"A unique interdisciplinary study abroad program."
Experience Italy and the Tuscany Region
The University of Rochester continues to offer a semester-long study program in Arezzo, one of the most attractive cities in central Italy. Rich in history and intellectual and artistic tradition, Arezzo is a modern, dynamic, and welcoming city in which your encounter with the Italian language and culture will be authentic, fulfilling, and unforgettable.
1. Celebrate Italian Studies!—Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
2. Spring 2012 Visiting Professor from the University of Arezzo »
2012 Arezzo Program—August 26 - November 21, 2012
The Eternal City and the
Grand Tour in Southern Italy
The program opens with four days in Rome and Ostia together with Prof. Renato Perucchio studying Roman Engineering. This is followed by a magnificent Grand Tour of some of most spectacular archaeological sites of Roman Southern Italy. In Rome, we focus our attention on the public buildings erected by the Emperors: basilicas, temples, baths, theaters, and the amphitheater (the Colosseum). In Ostia, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae,and Baiae, moving around private houses and public spaces, visiting temples, baths, theaters, and palaestras we experience the life of a Roman city while carefully exploring its technology. Throughout our visits, we compare aspects of technology (and Roman life in general) in a small provincial setting (Pompeii and Herculaneum), in the imperial trade center (Ostia), and in Rome.
2012 Program Highlights:
- Grand Tour of the most spectacular Greek and Roman archaeological sites of Italy including Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Paestum
- Introduction to Roman engineering and building technology in Rome, Ostia Antica, and Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli
- Study visits to the medieval and Renaissance landmarks of Tuscany
- The Joust of the Saracen: The Middle Ages comes alive in Arezzo
Study Visits
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