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Day 11: At the Foot of Sarapis
Word count: 453 Yesterday was my presentation day. I was nervous, as always, but my topic…
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Weekend Post: Venice Biennale
Word count: 840 A few months ago, my friend Sabrina and I met at the Whitney…
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Why was the worship of Isis in Rome both popular and controversial?
Word count: 1,013 Isis is an Egyptian goddess who represents divine motherhood, fortune, and cosmic order,…
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Day 6: Ancient Iconoclasm and the Vestal Virgins
Word count: 489 I always find it a bit ironic that erasing something often has the…
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Day 5: Birds and Tombs
Word count: 518 Friday was a perfect day. It ticked all my boxes – the medieval,…
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Day 4: Average Emperors and Incredible Coins
Word count: 455 What comes to mind at the word HUGE, is of course the fragments…
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Why are there so many ‘Greek’ Pots in Etruria? (By Lucy + Paola)
Word count: 934 In the twentieth century, red figure pottery pieces were excavated from Etrurian gravesites…
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Day 0: At last, Rome!
Word count: 442 Hi everyone! I got to Italy a little over a week ago to…