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Since January 1, 2014
Since January 1, 2014
- A History of the World since 1300 (68)
- History of Rock, 1970-Present (50)
- A Brief History of Humankind (48)
- Chinese Thought: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science (35)
- The Modern World: Global History since 1760 (35)
- The Bible's Prehistory, Purpose, and Political Future (28)
- Introduction aux éthiques philosophiques (27)
- Jesus in Scripture and Tradition (25)
- Roman Architecture (25)
- Sexing the Canvas: Art and Gender (23)
- Descubriendo la pintura europea de 1400 a 1800 (22)
- Introduction aux droits de l'homme (19)
- Buddhism and Modern Psychology (18)
- Calvin: Histoire et réception d'une Réforme (17)
- The Ancient Greeks (16)
- À la découverte du théâtre classique français (15)
- The French Revolution (15)
- Letters of the Apostle Paul (14)
- Key Constitutional Concepts and Supreme Court Cases (14)
- Christianisme et philosophie dans l'Antiquité (14)
- Egiptología (12)
- Western Music History through Performance (10)
- The Rise of Superheroes and Their Impact On Pop Culture (9)
- The Great War and Modern Philosophy (9)
- Alexander the Great (9)
- Greek and Roman Mythology (9)
- Human Evolution: Past and Future (9)
- Phenomenology and the Conscious Mind (9)
- Masterpieces of World Literature (8)
- Villes africaines: la planification urbaine (8)
- Greeks at War: Homer at Troy (7)
- Pensamiento Científico (7)
- MongoDB for Node.js Developers (7)
- Fundamentos de la escritura en español (7)
- Introduction to Psychology (7)
- Programming Mobile Applications for Android (7)
- The Rooseveltian Century (6)
- Karl der Große - Pater Europae (6)
- Fake News, Facts, and Alternative Facts (6)
- Reason and Persuasion Through Plato's Dialogues (6)
- The Emergence of the Modern Middle East (6)
- A Beginner's Guide to Irrational Behavior (6)
- Lingua e cultura italiana: avanzata (6)
- L'avenir de la décision : connaître et agir en complexité (5)
- Understanding Einstein: The Special Theory of Relativity (5)
- Dinosaur Paleobiology (5)
- Exploring Beethoven's Piano Sonatas (5)
- War for the Greater Middle East (4)
- Emergence of Life (4)
- Introduction to Public Speaking (4)
- The Kennedy Half Century (4)
- Problèmes métaphysiques à l'épreuve de la politique, 1943-1968 (4)
- Designing Cities (4)
- Western Civilization: Ancient and Medieval Europe (3)
- Paleontology: Early Vertebrate Evolution (3)
- Orientierung Geschichte (3)
- Moons of Our Solar System (3)
- Introduction à la philosophie de Friedrich Nietzsche (3)
- Devenir entrepreneur du changement (3)
- La Commedia di Dante (3)
- History of Rock and Roll, Part One (3)
- Formation of the Universe, Solar System, Earth and Life (3)
- Initiation à la programmation en Java (3)
- La visione del mondo della Relatività e della Meccanica Quantistica (3)
- The Music of the Beatles (3)
- Analyzing the Universe (3)
- Découvrir l'anthropologie (3)
- Postwar Abstract Painting (3)
- The Science of Religion (2)
- La Philanthropie : Comprendre et Agir (2)
- Highlights of Modern Astronomy (2)
- Materials Science: 10 Things Every Engineer Should Know (2)
- The Changing Landscape of Ancient Rome (2)
- Lingua e letteratura in italiano (2)
- Gestion des aires protégées en Afrique (2)
- Géopolitique de l'Europe (2)
- Introduction à la programmation en C++ (2)
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- Our Earth: Its Climate, History, and Processes (2)
- The European Discovery of China (2)
- Understanding Russians: Contexts of Intercultural Communication (2)
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- Søren Kierkegaard: Subjectivity, Irony and the Crisis of Modernity (2)
- The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem (2)
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- Galaxies and Cosmology (2)
- Introduction to Classical Music (2)
- Art History for Artists, Animators and Gamers (2)
- L'art des structures 1 : Câbles et arcs (2)
- Russian History: from Lenin to Putin (2)
- The World of Wine (1)
- Wine Tasting: Sensory Techniques for Wine Analysis (1)
- William Wordsworth: Poetry, People and Place (1)
- The Talmud: A Methodological Introduction (1)
- Switzerland in Europe (1)
- The World of the String Quartet (1)
- Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring (1)
- El Mediterráneo del Renacimiento a la Ilustración (1)
- Science of Exercise (1)
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- The Renaissance and Baroque City (1)
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- Oriental Beliefs: Between Reason and Traditions (1)
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- Mountains 101 (1)
- Moral Foundations of Politics (1)
- Mobilité et urbanisme (1)
- Introduction to Mathematical Thinking (1)
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- Magic in the Middle Ages (1)
- Introduction to Italian Opera (1)
- Intellectual Humility (1)
- The Computing Technology Inside Your Smartphone (1)
- Human Origins (1)
- Miracles of Human Language (1)
- From Goddard to Apollo: The History of Rockets (1)
- Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales (1)
- Handel’s Messiah and Baroque Oratorio (1)
- Theater and Globalization (1)
- Gestion et Politique de l'eau (1)
- Une introduction à la géographicité (1)
- Frontières en tous genres (1)
- Créer et développer une startup technologique (1)
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- Escribir para Convencer (1)
- Anthropology of Current World Issues (1)
- Poetry in America: Whitman (1)
- Introducción a la genética y la evolución (1)
- Shakespeare: On the Page and in Performance (1)
- The Civil War and Reconstruction (1)
- Dinosaur Ecosystems (1)
- Développement durable (1)
- Vital Signs: Understanding What the Body Is Telling Us (1)
- Imagining Other Earths (1)
- Learning How to Learn (1)
- Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics (1)
- Web Intelligence and Big Data (1)
- Andy Warhol (1)
- Understanding the Brain: The Neurobiology of Everyday Life (1)
- Practicing Tolerance in a Religious Society (1)
- Subsistence Marketplaces (1)
- Physique générale - mécanique (1)
- Exercise Physiology: Understanding the Athlete Within (1)
- Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy (1)
- What Managers Can Learn from Great Philosophers (1)
- A la recherche du Grand Paris (1)
- The New Nordic Diet (1)
- A New History for a New China, 1700-2000 (1)
- The Magna Carta and its Legacy (1)
- The Age of Jefferson (1)
- History and Future of Higher Education (1)
- Éléments de Géomatique (1)
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- Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society (1)
- Introduction to Data Science (1)
- Configuring the World (1)
- From the Big Bang to Dark Energy (1)
- Animal Behaviour (1)
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- Contagious: How Things Catch On (1)
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- Age of Cathedrals (1)
- Controversies of British Imperialism (1)
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- Bemerkenswerte Menschen (1)
- The Art of Poetry (1)
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Roman Architecture
I began watching videos for this class in January 2014 when it started because I was going to be in Rome for 5 days at the end of March. Professor Klein's academic background of Roman architecture gave me a much deeper understanding of the individual monuments that I visited when in Rome, as well as gave me a good understanding of architectural terms in general such as spandrel, spolia, loggia, entablature, dentil, cella, etc. The lectures are not just based on architecture in Rome but around Rome as well as topics such as where Augustus got the marble for his works, and many lectures on Pompei and surrounded towns and areas. For me these lectures were also a way to learn quite a bit of Roman history such as which emperor lived when, how Roman citizens lived, what was important to them, and in general much more about Rome as a ancient city. In terms of professionalism, organization, and thoroughness, professor Klein is one of the best professors I've ever listened to. I can highly recommend this course.
Notes on 25 Lectures I Watched in This Course:
13 People I Have Learned About in this Course:
Antinous (111-130 AD) A Bithynian Greek youth and a favourite of the Roman emperor Hadrian
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Caracalla (188-217 AD) Roman emperor whose reign was notable for the Constitutio Antoniniana granting Roman citizenship to all freemen throughout the Roman Empire
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Diocletian (245-311 AD) Roman emperor whose reign stabilized the empire and marked the end of the Crisis of the Third Century
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Caligula (12-41 AD) Roman emperor mostly known for his cruelty, sadism, extravagance, and intense sexual perversity, an insane tyrant
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Brutus (85-42 BC) Politician of the late Roman Republic who had leading role in the assassination of Julius Caesar
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Cleopatra (69-30 BC) Last active pharaoh of Ancient Egypt and lover of both Caesar and Mark Anthony
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Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) Roman general, statesman, Consul, and author of Latin prose who played critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic
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Marcus Crassus (115-53 BC) Roman general and politician, wealthiest man in Roman history
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Mark Antony (83-30 BC) Roman politician and general and member of the Second Triumvirate with Octavian and Lepidus
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Pompey the Great (106-48 BC) Military and political leader of the late Roman Republic, member of First Triumvirate with Crassus and Caesar
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Richard Meier (1934-) American architect who built Meier Museum in Rome
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Pythagoras (570-495 BC) Greek mathematician, known for the Pythagorean theorem
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Apollodorus (70-120 AD) Greek architect in Rome, designed Trajan's Forum and Column
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57 Vocabulary Words I Learned in this Course:
Consul, n. the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire ⇒ "Julius Caesar was elected Consul in 59 BC." |
annular, adj. shaped like or forming a ring ⇒ "an annular vault is sometimes called a ring vault" |
appurtenance, n. [ah-PER-ten-ants] something added to another, more important thing ⇒ "spandrals and other necessary appurtenances of the arcade can be seen" |
axonometric, adj. axonometric means "to measure along axes", e.g. axonometric projection shows an image of an object as viewed from a skew direction in order to reveal more than one side in the same picture ⇒ "The axonometric view shows you that the inner precinct had a series of square panels." |
calcareous, adj. [kal-KAIR-ee-us] resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone, chalky ⇒ "a calcareous deposit near a hot spring" |
capital, n. in architecture, the top part of a pillar or column ⇒ "The capitals are done in travertine." |
cavort, v. to have lively or boisterous fun; romp ⇒ "Caligula became a despot and spent most of his time cavorting with this three sisters, Agrippina, Julia, and Drusilla." |
cella, n. an inner room or sanctuary of an ancient Greek or Roman temple, in which the statue of the god was situated ⇒ "It was designed around a series of courtyards leading to a cella." |
columnar, adj. having the shape of a column ⇒ "Basalt is used in making cobblestones from columnar basalt and in making statues." |
cornice, n. horizontal molded projection that crowns or completes a building or wall ⇒ "Domestic buildings are often surmounted by a cornice." |
corroborate, v. strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain ⇒ "That the upper part of the Arch of Titus also served as his tomb seems to be corroborated by the fact that inside the attic of the arch is a staircase as well as a chamber." |
domical, adj. shaped like a dome ⇒ "domical ceilings" |
entablature, n. the upper section of a classical building, resting on the columns and constituting the cornice, frieze, and architrave ⇒ "Each style has distinctive capitals and entablatures." |
expropriate, v. to transfer another's property to oneself, and thereby depriving them of possession of it ⇒ "After the smoke of the 64 AD fire of Rome died down, Nero expropriated 300 acres of prime downtown property for his own use, for a private palace, the so-called Golden House." |
glitterati, n. the fashionable set of people engaged in show business or some other glamorous activity ⇒ "Pompeii was a first-century resort town of people who largely made their money from commerce, and it was a spot favored by the gliterrotti of Rome who used to come down to this area not only to go to Pompeii itself but to establish imperial villas in the vicinity of Pompeii, many of which you can still see today in places like Oplontis and Boscotrecase." |
groin vault, n. a vault with unique angles formed by the intersection of two barrel vaults ⇒ "On the second floor of the Colosseum we see a new kind of vault never seen before this time, called the groin vault." |
hegemonic, adj. leading, controlling, ruling, predominant ⇒ "Keeping other rulers' children hostage in his palace with him and training them in the ways of the Roman empire and then sending them back as adults to their provinces in order for them to rule according to Roman customs, was Augustus' way of maintaining a hegemonic empire." |
himation, n. a rectangular woolen or linen cloak worn by men and women in ancient Greece ⇒ "Although Hadrian wore a toga in public, he was known for wearing the Greek himation in private." |
hydrofoil, n. a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds ⇒ "To get to the island of Capri, you can take a hydrofoil from Naples." |
lateral, adj. of, at, toward, or from the side or sides ⇒ "a lateral recess in a library" |
paramour, n. [PAIR-ah-moor] a lover, especially an illicit lover, either male or female ⇒ "Mark Antony takes up with Cleopatra and joins her in Egypt where he spends a good deal of his time in the eastern part of the empire with his paramour." |
philhellene, n. [FIL-hel-layn] one who admires Greece or the Greeks ⇒ "Hadrian was also a great philhellene." |
promontory, n. a high ridge of land or rock jutting out into a body of water; a headland ⇒ "There we see a mountain remaining as a promontory that marks the southwestern limit of the region." |
rosette, n. any structure having a flower-like form ⇒ "Above the central bay of the arch you see on the interior of the vault coffers and rosettes in the center." |
scallop, v. to edge with a series of curved projections ⇒ "The internal cella walls of the Temple to Venus and Roma were scalloped in this plan." |
spandrel, n. the space between an arch and its rectangular enclosure ⇒ "Between the spandrels is the keystone, on which there stands a female on the East side and a male on the West side." |
swag, n. an ornamental drapery or curtain draped in a curve between two points ⇒ "Also depicted in carrara marble, you have these large, garlanded swags that you see hanging from pilasters" |
tufa, n. the calcareous deposit of lime found near hot springs ⇒ "Instead of mixing the concrete with stone rubble, they began to mix it with a porous yellow tufa and pumice." |
zoomorphic, adj. representative of animals, or of their characteristic forms, as a work of art, especially representing or symbolizing the conception of a god under the form of an animal whose characteristic traits or habits suggest the idea attached to the god ⇒ "Containers for water to wash with often took fantastic zoomorphic forms, surviving examples are mostly in brass." |
12 Flashcards I Recorded in this Course:
who made up the Capitoline Triad
Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva
difference between Parthenon and Pantheon
Parthenon: Greek temple on Athenian Acropolis dedicated to Athena, Pantheon: temple in Rome commissioned by marcus Agrippa during reign of Agustus as temple to all gods of ancient rome, rebuilt by Hadrian, 126 AD
protected the concrete with small stones
Opus incertum [in-KAIR-tum]
the use of concrete in Roman architecture
Opus Caementicum
a volcanic substance used in architecture
pozzolana
in what town south of Rome was there a former temple on a hill overlooking seas
Temple of Jupiter Anxur at Terracina
what is the process of making walls out of concrete then attaching stones to the outside
Opus Incertum [in-KAIR-tum]
where is there a Temple of Hercules east of Rome?
in Tivoli
street in Rome from Colosseum to Piazza Venezia where marathon starts, built by of Mussolini from 1924-1932
Via dei Fori Imperiali
where did Augustus get his marble to turn Rome into a "city of marble"
Luna, present day Carrara
pronounce Ara Pacis Agustae
[AHR-ah PAHK-is ah-GOO-stigh]
what were the four Greek tribes
Ionians, Dorians, Aeolians, Achaeans