As Thanksgiving approaches, we here at Calder Classics are happily reminded of the wonderful times we’ve gathered around the table to dine and discourse with students in Florence, Rome, and Pompeii! Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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Calder Classics Rome: Exploring the Eternal City from the Minute to the Colossal
Rome 2014CommentProgram Director Rebekah Junkermeier recaps the inaugural Calder Classics Rome program.
Outside the Ancient Roman Walls: The Catacombs of Saint Agnes
Rome 2014CommentBen 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!
Summer Classics in Rome? Magnifico!
Rome 2014CommentOstia Antica
Rome 2014CommentPeter Silverman, Rome '14 describes our day at Ostia Antica, the ancient port city of Rome!
Arrivederci Italia!
Florence 2014CommentToday we depart from Florence and head back to the United States. By Juliet J., Florence '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.
Our Day Trip to Mantua: Palazzo Te
Florence 2014CommentDante's Florence
Florence 2014CommentIn Florence with Calder Classics: A Day I'll Never Forget
Florence 20141 CommentWandering Florence
Florence 2014CommentMichelangelo and Jackson Pollock
Florence 2014CommentTwo Geniuses: Michelangelo's influence on Jackson Pollock, by Brooke Keene, Florence '14.