Ancient/Medieval Art and Culture Possible Report Topics.

CLST 3993H. Summer, 2005

I. Ancient/Classical Topics

Athens: Classical-Roman Theater of Dionysos and Choregic Monuments SAMANTHA SMITH

Athens: Propylaea and Temple of Athena Nike on Acropolis

Athens: Stoa of Attalos (in Agora) Hellenistic

Athens: Temple of Hephaistos and Athena (Hephaisteion) in Agora (Classical)

Athens: Panathenaic Stadium (Classical) ANDREW KINCANNON

Attica: Marathon site and Battle of Marathon BRYCE HANSEN

Eretria on island of Euboea: Classical Site and Mosaics

Attica: Fortification Walls at Eleutherai and Aigosthena

Crete: Archaic Law Code Inscription at Gortyna JONATHAN THOMPSON

Crete: Early Byzantine Church of St. Titus DON BURROWS

Crete: Irakleion Museum: Minoan Frescoes from Knossos

Crete: Minoan Palace at Phaistos DEVIN PETTIGREW

Crete: Minoan Palace of Minos at Knossos JASMINE MERCED OWNBEY

Delphi: Treasury of the Athenians and Stoa of the Athenians KELLY DALE

Epidaurus: Late Classical Theater

Mycenae: Mycenaean Palace, Lion's Gate, Fortification Walls FRED DENNY

Mycenaean Palace of Nestor at "Sandy Pylos" JOHN SCHELLHASE

Olympia: Fountain House (Nymphaeum) of Herodes Atticus LAURA JORDAN

Olympia: Stadium and Games NATALIE SMITH

Olympia: Sculptures from the Temple of Olympian Zeus

Sparta: Theater and Inscriptions from Roman Period

Messene: Classical City, Marketplace, and Walls on Mt. Ithome, built to counter Spartan Hegemony CHRIS JACKSON

Piraeus: The Reconstructed Trireme (warship) 'Olympias' CHRIS CUDE WOODS

Tiryns: Mycenaean Palace and Fortification Walls CHRIS MCNEELY

Boeotian Orchomenos: Schliemann's excavation of the Tholos, the Theater, and Sanctuary and Cult of the Graces.

Island of Santorini: Minoan-era Architecture from site of Acrotiri BROOKE HOLLIS

Island of Santorini: Minoan-era Wall Paintings from site of Acrotiri SARAH BRUTESCO

Island of Santorini: The Archaic and Classical Towns

Study of Selected Greek Vase Painting in Greek Collections

II. Byzantine/Medieval Topics

Naupaktos: Battle of Lepanto

Osios Loukas:  Mosaics

                        Architecture

Mystras           Palace of Byzantine Despots

                        Frescoes: Byzantine Churches

                        Castle: Frankish Stronghold in the Morea (Peloponnesos)

Venetian Walls/fortifications--Iraklio, , Nafplio, Acrocorinthos, Argos

Crete: Venetian Fortress at Rethymno

Chlemoutsi in Peloponnesus: Castle (Frankish)

Venetian Seaside Castle of Methoni (Peloponnesos, south of Pylos)