A103 An Introduction to the Humanities
Block 2: The Colosseum
BBC History: The Romans
Roman Art and Architecture
Wembley Stadium
Contents
UNIT 5: THE COLOSSEUM
INTRODUCTION
Why the Colosseum?
How has the Colosseum been used as a symbol?
What is your view of the Colosseum?
REDISCOVERING THE ROMAN COLOSSEUM
APPROACHING THE SOURCES
Different types of written source
Different types of visual source
CASSETTE EXERCISES
Written sources
Visual sources
JUDGEMENTS: ANCIENT AND MODERN PERCEPTIONS OF THE GAMES
Modern reactions
Moving back to the ancient evidence
THE FORM OF THE BUILDING
Amphitheatres
The Colosseum and its functions.
UNIT 6 THE COLOSSEUM TRADITION
INTRODUCTION
CASSETTE EXERCISES
Plan-reading
Architectural design
THE FORM OF THE COLOSSEUM: SHAPES AND PATTERNS
The structure of the Colosseum
The Colosseum: scale, articulation and meaning
The articulation of the Colosseum: a language of architecture
Reusing the language: Roman examples
Reusing the language: Western architecture in later centuries
The purpose of a reused language
PLANNING AND FUNCTION
The Colosseum: access and egress
Crowds and architecture: function, structure and design
The football stadium: architecture, structure and meaning
TODAY'S COLOSSEUM? WEMBLEY STADIUM AND ITS TRADITION
The context of Wembley Stadium
What is Wembley Stadium? How does it fit the tradition?
The architectural language of Wembley Stadium: modernity and convention
Why was it like that? Who did it 'speak to'?
CONCLUSION: ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURAL HISTORY
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