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BSR Summer School day 4: Ostia
6/9/08 – 4.45pm Had an amazing day. Ostia was just fantastic – a whole Roman town that you can walk through, like Pompeii, with amazing frescoes and mosaics. Saw a bakery with the mills still inside, and a Roman wine … Continue reading
BSR Summer School day 3: Augustus
5/9/08 – 4pm Exhausting but exciting day. We got the Metro from Flaminia to Termini and then from Termini down to the Colosseum. Coming up from the Metro station and suddenly being face to face with the Colosseum was awe-inspiring, … Continue reading
Posted in Looking back
Tagged Ara Pacis, Augustus, British School at Rome, Colosseum, Domus Flavia, Forum and Markets of Trajan, Forum of Augustus, Forum Romanum, Giolitti's, House of Livia, Mausoleum of Augustus, Palatine Hill, Res Gestae, Rome, Trajan's Column
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BSR Summer School day 2: the Imperial forums
4/9/08 – 4.10pm Another really interesting day, based on imperial fora. Spent the first part of the day in the Capitoline museums, where we got an amazing view over the Forum Romanum on one side and the Theatre of Marcellus … Continue reading
Posted in Looking back
Tagged Ara Pacis, archaeology, Augustus, British School at Rome, Capitoline Museums, Forum of Caesar, Forum of Nerva, Forum Romanum, Roman, Rome, Theatre of Marcellus, Vestal Virgins
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BSR Summer School day 1: The Tiber
3/9/08 – 3.30pm Back at the BSR following a long and tiring day walking round in the searing heat. Actually the heat isn’t as bad as I thought it would be – though that’s not really saying much – and … Continue reading
Posted in Looking back
Tagged Arch of Janus, archaeology, British School at Rome, BSR, Forum Boarium, Italian, Italy, Monte Testaccio, Oxford University, Porticus Aemilia, Roma, Roman, Rome, summer school, Temple of Hercules, Temple of Portunus, Tiber
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Arriving in Rome
Excerpts from my Rome journal from 2008 – arriving at the British School at Rome. Continue reading
Posted in Looking back
Tagged archaeology, British School at Rome, BSR, Fiumicino, Heathrow, Italian, Italy, Oxford University, Roma, Roman, Rome, summer school, Terminal 5
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