COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ROMAN ARCHITECTURAL DECORATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 6123 ROMAN ARCHITECTURAL DECORATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Archaeology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ONUR GÜLBAY

Offered to

Archaeology

Course Objective

It is aimed to teach the chronological technical changes by examining the evolution of architectural relief elements (mythological stage, acanthus, ranke, cymatium, etc.) encountered in the frieze and ornament sections of the architectural structures of Roman period.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand the development of acanthus decoration
2   To be able to understand the development of ranke decoration
3   To be able to understand the development of cymatium decoration
4   To be able to understand the relief development and dating
5   To be able to recognize different types of architectural ornaments
6   To be able to distinguish between Hellenistic and Roman architectural ornaments

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 An Overview of the course, describes the required format of the skills of the students
2 Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic architectural ornaments
3 Architectural ornaments in Roman Period
4 Style in Roman reliefs
5 Technical features of 1st century decoration elements
6 Technical features of 2st century decoration elements
7 Ranke development in Roman decoration
8 Midterm exam
9 Technical features of 3rd century decoration elements
10 Technical features of 4th century decoration elements
11 Development of cymatium in Roman decoration
12 Development of acanthus in Roman decoration
13 Introduction of Byzantine ornament
14 Student Presentation
15 Student Presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

L. Vandeput (1997) The Architectural Decoration in Roman Asia Minor. Sagalassos : A Case Study (Studies in Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology 1)

L. Vandeput (1992) The Theatre-façade at Sagalassos, Anatolian Studies 42, 99 117.

L. Vandeput (1993) The Re-use of Hadrianic Architectural Elements in Basilica E1 at Sagalassos, in: M. Waelkens (ed.) Sagalassos I (Acta Archaeologica Lovaniensia Monographiae 5) Leuven, 93 109

Orhan Bingöl, Das ionische Normalkapitell in hellenistischer und römischer Zeit in Kleinasien, Tübingen, 1980.

Onur Gülbay, Anadolu da Imparator Hadrianus Dönemi Imar Faaliyetleri, Istanbul, 2015.
Hüseyin Sabri Alanyalı, Der Kentauromachie- und Gigantomachiefries im Theater von Perge.
Cevat Başaran, Mustafa Yıldız, Parion Tiyatrosu Roma Dönemi Mimari Bezemeleri, 2016.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Excursion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.35 + STT * 0.25 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.35 + STT * 0.25 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1: Midterm Exam
2: Presentation
3: Final Exam

Assessment Criteria

Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance at %70 of Lecture.
Obliged to take Midterm, Duty and Final Exam.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Onur Gülbay
Tel: +902323018718
email: onur.gulbay@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday-Friday: 1-2 pm.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 1 6 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 4 40
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Field study 5 3 15
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
Project Assignment 1 15 15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 176

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1555555
LO.2555555
LO.3555555
LO.4555555
LO.5555555
LO.6555555