Humanities 98

Myth, Reason & Faith

Autumn 1998


Professors: Kathleen Davis, William Johnson, Janice Mann, Gary Steiner

Syllabus for section taught by  Kathleen Davis

Syllabus for section taught by William Johnson

Syllabus for section taught by Janice Mann


Visual Resources § Textual Resources § Maps § External Links


Visual Resources

1. The Greek World

a. Greek Architecture: The Athenian Acropolis

Plans and Drawings  ¶  Distant Views of the Acropolis

Propylaea and Parthenon  ¶  Parthenon Sculptures

Other Buildings on the Acropolis  ¶  Modern Comparisons

b. Greek Art

Freestanding Greek Sculptures
 


2. The Roman World

a. Roman Art

Imperial Portraits  ¶  Ara Pacis
 
 

b. Roman Architecture

Temples  ¶  Pompeii

Colosseum  ¶  Arches and Aqueducts  ¶  Pantheon



 

3. The Medieval World

a. Medieval Architecture:

1. Saint-Denis Abbey

Plans and Drawings

2. Chartres Cathedral

    Distant Views & Plans  ¶  Interior and Exterior

 West Facade ¶  South Facade  ¶  North Facade

Stained Glass Windows

[Thanks to Matt Bloomfield for assistance with the images!]



 

Textual Resources
 


Texts for the Old and New Testament



Study Guides: Guides for study, review, discussion
Homer's Iliad
Introduction
Book 1
Books 2-3
Book 4-6
Books 7-10
Books 11-15
Books 16-19
Books 20-23
Book 24

Vergil's Aeneid
Book 1
Books 2-3
Books 4-6
Books 7-9
Books 10-12


Detailed Summaries for the Iliad
 

Detailed Summaries for the Aeneid



 

Other Resources



 

Maps

Homeric Geography

Mediterranean Basin
 


External Links
of interest from around the world



Perseus links (Perseus is a large-scale database with many texts and images relating to ancient Greece and Rome)


Link to Bertrand Library
 





These pages developed and maintained by William A. Johnson, Dept. of Classics, Bucknell University: wjohnson@bucknell.edu