https://hastac.hcommons.org/members/serviliusahala/activity/ Activity feed for Jeffrey A. Becker. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:47:56 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 3b16be2657f093cca24ea73372d06cde https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1934652/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:25:49 +0000 0 f2d1f51a410e507bee347b7d0af14635 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1934651/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:23:10 +0000 0 eb3558780f3af964db1998d3faeeed7a https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902173/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 15:33:12 +0000 0 31cafebefc50ab68e9c439aab1e9f0d2 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1883027/ Sat, 13 Apr 2024 13:53:43 +0000 0 fa73cb5220dc11c3e4f2d7fad5d01f3f https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1882930/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 03:02:21 +0000 This course provides a survey of sculptural forms in the Hellenistic and Roman worlds from the time of Alexander the Great to Late Antiquity. Key sculptural media will be considered from chronological and thematic perspectives. Attention will be given to contextual analysis, social history, form, technique, commemoration, regionalism, the…[Read more]

]]> 0 220f103041f9a4998ee58a30aae98a1f https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1882825/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 02:00:48 +0000 This course provides a survey of sculptural forms in the Hellenistic and Roman worlds from the time of Alexander the Great to Late Antiquity. Key sculptural media will be considered from chronological and thematic perspectives. Attention will be given to contextual analysis, social history, form, technique, commemoration, regionalism, the…[Read more]

]]> 0 355b65874629566892ca29b232020f19 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1876940/ Sun, 18 Feb 2024 03:00:36 +0000 This course addresses the archaeology of the Roman empire and its political culture. The course will first examine the spread of Roman culture and urbanism within Italy and Sicily and then proceed to a survey of the provinces of the Roman empire. The course will focus on archaeological material, in addition to relevant textual and epigraphic…[Read more]

]]> 0 08f904903096dd0f5d83752ea2bf7ec6 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1876939/ Sun, 18 Feb 2024 03:00:25 +0000 This course provides an introductory survey of the archaeology, art, and architecture of ancient Egypt. The course begins by considering the prehistoric cultures of the Nile Valley and continues to the period of the Roman empire. The course will consider Egypt both chronologically and thematically by examining famous features and sites, as well as…[Read more]

]]> 0 08088199a84674bf8c9777db58a1b84c https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1876938/ Sun, 18 Feb 2024 03:00:02 +0000 This course provides an introductory survey of the archaeology, art, and architecture of ancient Egypt. The course begins by considering the prehistoric cultures of the Nile Valley and continues to the period of the Roman empire. The course will consider Egypt both chronologically and thematically by examining famous features and sites, as well as…[Read more]

]]> 0 29df84922870eb4d9947d08ff8d665a0 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1876881/ Sat, 17 Feb 2024 01:58:20 +0000 This course addresses the archaeology of the Roman empire and its political culture. The course will first examine the spread of Roman culture and urbanism within Italy and Sicily and then proceed to a survey of the provinces of the Roman empire. The course will focus on archaeological material, in addition to relevant textual and epigraphic…[Read more]

]]> 0 12771a947dc3d14bd6ea52057ab488be https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1876880/ Sat, 17 Feb 2024 01:55:25 +0000 This course provides an introductory survey of the archaeology, art, and architecture of ancient Egypt. The course begins by considering the prehistoric cultures of the Nile Valley and continues to the period of the Roman empire. The course will consider Egypt both chronologically and thematically by examining famous features and sites, as well as…[Read more]

]]> 0 544419bbc87f4e7ead9b63415685ec6e https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1863713/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 18:29:35 +0000 0 176ff996d9def9c209bdf983b31f4310 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1837869/ Sun, 19 Mar 2023 02:24:16 +0000 This course provides a detailed examination of the life and administration of the Roman emperor Augustus (reigned 31 B.C. to A.D. 14), a time of pivotal social and economic change that forever altered the trajectory of Roman history. Augustus and his administration will be examined from a variety of viewpoints, drawing on a rich dataset that…[Read more]

]]> 0 66c80b3a00a95a37b8b2dce0ded6f6d0 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1837868/ Sun, 19 Mar 2023 02:24:05 +0000 This course provides a detailed examination of the life and administration of the Roman emperor Augustus (reigned 31 B.C. to A.D. 14), a time of pivotal social and economic change that forever altered the trajectory of Roman history. Augustus and his administration will be examined from a variety of viewpoints, drawing on a rich dataset that…[Read more]

]]> 0 ce2540c2dcd8144271c7130c845fcc10 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1837867/ Sun, 19 Mar 2023 02:23:53 +0000 This course explores the art and archaeology of the Greek world from the Late Bronze Age to the Roman period. The course focuses on architecture, sculpture, painted pottery, and wall painting as its main object classes and situates artistic and stylistic developments within their social, political, and historical context. We will consider issues…[Read more]

]]> 0 688426a27c034bc53101b3936252d535 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1837847/ Sat, 18 Mar 2023 19:50:19 +0000 This course provides a detailed examination of the life and administration of the Roman emperor Augustus (reigned 31 B.C. to A.D. 14), a time of pivotal social and economic change that forever altered the trajectory of Roman history. Augustus and his administration will be examined from a variety of viewpoints, drawing on a rich dataset that…[Read more]

]]> 0 a9058e49fe4a8e010123f0dad984ba04 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1837846/ Sat, 18 Mar 2023 19:46:52 +0000 This course explores the art and archaeology of the Greek world from the Late Bronze Age to the Roman period. The course focuses on architecture, sculpture, painted pottery, and wall painting as its main object classes and situates artistic and stylistic developments within their social, political, and historical context. We will consider issues…[Read more]

]]> 0 697d58ef33a224b30055ad3e3cfcf1bc https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1836990/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 18:32:08 +0000 0 99845f9832d029d51414a1b77078f66d https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1836988/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:11:38 +0000 0 4d861a874193ba22c52ebe3c116cf66a https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1829225/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 02:24:36 +0000 This course offers a survey of the archaeology of settled landscapes in the ancient Mediterranean world,
including both the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean basin. In particular, the course will focus on
city-country dichotomies in order to study the patterns of development, demography, and land use in
selected case study areas. While…[Read more]

]]> 0 b0868496c693d89944aa78b7d0c3a646 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1829224/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 02:24:26 +0000 This course provides an introduction to the visual culture and art forms of the Italo-Roman world from the
Early Iron Age to the beginning of Late Antiquity. The course examines the developmental arcs of art
forms in various spheres (public, private, sacred, funereal) and considers key media (sculpture, painting,
mosaic, decorative arts).…[Read more]

]]> 0 8bd326a6061206cc9f36004d111e14b5 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1829223/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 02:24:12 +0000 This course provides an introduction to the visual culture and art forms of the Italo-Roman world from the
Early Iron Age to the beginning of Late Antiquity. The course examines the developmental arcs of art
forms in various spheres (public, private, sacred, funereal) and considers key media (sculpture, painting,
mosaic, decorative arts).…[Read more]

]]> 0 9bec3baf51962511db5eaff6c65012b8 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1829215/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 23:01:45 +0000 This course offers a survey of the archaeology of settled landscapes in the ancient Mediterranean world,
including both the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean basin. In particular, the course will focus on
city-country dichotomies in order to study the patterns of development, demography, and land use in
selected case study areas. While…[Read more]

]]> 0 257f9a86fe007ab3a2a8492d761341ff https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1829214/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 22:59:34 +0000 This course provides an introduction to the visual culture and art forms of the Italo-Roman world from the
Early Iron Age to the beginning of Late Antiquity. The course examines the developmental arcs of art
forms in various spheres (public, private, sacred, funereal) and considers key media (sculpture, painting,
mosaic, decorative arts).…[Read more]

]]> 0 b3cffbeb0ca3b958d655d89705c04dcb https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777790/ Sat, 09 Apr 2022 02:25:40 +0000 The course provides an extensive survey of the archaeology of the Roman world, as well as an introduction to archaeological methods. Students will acquire the analytical skills necessary to interpret material culture and learn how to use archaeological remains to reconstruct various aspects of ancient societies. Emphasis for this class is on the…[Read more]

]]> 0 61ec742a0faa591457138f39b4610501 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777789/ Sat, 09 Apr 2022 02:25:29 +0000 This graduate seminar approaches the urban and rural landscapes of peninsular Italy from the Early Iron Age until the Gothic Wars, with the goal being to examine key points of intersection (and departure) between the spheres of ‘town’ and ‘country’. In adopting an holistic approach to these categories that are often juxtaposed, the seminar…[Read more]

]]> 0 e65b377032aff028ec9f9640c6c04613 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777788/ Sat, 09 Apr 2022 02:25:18 +0000 This graduate seminar approaches the urban and rural landscapes of peninsular Italy from the Early Iron Age until the Gothic Wars, with the goal being to examine key points of intersection (and departure) between the spheres of ‘town’ and ‘country’. In adopting an holistic approach to these categories that are often juxtaposed, the seminar…[Read more]

]]> 0 d57b2fa836de6424efe247b4f58d1237 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777787/ Sat, 09 Apr 2022 02:24:55 +0000 This graduate seminar approaches the urban and rural landscapes of peninsular Italy from the Early Iron Age until the Gothic Wars, with the goal being to examine key points of intersection (and departure) between the spheres of ‘town’ and ‘country’. In adopting an holistic approach to these categories that are often juxtaposed, the seminar…[Read more]

]]> 0 3c1948dbf76185593cd37914e57f8599 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777786/ Sat, 09 Apr 2022 02:24:44 +0000 Troy has long captured the human imagination. The story of its fall and the tales of both its inhabitants and besiegers have caught the attention of artists and their audiences from antiquity to post-modernity. It seems we are drawn to the struggle that is Troy and the Trojan War, to the paragons of virtue, and the archetypes of other, less noble…[Read more]

]]> 0 1f3dbdfb367c20f120584cc97fb3f49b https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777785/ Sat, 09 Apr 2022 02:24:18 +0000 Troy has long captured the human imagination. The story of its fall and the tales of both its inhabitants and besiegers have caught the attention of artists and their audiences from antiquity to post-modernity. It seems we are drawn to the struggle that is Troy and the Trojan War, to the paragons of virtue, and the archetypes of other, less noble…[Read more]

]]> 0 1f3dbdfb367c20f120584cc97fb3f49b https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777784/ Sat, 09 Apr 2022 02:24:18 +0000 Troy has long captured the human imagination. The story of its fall and the tales of both its inhabitants and besiegers have caught the attention of artists and their audiences from antiquity to post-modernity. It seems we are drawn to the struggle that is Troy and the Trojan War, to the paragons of virtue, and the archetypes of other, less noble…[Read more]

]]> 0 30645ed8e2c65d1bc984f060709ff8f0 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777783/ Sat, 09 Apr 2022 02:24:06 +0000 This course considers the archaeology and settlement history of the Mediterranean basin from the later ninth century B.C. to the middle of the fifth century B.C. in order to study, in a contextualized way, the interconnectedness of cultures and economies in this region. The interchange and exchange that occurred in the archaic Mediterranean world…[Read more]

]]> 0 30645ed8e2c65d1bc984f060709ff8f0 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777782/ Sat, 09 Apr 2022 02:24:06 +0000 This course considers the archaeology and settlement history of the Mediterranean basin from the later ninth century B.C. to the middle of the fifth century B.C. in order to study, in a contextualized way, the interconnectedness of cultures and economies in this region. The interchange and exchange that occurred in the archaic Mediterranean world…[Read more]

]]> 0 42e7e4511ca91c97ba15c7edde7ead04 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777781/ Sat, 09 Apr 2022 02:23:55 +0000 The ancient city of Athens provides us with a wealth of archaeological and cultural information about the ancient world. Using Athens and its surroundings as our laboratory, this course will focus on the development and growth of the ancient city-state from the Bronze Age through to the third century A.D. The course will explore the archaeological…[Read more]

]]> 0 ebbea3fa2d982f1ab7117d30a4cc29a5 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777780/ Sat, 09 Apr 2022 02:23:40 +0000 This course offers a survey of the archaeology of settled landscapes in the ancient Mediterranean world, including both the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean basin. In particular, the course will focus on city-country dichotomies in order to study the patterns of development, demography, and land use in selected case study areas. While the…[Read more]

]]> 0 2db77fa74be22a67de6b3dfe826330c6 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777779/ Sat, 09 Apr 2022 02:23:38 +0000 This course offers a survey of the archaeology of settled landscapes in the ancient Mediterranean world, including both the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean basin. In particular, the course will focus on city-country dichotomies in order to study the patterns of development, demography, and land use in selected case study areas. While the…[Read more]

]]> 0 0c6daa8bfa11def21c83031a3ed9946c https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777761/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 21:32:42 +0000 The course provides an extensive survey of the archaeology of the Roman world, as well as an introduction to archaeological methods. Students will acquire the analytical skills necessary to interpret material culture and learn how to use archaeological remains to reconstruct various aspects of ancient societies. Emphasis for this class is on the…[Read more]

]]> 0 1fffc3bf0e025043d71a71879fa478b1 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777756/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 21:17:53 +0000 This graduate seminar approaches the urban and rural landscapes of peninsular Italy from the Early Iron Age until the Gothic Wars, with the goal being to examine key points of intersection (and departure) between the spheres of ‘town’ and ‘country’. In adopting an holistic approach to these categories that are often juxtaposed, the seminar…[Read more]

]]> 0 1a7bd58637fc2fef39df0bf6c0cb6069 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777682/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 03:32:22 +0000 Troy has long captured the human imagination. The story of its fall and the tales of both its inhabitants and besiegers have caught the attention of artists and their audiences from antiquity to post-modernity. It seems we are drawn to the struggle that is Troy and the Trojan War, to the paragons of virtue, and the archetypes of other, less noble…[Read more]

]]> 0 703ff1a1d83013a5963ffd63f20f156f https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777681/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 03:25:49 +0000 This course considers the archaeology and settlement history of the Mediterranean basin from the later ninth century B.C. to the middle of the fifth century B.C. in order to study, in a contextualized way, the interconnectedness of cultures and economies in this region. The interchange and exchange that occurred in the archaic Mediterranean world…[Read more]

]]> 0 d80093d5923ddd62f04f141fa8d63bb2 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777680/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 03:22:33 +0000 The ancient city of Athens provides us with a wealth of archaeological and cultural information about the ancient world. Using Athens and its surroundings as our laboratory, this course will focus on the development and growth of the ancient city-state from the Bronze Age through to the third century A.D. The course will explore the archaeological…[Read more]

]]> 0 d6b1d5bea22797202fb5bf73da94dec7 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1777679/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 03:18:58 +0000 This course offers a survey of the archaeology of settled landscapes in the ancient Mediterranean world, including both the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean basin. In particular, the course will focus on city-country dichotomies in order to study the patterns of development, demography, and land use in selected case study areas. While the…[Read more]

]]> 0 a3f8176ac9bec96951b57e497c34b129 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1759202/ Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:24:46 +0000 This course provides a survey of sculptural forms in the Hellenistic and Roman worlds from the
time of Alexander the Great to Late Antiquity. Key sculptural media will be considered from
chronological and thematic perspectives. Attention will be given to contextual analysis, social
history, form, technique, commemoration, regionalism, the…[Read more]

]]> 0 089fb8a9e62f351ba7392be16e615bf3 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1759201/ Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:24:34 +0000 This course provides a survey of sculptural forms in the Hellenistic and Roman worlds from the
time of Alexander the Great to Late Antiquity. Key sculptural media will be considered from
chronological and thematic perspectives. Attention will be given to contextual analysis, social
history, form, technique, commemoration, regionalism, the…[Read more]

]]> 0 7e7181f55e58160d098cfa07c954b78f https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1759200/ Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:24:23 +0000 This course is an introductory survey of the urban centers of the ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian,
and Mediterranean worlds. In this course students will explore the development of urbanism in
these areas by studying the archaeological remains from the cities of ancient Mesopotamia,
Egypt, Greece, and Rome, from the Neolithic period until the…[Read more]

]]> 0 155a976e7890d7941c6be9ab3e9c5a5a https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1759199/ Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:24:11 +0000 This course provides a detailed examination of the life and administration of the Roman
emperor Augustus (reigned 31 B.C. to A.D.
14), a time of pivotal social and economic
change that forever altered the trajectory of
Roman history. Augustus and his
administration will be examined from a variety
of viewpoints, drawing on a rich dataset…[Read more]

]]> 0 d78e449249b2a027792605ad3043b138 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1759198/ Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:24:00 +0000 This course provides a detailed examination of the life and administration of the Roman
emperor Augustus (reigned 31 B.C. to A.D.
14), a time of pivotal social and economic
change that forever altered the trajectory of
Roman history. Augustus and his
administration will be examined from a variety
of viewpoints, drawing on a rich dataset…[Read more]

]]> 0 c1963ac76b067c0add4657cb2d51d899 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1759197/ Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:23:47 +0000 Becker, J. A. (2021). Defining space, making the city: urbanism in Archaic Rome. In Gleba, Margarita. [Book Chapter]. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.76140

]]> 0 f0227bc5941259e69fd38f870cbfe484 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1759187/ Sat, 20 Nov 2021 22:52:19 +0000 This course provides a survey of sculptural forms in the Hellenistic and Roman worlds from the
time of Alexander the Great to Late Antiquity. Key sculptural media will be considered from
chronological and thematic perspectives. Attention will be given to contextual analysis, social
history, form, technique, commemoration, regionalism, the…[Read more]

]]> 0 ea602fb75bca330f6a3325309cb6fe0b https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1759185/ Sat, 20 Nov 2021 22:50:03 +0000 This course is an introductory survey of the urban centers of the ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian,
and Mediterranean worlds. In this course students will explore the development of urbanism in
these areas by studying the archaeological remains from the cities of ancient Mesopotamia,
Egypt, Greece, and Rome, from the Neolithic period until the…[Read more]

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