Università Roma Tre

I semester
Prof. Fabrizio Bisconti
LT Late Antique Archaeology I. 6 Cfu

Community Cemeteries in Rome - Part I

Organization and decorative paintings in roman cemeteries during the IIIrd century.
Characteristics, burial types and decorative paintings. Cosmic and biblical themes

Assignment:
F. Bisconti, Le pitture delle catacombe romane: Restauri e interpretazioni, Todi 2011.

Students not attending lessons must add:
F. Bisconti, R.Giuliani, B.Mazzei, la catacomba di Priscilla. Il complesso, i restauri, il museo, Città del Vaticano 2013

LT Late Antique Archaeology II. 6 Cfu

Community Cemeteries in Rome - Part II

Topographic evolution of roman cemeteries. The diffusion of a saving and theofanic iconographic repertoire.

Assignment:
F. Bisconti, Temi di iconografia paleocristiana, Città del Vaticano 2000; introduction and a choice of 20 voices

Students not attending lessons must study all the volume.