Unit 1

Early Rome, September 10-15, 2019

Daily Itinerary

  • Tuesday, Sept 10: Introduction to Roman Topography, topography game, Italian Class
  • Wednesday, Sept 11: Prehistory. Palatine and early Roman forum. Italian class.
  • Thursday, Sept 12: Prehistory. San’Omobono; Capitoline Museum. Auspication. Italian Class
  • Friday, Sept 13: Terme Museum, Servian Wall walk. Italian class.
  • Saturday, Sept 14. Villa Giulia museum. Italian Class.

Essay Question: From your study of the archaic tombs and artifacts, what are the shared values of the emergent aristocracy? Is there a perceptible and distinct “Roman” “Latial” and “Etruscan” identity among the elite?