Directors: Timothy Wutrich and Annie Pecastaings

Participants in the Roman Gaul tour will discover a broad range of archaeological sites and museums in France that pertain to the Romans and the ancient Celtic peoples. Since Julius Caesar's De Bello Gallico unfolds chiefly in what is now France, the tour itinerary will include key sites mentioned in Caesar. Following Caesar's conquest, Gaul was integrated into the Empire; the tour will also follow the traces left by the Romans in t he centuries after Caesar. Beginning with visits to sites and museums in Paris, the tour will proceed south to Autun, Bibracte, Alesia, Lyon, St. Romain-en-Gal, Vienne, Vaison-la-Romaine, Orange, Nimes, Pont du Gard, Mas des Tourelles, Arles, and Marseilles. The tour will bring together literary evidence about Roman Gaul, visits to museums, battlefields, ruins, and monuments with a view to the legacy of the Romans in modern France.

Itinerary

Saturday 25 June:
Arrival in Paris

Sunday 26 June / Paris:
Cluny Museum and Roman Baths (guided tour)

Monday 27 June / Paris:
Louvres Museum (guided tour of Greco-Roman Antiquities)
Dinner Cruise on the River Seine

Tuesday 28 June / Paris:
Arenes de Lutece (Paris's Roman Amphitheater)
Notre-Dame's Archeological Crypt (guided tour)

Wednesday 29 June / Burgundy:
Travel to Burgundy
Bibracte (guided tour of museum and battlefield)
Autun (guided tour of Roman sites; sampling of Burgundy wines)
Group dinner in Autun

Thursday 30 June / Burgundy:
Travel to Alesia
Alesia (guided tour of museum and battlefield)
Travel to Lyon
Group dinner in a traditional "Bouchon" restaurant

Friday 1 July / Lyon:
Gallo-Roman Museum and Theaters (guided tour)
Musee des Moulages (University Museum featuring plaster casts)

Saturday 2 July / Lyon:
Fine Arts Museum (guided tour of Greco-Roman antiquities)
Amphitheatre des Trois Gaules (Lyon's Roman amphitheater)
Spectacle de Guignol (Traditional Lyonnais puppet theater)

Sunday 3 July / Rhone Valley:
Travel to St Romain-en-Gal/Vienne
Gallo-Roman Museum and Town (guided tour)
Vienne's Theater and Temple of Augustus and Livia
Travel to Vaison-la-Romaine
Group dinner in Vaison-la-Romaine

Monday 4 July / Rhone Valley:
Orange's Theater and Triumphal Arch (guided tour)
Vaison-la-Romaine (guided tour of the Gallo-Roman town)
Group dinner in Vaison-la-Romaine

Tuesday 5 July / Rhone Valley:
Pont-du-Gard (guided tour of Roman aqueduct)
Mas des Tourelles Research Winery (guided tour; sampling of ancient wines)
Travel to Nimes
Nimes's Maison Carree (temple), Amphitheater, Tour Magne (Roman tower--guided tour)

Wednesday 6 July / Rhone Valley:
Arles's Roman Amphitheater and Gallo-Roman sites (guided tour)
Travel to Marseille

Thursday 7 July / Marseille:
Archeological Museum (guided tour)
Traditional Provencal Soap Factory (guided tour)
Traditional Bouillabaisse Dinner

Friday 8 July / Marseille: Musee des Docks Romains (Museum of the Ancient Roman harbor -- guided tour)
Cruise in the Calanques

Saturday 9 July / Marseille:
Transfer to Marseille airport / End of tour

NOTES:

Early registration is advised, by January 30, 2011, so as to guarantee advance hotel reservations, as well as guarantee a minimum number of participants to ensure the program's viability. Final deadline: March 15, 2011.

Graduate Credits and Grades Miami University has partnered with the Vergilian Society as our graduate credit-granting authority. Graduate credit is optional and available for an additional fee. Each participant can earn 3 credits of 600 level Latin or Classics course credit for successful completion of the program. Ohio residents qualify for a 50% discount on tuition. For further informtion and enrollment click here.

o As a rule, continental breakfasts are included. Few other meals are included.

o As we go to press, the program for the Arles Summer Festival has not yet been posted. Since the Roman theaters and amphitheaters in southern France are used for summer opera and theater festivals, the visit to the Arles amphitheater may be cancelled.

o Other minor adjustments to the itinerary may need to be made.

Cost: $3440
Single supplement $644

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Applications:
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