Course Catalog - 2009-2010

     

CLAS 310 - VESUVIUS' BURIED CITIES

Long Title: VESUVIUS' BURIED CITIES
Department: Classical Studies
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Designed to coincide with the MFAH exhibition, "Pompeii: Tales from an Eruption," this course examines the ancient cities buried by Vesuvius in A.D. 79. It addresses the art and architecture within its social and urban contexts and considers methodological and ethical issues related to excavation and preservation of these sites. Cross-list: HART 307.