Ben Lang, Rome '14, recounts our visit to the Basilica of Saint Agnes, built atop vast catacombs that spanned miles underground and contained thousands of graves!
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Summer Classics in Rome? Magnifico!
Rome 2014CommentHerculaneum: A City Unearthed
Pompeii 2014CommentThe ruins in Herculaneum enthralled me in a way that was different than the other sites we've visited, by Liu Han Sheng (Boreas), Pompeii '14.
Ecce Pompeii
Pompeii 2014CommentMy experience at Pompeii was amazing as it incorporated two seemingly juxtaposing subjects, science and history, into one site, by Sabrina Slagowitz, Pompeii '14.
Ancient Paestum: The Grandeur of the Gods
Pompeii 2014CommentPaestum gave me a sense of the grandeur of ancient times, by Aulden F., Pompeii '14.
Firsts in Fiesole
Florence 2014CommentToday we took a trip to the Tuscan town of Fiesole where there are a lot of Etruscan ruins.
The Medici Chapels in Florence: A Royal Treatment
Florence 2014CommentToday we went to see the Medici Chapels, including the Chapel of the Princes. The Chapel was vast and adorned with the artwork of Michelangelo.
Among the Gods and Goddesses: The Uffizi Gallery in Florence
Florence 2014CommentThe major Greek gods and goddesses and their Roman counterparts, e.g. Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, are common knowledge, but few know of the many myths that arose from the same cultures...
A Day at the Capitoline Museum in Rome
Rome 2014CommentThe Duomo in Florence: Only 463 Steps to Go!
Florence 2014CommentPrimo A., Florence '14, writes about his experience climbing the steps of Il Duomo...
David, Il Duomo, and Diversity
Florence 2014CommentToday was quite the sight-filled day in Florence! ... we headed towards the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze downtown, where generations of artists studied and created dozens of the Renaissance masterpieces we enjoy today in the Academia museum...
Prime Time at the Pantheon
Rome 2014CommentA Day at the Colosseum
Rome 2014CommentSiena in a Day
Florence 2014CommentToday we went to Siena... I was immediately overwhelmed by the beauty of the architecture.