Diana E. E. Kleiner OER/OCW Courses

Lecture 1 - Introduction to Roman by Diana E. E. Kleiner @VideoLectures

Professor Kleiner introduces the wide variety of Roman buildings covered in the course and links them with the theme of Roman urbanism. The lecture ranges from early Roman stone... Watch Video

Lecture 10 - Accessing Afterlife: Tombs by Diana E. E. @VideoLectures

Professor Kleiner explores sepulchral architecture in Rome commissioned by the emperor, aristocrats, successful professionals, and former slaves during the age of Augustus. Unlike... Watch Video

Lecture 11 - Notorious Nero and His Amazing by Diana E. @VideoLectures

Professor Kleiner features the architecture of Augustus' successors, the Julio-Claudian emperors, whose dynasty lasted half a century (A.D. 14-68). She first presents Tiberius'... Watch Video

Lecture 12 - The Creation of an Icon: The by Diana E. E @VideoLectures

Professor Kleiner features the tumultuous year of 68-69 when Rome had four competing emperors. Vespasian emerged the victor, founded the Flavian dynasty, and was succeeded by his... Watch Video

Lecture 13 - The Prince and the Palace: by Diana E. E. @VideoLectures

Professor Kleiner investigates the major architectural commissions of the emperor Domitian, the last Flavian emperor. She begins with the Arch of Titus, erected after Titus' death... Watch Video

Lecture 14 - The Mother of All Forums: by Diana E. E. @VideoLectures

Professor Kleiner analyzes the major public architectural commissions of the emperor Trajan in Rome. Distinguished by their remarkably ambitious scale, these buildings mimic Trajan... Watch Video

Lecture 15 - Rome and a Villa: Hadrian's by Diana E. E. @VideoLectures

Professor Kleiner features the architecture built in and around Rome during the reign of Hadrian. The lecture begins with the Temple of Venus and Roma, a Greek-style temple constructed... Watch Video

Lecture 16 - The Roman Way of Life and by Diana E. E. @VideoLectures

Professor Kleiner focuses on Ostia, the port of Rome, characterized by its multi-storied residential buildings and its widespread use of brick-faced concrete. She begins with the... Watch Video

Lecture 17 - Bigger Is Better: The Baths by Diana E. E. @VideoLectures

Professor Kleiner discusses the increasing size of Roman architecture in the second and third centuries A.D. as an example of a "bigger is better" philosophy. She begins... Watch Video

Lecture 18 - Hometown Boy: Honoring an by Diana E. E. @VideoLectures

Professor Kleiner discusses two Roman cities in North Africa: Timgad and Leptis Magna. Timgad was created as an entirely new colony for Roman army veterans by Trajan in A.D. 100,... Watch Video

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