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Travel Opportunities - Italy

 


Visit the isle of Capri ...

Roman Legacy Field Studies:

The Roman Legacy Field Study trip is a complement to a multi-disciplinary course on the Legacy of Ancient Rome. This spring break trip is designed to bring ancient history to life by introducing students to the art, archaeology and culture of Rome. We begin in Sorrento on the breathtaking Amalfi coast; from there we'll journey to the isle of Capri to see remains of Tiberius' Villa, and to Pompeii, the historic city covered in volcanic ash in 79 CE. We'll travel next to Rome where we'll explore the Palatine and Capitoline hills, the Colosseum, the Imperial Fora and Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli, a small and sumptuous city of its own. Students will also visit some of Italy's finest museums in Rome including the Vatican Museum and tour the necropolis (city of the dead) underneath St. Peter's Basilica while experiencing the richness of contemporary Italian culture. We'll stay in small bed and breakfasts and dine in local trattorias to partake of Italy at its fullest!

See the photos from the 2003 trip.

 


Remains of the colossal statue of Constantine

Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome (ICCS Rome):

The Classical Studies Department is also a member of the ICCS and regularly sends students there for a semester. The center offers courses in Latin, Roman archaeology and history, Greek, Italian, and Art History. Located in a lovely residential neighborhood in Rome, close to the Classical and Renaissance center of this cosmopolitan city, students make frequent site visits and have in-depth explorations of museum collections, and schedule numerous trips, including two extensive tours of Campania and Sicily.

For more information about either of these programs, contact Dr.Holly Sypniewski.


 

GO PLACES WITH CLASSICAL STUDIES
Students have the unique opportunity to travel to Greece or Rome each spring in conjunction with classical studies courses.

DULCE ET DECORUM EST …
Click here to see what students of the Millsaps classical studies program are doing.

SWEARINGEN COIN COLLECTION
Read about the collection of ancient Greek and Roman coins donated to the Millsaps-Wilson Library by the family of Dr. George Swearingen.