week 4 diss option A
“Romes Major Urban Structures” Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:
Select one (1) of the following famous ancient Roman structures that you find most fascinating: Colosseum, Circus Maximus, Pantheon, insulae, or bath complexes. After exploring the related resource(s) below on Rome, describe one (1) structure that you found most fascinating. Identify two (2) specific aspects of the structure in question, and make a comparison to specific aspects of modern urban life.
Explore
Rome’s Major Urban Structures
Chapter 6 (pp. 174-5, 191-207), Roman architecture
Colosseum images at .the-colosseum.net/architecture/amphitheatrum-en.htm”>http://www.the-colosseum.net/architecture/amphitheatrum-en.htm
Circus Maximus images at .vroma.org/~bmcmanus/circus.html”>http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/circus.html and .org/circus-maximus-in-rome/”>http://romancolosseum.org/circus-maximus-in-rome/
Circus Maximus article at .uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/circusmaximus/circusmaximus.html”>http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/circusmaximus/circusmaximus.html
Roman bath complexes at .pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/day.html”>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/day.html Click on the numbers for a stroll through the Baths of Caracalla
week 4 diss option B
“Constantinoples Hagia Sophia” Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:
In considering Constantinoples Hagia Sophia, describe the primary techniques that the architects used to keep such a large dome from collapsing. Explain the key aspects of the design that allow light inside of the Hagia Sophia, and speculate on the comments that Augustine might have had on the importance of this design feature. Of the Byzantine mosaics in Chapter 8 and in the Explore area, identify the one (1) that you enjoy most. Then, explain the message that it was intended to communicate to the medieval worshipper. Identify one (1) specific work of art in modern times that communicates in some similar way, whether for religious, political, or ideological purposes.
Explore
Constantinople’s Hagia Sophia
Chapter 9 (pp. 263-277)
Images at .livescience.com/27574-hagia-sophia.html”>http://www.livescience.com/27574-hagia-sophia.html
Video .youtube.com/watch?v=ng–WLT0Xjc”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng–WLT0Xjc
Byzantine mosaics of Ravenna, Italy at .khanacademy.org/byzantine-justinian.html”>http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/byzantine-justinian.html