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VERGILIAN SOCIETY
TOURS
and Scholarship Applications
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Greetings!
Spring is approaching and that means it is time to make plans for Vergilian Society Tours for Summer 2013 or Winter 2013/14. 1 March 2013 is the deadline for the Vergilian Society Scholarship competition. While the tour registration process continues for all the tours through the spring, the Vergilian Society Scholarship process closes early -- so consult your classical travel wish list now, apply for a tour and a scholarship while the timing for planning travel is ideal. Thinking of sunny days at the Harry Wilks Study Center brightens these late winter days!
The links highlighted above lead you directly to the VS printable application, but there are other scholarships that you should consider as well, all with varying deadlines. Keely Lake has compiled a useful list, devoting an entire webpage to similar Scholarship Opportunities in the field of classics broadly. Please check the associations or foundations listed there for renewed dates, since the maintenance of this page is undergoing change as we develop the VS website. In addition, the American Philological Association announced a brand-new fund, the APA 2013 Pedagogy Award, whose first competition is this year! Applications are due for this new opportunity also on 1 March 2013.
For your convenience, this newsletter will provide a description and links to each publicized tour:
Meanwhile, he restoration work continues at the Harry Wilks Study Center at the Villa Vergiliana. It is truly a wonder to see what has been accomplished in the past twelve months! New images are being added to the Flickr slideshow every month, so remember to take a moment to view the new improvements.
Yours sincerely,
Chris Ann Matteo, Ph.D. Second Vice President, Vergilian Society
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Gods, Myths and Sanctuaries of Asia Minor
June 28 - July 13, 2013
Directors: Andrew L. Goldman & Amy E. Goldman
We will visit sites linked to major and minor gods and mythological characters, discussing both the physical remains at the sites and the literary texts that inform our understanding of their associated myths and rituals. Participants will begin the journey in the city of Antalya on the southern Turkish coast, with visits to nearby Perge and the Antalya Museum. After excursions to Olympos, the mysterious flames of the Chimera and the sanctuary of Leto near Xanthos, the group will then continue on to Fethiye to enjoy a day touring the Lycian coast by boat. Turning inland, we will then visit Hierapolis, Aphrodisias and, Nysa. The tour will then head southwards to ancient Halicarnassus and embark on a ferry trip to Knidos. We will then spend several days visiting major sites along the western coast of Turkey, including Didyma, Priene, Ephesus, Claros, Pergamum, Assos, Tenedos, and Alexander Troas. After a day exploring ancient Troy and discussing the events of the Homeric conflict, the group will cross the Hellespont via ferry and proceed to Istanbul. The trip will end with a day in modern Istanbul, where we will tour the major ancient monuments, visit the famous Archaeology Museum, and get a taste of modern Turkish life.
Price: $2,575: Single-room supplement: $425
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The Italy of Vergil and Caesar: A Workshop for Teachers
July 2 - July 13, 2013
Directors: Keely Lake & Christopher Glegg
This workshop for high school Latin teachers will combine classroom sessions in successful pedagogical practices with thematically relevant site visits that illuminate the lives and works of Caesar and Vergil. Morning study sessions will provide ideas and skills to enrich both 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 these authors elucidating the common themes of Caesar's commentarii and Vergil's Aeneid. Through thoughtfully constructed lectures and on-site readings from ancient writers, teachers will acquire interpretive insights and instructional strategies for teaching these essential authors. Sites include: Rome (Forum, Palatine, Campus Martius), Temple of Apollo and Atrium of the Sibyl at Cumae, Lake Avernus, Tomb of Vergil, Sperlonga, Pompeii, Lavinium, Herculaneum and Vesuvius.
Price: $2,575
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From Neapolis to Apragapolis: The Greco-Roman Bay of Naples
July 15 - July 27, 2013
Directors: James Andrews & Randall Colaizzi
The Bay of Naples was always one of the most important centers of Classical culture, and the culminating destination of the European Grand Tour. It was the foothold of the Greeks in their colonization of Magna Graecia; the scene of decisive moments in the Punic, Social, and Slave Wars of the Roman Republic; and the graveyard of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the hundreds of villas buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Celebrated here were the fishponds of Lucullus, the aqueduct of Augustus, the real extravagances of Nero, and the fictional eccentricities of Petronius. Greeks, Etruscans, Samnites, Lucanians, and Romans lived here; Augustus, Tiberius, and Pliny the Elder died here. We will visit the archaeological sites and the several museums which preserve the artefacts. Sites include Sperlonga, Terracina, Cumae, Lake Avernus, Solfatara, Pompeii, Naples, Paestum, Pozzuoli, Beneventum, Saepinum, Herculaneum, Oplontis (Torre Annunziata), Capri, Baiae, Bacoli, Misenum--from two millennia of Greco-Roman culture.
Price: $2,575
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July 29 - August 10, 2013
Directors: Ray Clark & Chris Ann Matteo
We shall walk in the footsteps of Trojan Aeneas upon the acropolis of Cumae, in the Sibyl's cave, and at Lake Avernus, where he descended alive into the Land of the Dead. Vergil's immortalization of this landscape in the Aeneid resulted in many medieval legends attributing to him the magical power of transforming the landscape. Thus all the hot springs in the area were thought by medievalists to have been of his creation. With this and the Aeneid in mind we shall explore with on-site lectures the marvels of Cumae and other early Greek settlements set within the Flaming (Phlegraean) Fields and its environs, and explore places familiar to Vergil.
Price: $2,575
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Roman Provence
SHORT VERSION Dec 27,2013-Jan 4, 2014
or LONG VERSION Dec 24, 2013-Jan 4, 2014[Two options, choose one]
Director: Beverly Berg
Provence was early and thoroughly Romanized, and offers many spectacular Roman remains, including the Pont du Gard, the theater and arch in Orange, and the Maison Caree in Nimes. You may choose either the short version, covering the major sites in Provence, or the long version which prefaces the short version with visits to Autun, an utterly charming city with the most extensive group of ruins in Burgundy, and the Roman colony of Vienne. Warning! The director has spent two Januaries in Provence and experienced excellent weather (not guaranteed, naturally), sunny although occasionally crisp. Long Johns advised. The program uses largely public transportation, so participants will need to be hardy travellers and good walkers. The bargain Long Version extension uses decent but economical hotels in Autun and Vienne. Please see below for payment deadlines and how to contact the director.
Price does not include lunches and dinners. All hotels, breakfasts, entry fees are included as is all transportation beginning in Autun for LV (Orange for SV) and ending in Arles. Deadline for the $750 deposit is due September 1 2013; the balance is due October 1 2013.
Participants should please contact the director at bberg@linfield.edu as soon as they know of their interest.
Price Options: Long Version: $1895, single-room supplement of $300.
Short Version, $1595, single-room supplement of $250.
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Feel free to contact Keely Lake, our Secretary-Treasurer, with any questions regarding membership or our tours. You can reach her by e-mail at vergsoc@yahoo.com.
Sincerely,
Chris Ann Matteo
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