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GREECE: WINTER TERM 2000
Trip Details Students spent 20 days in Greece, exploring
ancient (and more recent) art, architecture,
literature, history, and philosophy on the
Greek mainland and on the island of Crete.
There were visits and stays in Athens,
Delphi, Olympia, near Mycenae, and Crete.
Overview of Hotel and Ferry Schedule:
Jan. 20-26 (six nights) Athens
Jan. 26-28 (three nights) Arachova
Jan. 28-29 (one night) Olympia
Jan. 29-Feb. 1 (two nights) Nauplion
Feb. 1-2 (one night) Athens
Feb. 2-3 (overnight) Ferry: Athens to Crete
Feb. 3-5 (two nights) Iraklion (on Crete)
Feb. 5-6 (overnight) Ferry: Crete to Athens
Feb. 6-7 (one night) Athens Courses Taught
INS 45: Ancient & Modern Greek Culture
explores the distinct features of ancient
Greek culture, seeking to learn how Greek men, women, and children lived their lives
on a day-to-day basis. Topics include:
citizenship, slavery, politics in a polis,
religious festivals, burial rites, animal
sacrifice, agriculture, sexuality, fashion,
cultural identity, technology, Panhellenic
competition, education, calendars,
astronomy, and philosophy.
These facets
of ancient Greece are juxtaposed
with modern Greece,
especially in the 20th century.
Sources
include literary, historical, dramatic,
and philosophical literature,
complemented
by a study of art,
architecture, and
archaeology.
Students visited museums,
ancient temple
and sanctuary sites, restaurants, and olive presses.
HIS/CLA 31A: History of Ancient Greece focuses on Greek History from the fifth
century B.C., with primary reliance on the Greek Historians, Herodotus and Thucydides. Topics include: the Greek polis, Greek colonization, warfare in antiquity, the invention of science and philosophy, Athenian democracy, the invasion of Xerxes, the Golden Age of Athens, the Peloponnesian War, and the development of historiography.
Students relied on primary literary sources
and visited various sites and museums in Greece. |
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ITALY: WINTER TERM 2003
Trip Details
Students spent 17 days in Italy exploring ancient, Renaissance, and modern art, literature, architecture, history, and culture in Italy. There were visits and stays in Rome, Naples, Florence, Padua, Venice, and Milan.
Days 1-7: Rome. Walking tours of Ancient Rome, Forum, Capitoleum, Colosseum, Gallery of Borghese. Transport to Vatican Museum and St. Peter's Cathedral. Visits to Palazzo Altemps, National Roman Museum and other museums. Day excursions to Villa D' Este-Tivoli and Hadrian's Villa. Trip to Via Appia-St. Callisto Catacombs-Church of St. Paul outside the walls. Days 8-10: Naples. Pompei visit. Overnight stay in Villa Vergiliana. Trips to Herculaneum, the Naples Museum. Days 11-13: Florence. Walking tour of Petti Palace, Academy, Church of St. Cross, Uffizi Museum, Palace of Vecchio, and Ponte Vecchio.
Padua visit. Days 14-15: Venice. Visits of Venice Doge's Palace, St. Marc's Cathedral, the famous canals, and Santa Maria de Miracoli Church. Stopped by Harry's Bar, world famous for its cocktails. Days 16-17: Milan via Verona. Transfer to airport for return flight to Cincinnati. Entire trip included: 15 overnights in 3 star hotels in double rooms with private shower/bath and WC, with TV, heating and all comforts. Daily breakfast. Daily dinners. Coach transportation as per itinerary. Rail tickets 2nd class for Florence, Padova, Venice, and Milan. Transfers from railway stations to the hotels. Admission fees to the sites/museums were not included.
COURSE: Ancient Rome, Renaissance Florence, Modern Italy (3 credit hrs.) The course includes a broad introduction to Italian culture; each student, in consultation with the instructor, chooses a term project in line with his or her own particular interests and major. COSTS: Approximately $2850 per student which included airfare from Cincinnati to Rome (and return: Milan to Cincinnati), hotels, travel, and most meals in Italy. The trip was assisted by Dimitri Cocconi and his staff at Educational Tours. Centre has worked with Mr. Cocconi in 1997, 2000, and 2001 during extremely successful trips to Greece and Turkey.
Mr. Cocconi's web site can be seen by clicking here. |
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