectural Legacy
Architecture under the Julio-Claudian emperors: Tiberius' Villa Jovis on Capri, and, in Rome and at Portus, the eccentric architecture of Claudius with its unique combination of finished and rusticated masonry. The culminating masterwork is Nero’s Domus Aurea with its octagonal room, one of the most important rooms in the history of Roman architecture.
Dunham Professor of History of Art and Classics at Yale University