Classics 55: January in Rome The Art, Archaeology and Topography of Ancient Rome January 6-22, 2004 Beth Severy-Hoven, Macalester College

APPLICATIONS DUE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2003

Course Description

A survey of the major spaces, surviving monuments and artifacts of the city of Rome from the earliest occupation of the Palatine hill around 1000 BCE to the construction of the first major Christian buildings by the emperor Constantine in the 4th century CE. Students also learn architectural building techniques, systems of dating based on types of stone and brickwork, problems in properly identifying surviving buildings, the iconography of Roman political sculpture, and techniques of Roman copying and reuse of original Greek art. We consider the incorporation of Roman monuments into subsequent architecture, including Fascist political (re)use of archaeology, as well as problems of conservation in the context of the modern city. Finally, visits to the excavated cities of Pompeii and Ostia make visible the lives and activities of those lost in the literary record, including women and slaves. Student evaluation is based on participation in group events, a presentation, two on-site projects, two quizzes, and completion of a set of self-guided site visits. (2 credits, with 2 additional credits available through completion of an independent study program the following spring term). Course counts toward Classics major.

Details and Deadlines

Cost of program per student: $2300.
This includes airfare, accommodations, local transportation, admission to sites and museums, books, dinners and some lunches. Students will need to pay for breakfast, other lunches, souvenirs, travel and admissions on free days. This price is subject to change if we do not have at least 12 students.

Financial Aid.
If you are on financial aid from Macalester College, you will probably be able to apply for aid for this course. Grants in previous years have been $500. Students meeting the same requirements can also usually apply for a student loan up to the cost of the trip. For confirmed information, contact the Financial Aid Office.

Student applications due Friday, September 19, 2003. Your application includes the Rome application form, a one-page statement of purpose, and a deposit of $1000.00, made out to Macalester College. If you are not accepted into the program, this deposit will be refunded. If you are accepted, this becomes a non-refundable deposit towards your airline ticket. The balance of $1300.00 will be due December 1.

Fall 2003.
We will have three pre-departure meetings in the Fall of 2003. These will include an introduction to Roman history and archaeology, an orientation to modern Italian culture and language, and a practical discussion of what to pack, what to expect, and the like. Attendance at these meeting is required -- they are considered part of the course.

Itinerary

January 6 (Tu): Departure

7 (W): Arrive in Rome, travel to hotel (Villa Bassi, telephone 06-581-5333, Via G. Carini 24, Roma 00152)
afternoon: overview of city from Janiculum, tour of cultural centers in modern city and their ancient context, including Gelateria della Palma near Pantheon, Piazza Navona/the Stadium of Domitian, and the medieval Trastevere (dinner)

8 (Th): Introduction to the City and History of Ancient Rome
full day: Forum and Capitoline (9am-sunset, closed W & Su afternoon)

9 (F): The Roman Republic and the Greeks
morning: National Museum (Tu-Sa 9-2, Su 9-1), Servian Wall
Roman use of Greek art, including coins, portraiture, gardens, bronzes, copying techniques, and Roman baths, remains of the Servian Wall
afternoon: Route and Monuments of the Roman Triumph

10 (Sa): Late Republican - Augustan Rome
morning: Temples of the Largo Argentina (project), Theater of Pompey, Porticus of Octavia, Theater of Marcellus, Forum of Augustus
afternoon: Ara Pacis (Tu-Sa 9-5, Su 9-1), mausoleum of Augustus, solarium

11 (Su): FREE DAY

12 (M): Nero and the Flavian Emperors
morning: Temple of Claudius, Nero's Golden House (W-M 9-8), Colosseum (9-4:30)
afternoon: Arch of Titus, Flavian Forum, Palatine (9-4:30)

13 (Tu): Rome of the High Empire
morning: San Clemente (project) & early Christianity (M-Sa 9-12:30 & 3-6), Trajan's markets, Forum and Column of Trajan (Tu-Sun 9-7)

14 (W): Early Christianity
morning: Vatican area in antiquity, St. Peter's Basilica, tour of Vatican necropolis

15 (Th): : leave for Pompeii by train; two nights at Motel Villa dei Misteri, tel. 81/861-3593, Via Villa dei Misteri 11
afternoon: Introductory Lecture on Pompeii

16 (F): Pompeii (9 - hr before sunset)
full day: forum, Stabian baths, brothel, domestic architecture

17 (Sa): travel day (return to Villa Bassi in Rome, or go wherever you'd like en route to Rome)

18 (Su): FREE DAY

19 (M): Later Rome
long morning: Aventine & Santa Sabina, Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Jewish Ghetto (Permanent Exhibition of the Jewish Community of Rome, Synagogue 10-2, Sun. 10-12, closed Sa,) Michelangelo's Piazza del Campidoglio, Bernini's San Andrea al Quirinale (closed Tu), Borromini's San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

20 (Tu): Ostia (Tu-Su 9-5)
full day: history of city and port, forum, Palazzo delle Corporazione, Forum Baths, insula housing, 4^th century houses, mithraeum, Jewish synagogue, Christian church

21 (W): long morning: Vatican Museums (8:45-1:45, closed Su; 13000L)
evening: Farewell dinner in restaurant built into substructures of the Theater of Pompey & visit to Trevi Fountain to throw coins

22 (Th): Return to U.S.

Beth Severy-Hoven, Macalester College
last revised 9/1/3