IAP in ANCIENT ITALY
JANUARY 16-24, 2016
Now in its tenth year, this program of the MIT History Faculty and MIT Concourse offers to between 10 and 15 MIT undergraduates a first-hand experience of Greek, Roman archaeology - urban topography, architecture, public and private monuments - in the setting where they can best be explored: in the heart of Rome, and along the Bay of Naples (ancient Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius, and nearby sites).
Overview Provisional Itinerary
Through on-site lectures, group discussions, and stu- Jan. 16: Arrive Rome dent-initiated explorations, we shall engage with a wide array of the key problems: contrasting modes of Jan. 17: Rome: urban development; the intricate mix of ethnic strands Capitoline Hill in ancient Italy; art and architecture as players in the Roman Forum negotiation of power and status; the Roman Palatine Hill
‘architectural revolution’ (through hydraulic concrete: Jan. 18: Rome: from arch, to vault, to dome: from ‘classic Greek’ to Imperial Fora ‘Classic Roman’ , architecture effectively turned in- Colosseum side-out); and the perennial political and social re- Arch of Constantine invention of Rome itself: from Italian metropolis, to San Clemente Imperial Capital, to Papal seat, and to its more recent roles as capital city first of a united modern Italy, then Jan. 19: Rome: Campus Martius of a latter-day Fascist, ‘rejuvenated’ Roman Empire, Altar of Augustan Peace and then again of the post-war democratic Italian Re- Mausoleum of Augustus public. Pantheon
Directors: Prof. Will Broadhead Jan. 20: Herculaneum Prof. Steven Ostrow Naples Prof. Linda Rabieh Archaeological Museum
Jan. 21: Pompeii
Jan. 22: Rome: Vatican Museums
Jan. 23: Rome: Baths of Diocletian Museo Nazionale Romano
Jan. 24: Depart Rome A Typical Day Estimated Costs Morning: Abundant breakfast in Rome hotel, followed Program in Italy by short walk to center of the ancient city, up the Capi- Tuition $0 toline Hill to panoramic view of Roman Forum, Pala- Hotels, Site Fees, Travel in Italy $810 tine Hill, Colosseum, with Alban Hills behind. Guided Meals $300 visit through the Forum and the Emperors’ palace on the Palatine, followed by picnic or local restaurant Airfare lunch. Boston-Rome round trip $1,000 ____
TOTAL $2,110
Participants will purchase their airfare to Rome and meals (lunch and dinner) individually. Hotels, site and museum fees, and group travel within Italy will be paid for collectively out of funds paid by participants into Early afternoon: at your option: Return to Capitoline the group account prior to the start of the program. Hill for visit to stupendous collection of antiquities in the Capitoline Museums (including the bronze ‘She- The above estimate is based on current prices at the wolf suckling Romulus and Remus’), in palatial sur- exchange rate as of 9/11/15 and might well have to be roundings; stroll through the Imperial Fora; or visit the adjusted when the details of this year’s program are Colosseum. finalized in the Fall. Applicants will be provided with the confirmed cost of hotels, site and museum fees, and Late afternoon: snack, or meander, or shop through travel within Italy in October, before they are expected streets of old Rome; or return to hotel for a rest, or re- to commit to the program with a non-refundable depos- lax with a coffee in one of Rome’s many beautiful piaz- it. zas. Financial Assistance: Evening: Step out into the heart of the city for dinner at Participants in past years have successfully applied for a casual pizzeria or in a restaurant built into the remains financial assistance from the Kelly-Douglas Travel Fel- lowship Program through SHASS, the Fung Founda- of the Theatre of Pompey, followed by a gelato dessert, tion (formerly Li and Fung) Scholarship Program a film, or jazz, or opera, etc… through the Global Education Office, and the IAP Italy Fund through the History Faculty and Concourse.
Likely Hotels: Rome: Hotel Smeraldo (www.smeraldoroma.com) Pompeii: Motel Villa dei Misteri (www.villadeimisteri.it) Students will be accommodated in double rooms with private baths. Breakfast is included.
Application deadline: Fri., Oct. 9 For further information, and for a copy of the (very brief) application form, please contact:
Prof. Will Broadhead: [email protected] Eligibility: All registered MIT students are eligible. In the case that more than 15 applications are received, first priority for participation will be offered to current students and successful veterans (Seniors first) of MIT Ancient and Medieval Studies subjects and of MIT Concourse. For a complete list of eligible subjects, see the Ancient and Medieval Studies website: ams.mit.edu/curriculum