Flashcards
Study guide
- In what ways did Classical Greek and Hellenistic cities change during the Roman Empire? Focus on the examples of Athens, Ephesus, and Pergamon.
- To what extent did donations of emperors and of wealthy people make a difference to the appearance of Roman cities?
- Describe the city plan and main buildings of Palmyra. To what extent do they show a mix of Roman and local Syrian influences?
- Describe the city plan of Jerash. What accounts for the irregularities in the city layout?
- How do cities of the western and north-western Empire compare and contrast with cities from the eastern Empire? What factors might account for differences?
Useful websites
- Ephesus excavations: http://www.oeai.at. Go to Central Branch Vienna, then click on Research in Turkey.
- Lepcis Magna excavations. http://www.alnpete.co.uk/lepcis/
- Palmyra excavations: Palmira. Missione Archeologica Italo-Siriana. http://users.unimi.it/progettopalmira/index.html (in Italian, with some English)
- Sagalassos Archaeological Research Project. http://www.sagalassos.be (an excellent website devoted to excavations at a major Hellenistic and Roman city in south-west Turkey)
Images
Figure 24.1
Hadrian’s Arch, Athens.
Figure 24.2
Regional plan, Ephesus and environs.
Figure 24.3
City plan, Ephesus.
Figure 24.4
Library of Celsus and South Gate of the Agora, Ephesus.
Figure 24.5
City plan, Perge.
Figure 24.6
South Gate, Hellenistic period, Perge.
Figure 24.7
North nymphaeum (reconstruction), Perge.
Figure 24.8
North nymphaeum, Perge
Figure 24.9
City plan, Palmyra.
Figure 24.10
Plan, Temple of Bel, Palmyra.
Figure 24.11
Temple of Bel, Palmyra. View from the south-east.
Figure 24.12
City plan, Jerash.
Figure 24.13
Oval Forum, Jerash.
Figure 24.14
City plan, Lepcis Magna.
Figure 24.15
City plan, Nîmes (Nemausus).
Figure 24.16
City plan, London (Londinium).
Figure 24.17
City plan, Trier (Augusta Treverorum).
Figure 24.18
Porta Nigra, Trier.