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Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Mediterranean
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Rome Day 9

Day 9 (Tuesday 23 May) Herculaneum & Oplontis

Assignment: Reading: Pliny’s Letters to Tacitus; Highly Recommended: Life and Death in Herculaneum (BBC with Wallace Hadrill) [1hr]; Leisure and Luxury Opening (30 min)

AM

      • Breakfast at Vesuvian (7:30)
      • Travel to Herculaneum [c.60 min]
      • Site Visit: Herculaneum (10-12)

PM

      • Travel to Oplontis [c.30 min]
      • Site Visit: Villa at Oplontis (1-3)
      • Travel to Stabia [c. 4 pm]
      • Dinner at Vesuvian (7:30)

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