History of Architecture, the City and the Visual Arts from the foundation of Rome to the fall of Constantinople. Roman Architecture and Art: Etruscan and Greek influences, monumental creation. Public space (fora, baths, aqueducts, temples) palaces and housing. The spread of Christianity and the legacy of antiquity in the unified empire. Early Christian architecture and arts, Constantine’s creation. The Byzantine Empire. Reign of Justinian, Dark Ages, Iconoclasm, Middle Byzantine period (Macedonian Renaissance and Komnenian period). Frankocracy. Late Byzantine period (Palaeologan period). Architectural types, forms, construction and materials. Mosaics, frescoes, sculptural decoration, portable icons. Radiation of Byzantium and tradition. From the Roman city to the new urban constitution and fortified settlements. The evolution of cities, the fabric, monuments and decoration.