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03 - Technology and Revolution in Roman Architecture
03 - Technology and Revolution in Roman Architecture
Professor Kleiner discusses the revolution in Roman architecture resulting from the widespread adoption of concrete in t... Read more
27 Oct 2009
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Ranked #2
04 - Civic Life Interrupted: Nightmare and Destiny on August 24, A.D. 79
04 - Civic Life Interrupted: Nightmare and Destiny on August 24, A.D. 79
Professor Kleiner explores the civic, commercial, and religious buildings of Pompeii, an overview made possible only bec... Read more
27 Oct 2009
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Ranked #3
12 - The Creation of an Icon: The Colosseum and Contemporary Architecture in Rome
12 - The Creation of an Icon: The Colosseum and Contemporary Architecture in Rome
Professor Kleiner features the tumultuous year of 68-69 when Rome had four competing emperors. Vespasian emerged the vic... Read more
27 Oct 2009
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Ranked #4
15 - Rome and a Villa: Hadrian's Pantheon and Tivoli Retreat
15 - Rome and a Villa: Hadrian's Pantheon and Tivoli Retreat
Professor Kleiner features the architecture built in and around Rome during the reign of Hadrian. The lecture begins wi... Read more
27 Oct 2009
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Ranked #5
08 - Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeiian Walls
08 - Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeiian Walls
Professor Kleiner discusses special subjects in Roman wall painting that do not fall within the four architectural style... Read more
27 Oct 2009
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Ranked #6
14 - The Mother of All Forums: Civic Architecture in Rome under Trajan
14 - The Mother of All Forums: Civic Architecture in Rome under Trajan
Professor Kleiner analyzes the major public architectural commissions of the emperor Trajan in Rome. Distinguished by t... Read more
27 Oct 2009
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Ranked #7
20 - Roman Wine in Greek Bottles: The Rebirth of Athens
20 - Roman Wine in Greek Bottles: The Rebirth of Athens
Professor Kleiner discusses the rebirth of Athens under the Romans especially during the reigns of the two philhellenic ... Read more
27 Oct 2009
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Ranked #8
13 - The Prince and the Palace: Human Made Divine on the Palatine Hill
13 - The Prince and the Palace: Human Made Divine on the Palatine Hill
Professor Kleiner investigates the major architectural commissions of the emperor Domitian, the last Flavian emperor. S... Read more
27 Oct 2009
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Ranked #9
11 - Notorious Nero and His Amazing Architectural Legacy
11 - Notorious Nero and His Amazing Architectural Legacy
Professor Kleiner features the architecture of Augustus' successors, the Julio-Claudian emperors, whose dynasty lasted h... Read more
27 Oct 2009
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Ranked #10
17 - Bigger is Better: The Baths of Caracalla and Other Second and Third-Century Buildings in Rome
17 - Bigger is Better: The Baths of Caracalla and Other Second and Third-Century Buildings in Rome
Professor Kleiner discusses the increasing size of Roman architecture in the second and third centuries A.D. as an examp... Read more
27 Oct 2009
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