Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Summer Quarter 2008
• Autumn Quarter 2008

Kyle Griffith
ART H 309
Seattle Campus

Topics in ART History

Topics vary.

Class description

Autumn 2005: "Art of the Ancient World: Alexander the Great to Caesar". Areas of study will include the art, architecture and history of the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds, ranging from the conquests of Alexander the Great and the deliberate fusion of East and West, to Gaius Julius Caesar. The class will continue through the Severan "Caesars" and art of the great cities of Lepcis Magna, Sabratha and Oea (Tripoli)in Roman Libya.

Student learning goals

General method of instruction

Reading assignments. Lecture, discussion and film.

Recommended preparation

Class assignments and grading

Requirements will include two short papers (2-4 pages) and one long paper (10-15 pages).

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