Week 9 Overview
Continue: Jewish & Christian Communities and Social Hierarchy in the Ancient Alexandrian Society
Tuesday, Nov. 21
Alexandrian Art
Before Class:
Readings:
- Macedonia - Alexandria: Monumental Funerary Complexes of the Late Classical and Hellenistic Age, by Dorota Gorzelany, 2019, "Types of Funerary Complexes in Alexandria", pp. 88-117. ProQuest Ebook Central - Reader Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.Brittanica. "Tanagra Figurines". Tanagra figurine -- Britannica Academic (seattleu.edu) Links to an external site.
During Class:
- Painted Funerary Monuments from Hellenistic Alexandria | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History (metmuseum.org) Links to an external site.
- Seminar & discussions.
- Individual/group activities.
After Class:
- Prepare readings for the next class.
- Question for the coming class:
- What is the economic importance of ancient Alexandria?
- What is the Alexandrian artistic style?
Thursday, Nov. 23
Thanksgiving Break: No Classes