VERGILIAN SOCIETY SUMMER TOURS 2012
Roman Jordan, July 7-18, 2012
Directors: Phillip Stanley, Professor Emeritus; George Perko
Jordan is a bridge between sea and desert and East and West and is a land of mesmerizing beauty
and contrast: from the mountains around Amman to the Dead Sea below sea level. Our tour begins in Amman.
From the capital we travel north to the Roman city of Jerash, one of the best preserved Greco-Roman
cities with its the- aters, temples, churches and colonnaded streets. We journey down to the Dead Sea,
visiting Mt. Nebo, where Moses saw the Promised Land before dying and we visit sites built by Herod. From here we go to Petra,
entering through the narrow pass to gradually see unfold the mysteries of the Rose Red City with its spectacular treasuries,
royal tombs, burial chambers, and high places of sacrifice. Afterward we journey south to visit the Wadi Rum Desert and
explore its moon-like landscape. This is where Lawrence of Arabia stayed and where the movie was filmed.
From the desert we travel to Aqaba on the Red Sea. This will be a memorable journey through one of Rome's
wealthy eastern provinces. For a sneak preview of our tour and the sites to which we will travel visit the
virtual reality web site
Price: Per person sharing a double room US $2,325
Single supplement US $582.00
In the Footsteps of Poets and Painters, Proletarians and Princes:
Rediscovering
the Bay of Naples in Greek and Roman Times
July2-14, 2012
Directors Ann Koloski-Ostrow, Brandeis University; Steven Ostrow, M.I.T.
Residents of Naples Bay hailed from slave and freedman circles, from the ranks of the free-born poor,
from middling traders, artisans and municipal worthies, and ranged upward to top aristocrats, and not
a few Em- perors themselves. We shall meet many of these souls at home, at work, and at Campanian play.
Sites include Sperlonga, Terracina, Cumae, Lake Avernus, Solfatara, Pompeii, Naples, Paestum/Poseidonia,
Puteoli/Pozzuoli, Beneventum, Saepinum, Herculaneum, Oplontis (Torre Annunziata), Capri, Baiae, Bacoli, Misenum.
Price: $2595
The Italy of Caesar and Vergil: A Workshop for Teachers
July 12-23 2012
Directors Amy Leonard, Walker School; Steven Tuck, Miami University
This workshop for high school Latin teachers will combine classroom sessions in successful pedagogical
practices with fascinating and relevant site visits that illuminate the lives and works of Caesar and Vergil.
Morning classroom sessions will provide ideas and skills to enrich your beginning and advanced courses, with a
focus on the readings and abilities required by the revised Advanced Placement syllabus. Afternoon site and museum
visits will contextualize the writings of our authors elucidating the common themes of Caesar's commentarii and
Vergil's Aeneid. All teachers are welcome while new and veteran AP teachers may gain the most from this content
rich but laid back experience. Sites include Rome, Cumae, Lake Avernus, Pompeii, Lavinium, and Vesuvius.
Price: $2595
The Archaeology of Identity in Coastal Campania: How Ancient Italians and
Greeks Became Romans on the Bay of Naples
July 30-August 11, 2012
Directors Anne Haeckl, Kalamazoo College; Christopher Gregg, George Mason University
In Rome's march from isolated village to world domination, Campania and the Bay of Naples were early and
influential laboratories for forging a Roman imperial identity. Through a reciprocal process of "Romanization,"
many formerly hostile peoples of the area (Latins, Etruscans, Volscians, Samnites, Lucanians and Greeks) came to
accept a new Roman identity, even as their own cultural contributions enriched and transformed what it meant to
be Roman. At spectacular archaeological sites, numinous landscapes and world-class museums, we will explore
the full spectrum of Roman self-representation (ethnic, social, political, artistic, religious and individual).
Price: $2595
Graduate Course Credit & Continuing Education Units are available for all tours.
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