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Seminar
SoSe 23: Ancient Palaces: Design, Decoration, Function
Monika Trümper
Comments
In many ancient cultures, the wealthy ruling elite built large complexes that are commonly identified as palaces in research. The term “palace” is derived from the palatine hill in Rome, which housed the residences of the Roman emperors, and it is commonly understood as indicating both an official and a residential function of the respective buildings. The aim of this seminar is to examine, from a diachronic and comparative perspective, the location, size, design, decoration, and function of palaces that varied significantly in different cultures and periods. Special attention is given to current approaches as well as methodological and theoretical discourses in research. While the seminar is offered by the Institute of Classical Archaeology, the seminar should ideally not be limited to examples from the Graeco-Roman world between 800 BC and 400 AD. Examples from other ancient cultures and periods (e.g. Cypriote, Egyptian, West Asian, Etruscan, Minoan/Mycenean, Late Antique) should be included, depending on the interests and competences of the participants. close
Suggested reading
Introductory Literature (selection)
(check Dyabola: Architektur – Kunstgeschichte – Bautypen – Palast)
- Bülow, G. von (ed.), Bruckneudorf und Gamzigrad. Spätantike Paläste und Großvillen im Donau-Balkan-Raum (Bonn 2011)
- Erskine, A. – L. Llewellyn-Jones – S. Wallace (eds.), The hellenistic court. Monarchic power and elite society from Alexander to Cleopatra (London 2017)
- Hoepfner, W. – G. Brands (eds.), Basileia. Die Paläste der hellenistischen Könige (Mainz 1996)
- Hoffmann, A. – U. Wulf-Rheidt, Die Kaiserpaläste auf dem Palatin in Rom (Main z2004)
- Kertai, D. – P. A. Miglus (eds.), New Research on Late Assyrian Palaces (Heidelberg 2013)
- Kertai, D., The Architecture of Late Assyrian Royal Palaces (Oxford 2015)
- Netzer, E., Hasmonean and Herodian Palaces at Jericho. 5 volumes (Jerusalem 2001-2013)
- Netzer, E., Die Paläste der Hasmonäer und Herodes des Großen (Mainz 1999)
- Nielsen, I., Hellenistic Palaces. Tradition and Renewal (Aarhus 1994)
- Riedel, S.: Die Basileia von Alexandria. Topographisch-urbanistische Untersuchungen zum ptolemäischen Königsviertel (Turnhout 2020)
- Rollason, D.: The power of place. Rulers and their palaces. Landscapes, cities, and Holy Places. (Princeton 2016)
- Thaler, U., Me-ka-ro-de. Mykenische Paläste als Dokument und Gestaltungsrahmen frühgeschichtlicher Sozialordnung (Bonn 2018)
- Westbrook, N.: The Great Palace in Constantinople. An architectural interpretation. (Turnhout 2019)
14 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Tue, 2023-04-18 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2023-04-25 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2023-05-02 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2023-05-09 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2023-05-16 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2023-05-23 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2023-05-30 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2023-06-06 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2023-06-13 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2023-06-20 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2023-06-27 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2023-07-04 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2023-07-11 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2023-07-18 10:00 - 12:00