HSAR 252: Roman Architecture
Lecture 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 because of an historical happenstance - the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, which buried the city at the height of its development. While the lecture features the resort town's public architecture - its forum, basilica, temples, amphitheater, theater, and bath complexes - Professor Kleiner also describes such fixtures of daily life as a bakery and a fast food restaurant. The lecture culminates with a brief overview of tomb architecture in Pompeii and a moving account of what happened to the inhabitants of the city of Pompeii when disaster struck. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 04 - Civic Life Interrupted: Nightmare and Destiny on August 24, A.D. 79 |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Introduction to Pompeii and the City's History |
| [00:11:08] | 2. The Early Settlement and the Forum at Pompeii |
| [00:21:37] | 3. The Capitolium and Basilica of Pompeii |
| [00:30:33] | 4. Pompeii's Entertainment District: The Amphitheater, Theater, and Music Hall |
| [00:46:00] | 5. Bath Complexes at Pompeii |
| [00:58:28] | 6. Daily Life and the Eruption of Vesuvius |
| References |
| Lecture 4 - Civic Life Interrupted: Nightmare and Destiny on August 24, A.D. 79 Instructor: Professor Diana E. E. Kleiner. Resources: Lecture 4 - List of Monuments and Credits [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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