City of Rome: History and LandscapeDepartment of Classics and Ancient History

ABN 15 211 513 464. CRICOS Number 00026A.

Study for credit in Italy ANHS 2606: City of Rome: History and Landscape (or postgraduate equivalent) SydneyPreliminary lectures: November 27-29, 2017

Vesuvian Region, Frascati and RomeOnsite: January 9-29, 2018

Unit of Study teachers: Associate Professor Kathryn Welch & Dr Estelle Lazer

   

Overview

Every few years, the University of Sydney offers students the chance to travel to Rome an undertake a course there as part of their studies. In 2018, the program will be run by Associate Professor Kathryn Welch and Dr Estelle Lazer. The course includes three days of lectures and discussion in Sydney that will prepare you for your studies and your travel. The tour component begins in the town of Vico Equense on the Bay of Naples, our base for exploring the ancient cities close to Mt Vesuvius. We will then make our way to Frascati in the Roman countryside, visiting various ancient sites, including Palestrina, Tivoli and the Alban Hills. On arriving in Rome we say goodbye to coaches and explore all regions of the ancient city. We all of Rome’s major museums and archaeological sites. Assessment will take the form of written exercise based on the lectures in Sydney, to be completed before your departure, site reports based on your experiences in Italy that will be completed during the study tour, and a research essay to be completed during February 2018.

Dates

Lecture dates: November 27-29, 2017 – University of Sydney Tour dates: January 9-29, 2018 – Vico Equense (January 9-13), Frascati (January 13-16), Rome (January 16-29)

Tour Cost

Tour land package: $6,100 per person, twin share accommodation (land only). The supplement for a single room is $1,450 per person. Tuition costs: All participants must also enrol through the University of Sydney as Commonwealth Funded students, International Students, Post Graduate or ‘audit’ students. Details of tuition costs are available from Dr Kathryn Welch. Flights: The tour price quoted is for land content only. For those interested, we are holding group flights with Emirates for $2,200 per person. Hotel transfers coincide with the Emirates flights.  

Highlights

Ø Study for credit in Italy (ANHS 2606: City of Rome: History and Landscape), or postgraduate equivalent

Ø Three days of intensive preparatory lectures and discussion in Sydney Ø In-depth visits to Pompeii and Herculaneum with A/Prof Welch and Dr

Lazer, including sights not normally open to the public Ø The latest scientific research from the multi-nation Pompeii Cast

Project (Dr Lazer is the Team Leader of this project) Ø Explore Roman society and government in smaller centres, such as

Capua (S. Maria Capua Vetere), Tibur (Tivoli) and Praeneste (Palestrina)

Ø Intense study of the Forum, Capitoline and Palatine Hills Ø Carefully planned walks through the city of Rome exploring aspects of

the ancient city Ø The impact of ancient Rome of the medieval, Renaissance and modern

city Ø Major museums of art, archaeology and Roman history

CITY OF ROME HISTORY & LANDSCAPE

Lecture dates (Sydney): November 27-29, 2017

Tour dates (Italy): January 9-29, 2018

Tour leaders and course teachers: Associate Professor Kathryn Welch and Dr Estelle Lazer

Land package cost: $6,100 for twin share, $1,450 supplement for a single room, plus flight and tuition costs

Recommended airline: Emirates

Tour itinerary: Vico Equense (4 nights), Frascati (3 nights), Rome (13 nights)

Date published: July 6, 2017

Tour Enquiries and bookings

For flight bookings and to secure a place in this group please contact Jemma York at Academy Travel on 9235 0023 or 1800 639 699 (outside Sydney) or email jemma@academytravel.com.au

 

               

The power of sites like Pompeii and Herculaneum lies in the window they provide on people just like us, living in the ancient world. Above, Herculaneum streetscape

The celebration of Rome in public space continues well after the classical period. Below is a Renaissance statue of the Roman soldier-god Castor, part of Michelangelo’s breathtaking re-design of the Capitoline Hill in the 16th century

itinerary

November 27-29, 2017: Associate Professor Kathryn Welch and Dr Estelle Laser will conduct a series of lectures over three days to prepare you for your study in Rome.

January 9, 2018: The group assembles at Rome Fiumicino Airport in the early afternoon and travels south to Vico Equense on the Bay of Naples.

January 10-12: Over three days, Estelle Lazer and Kathryn Welch take you around the key Vesuvian sites, including Herculaneum, Pompeii and the National Museum in Naples. As well as learning about the life in the towns of Roman Italy, you will also learn about Estelle’s current research project, the scientific examination of the human remains embedded in the casts of Pompeii. There will also be time to enjoy the fine scenery around the bay.

January 13: Travel to Frascati via selected sites of ancient Campania and Latium

January 14-15: Two days visiting local sites close to Frascati.

January 16: We will make our way to Rome by coach, taking the opportunity to stop at some extant sections of the Appian Way.

January 17-28: Over 12 days, Kathryn and Estelle will conduct walking tours to enable your systematic exploration of the city of Rome. Our base is on the Esquiline Hill, in the heart of the ancient Suburra. Each day will be devoted to a particular region of the city. Naturally great attention will be paid to key zones such as the Republican and Imperial Fora, the Capitoline and Palatine Hills and the Campus Martius. We will also visit key museums dedicated to the ancient city. Travel around Rome will be by foot and public transport.

January 29: Departure from Rome. There is a group transfer to Rome Fiumicino Airport

Accommodation & Meals

Accommodation throughout the tour will be in well located, comfortable 3-star properties. Four group meals are included in the tour.

More Information

For information concerning enrolment and study, contact Associate Professor Kathryn Welch (kathryn.welch@sydney.edu.au) For information concerning your travel, including add-on travel and travel insurance, contact Jemma York at Academy Travel (jemma@academytravel.com.au).