Depart for Rome

Morning : Arrival in Rome

Afternoon : Settling in to St. John's

• Orientation and wireless setup

Evening : Excursion to the Janiculum & Welcome dinner

• Report : Breitenfeld, Acqua Paola
• Welcome dinner at Dar Poeta
• (optional) Nighttime walking tour of Rome

Morning : Solo excursions / site report preparation

• Those with reports on days 02–05 should visit their sites

Afternoon : Via dei Fori Imperiali and the Capitoline Hill

• Meet outside the Colosseum Metro stop (Blue Line) at 1:00 p.m. sharp.
• The remains of the Imperial Fora
• Report : Chantzi, Column of Trajan
• The Capitoline Hill
• Report : Annunziato, Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II
• Report : Farrington, Santa Maria in Aracoeli
• Piazza del Campidoglio, overlooks of the Forum Romanum, Tarpeian Rock

Morning : The Colosseum

• Meet at 8:35 a.m. in the Common Room
• Guided tour of the Colosseum
• Basilica San Pietro in Vincoli and the Vicus Sceleratus

Afternoon : Around the Colosseum

• Report : Chenoweth, Basilica San Clemente

Morning : The Palatine Hill

• Meet at 8:30 a.m. in the Common Room
• Report : Kohlhagen, Arch of Constantine
• Writing : Space & place

Afternoon : The Forum Romanum

• Report : O'Toole, Curia Senatus
• Report : St. Dennis, Temple of Vesta / House of the Vestals

Evening : Giornale (from Tuesday, 05-19) due, 7:00 p.m.

Morning : The Capitoline Museums

• Meet at 8:30 a.m. in the Common Room
• Report : S. Donovan, Talking Statues : Marforio, Lucrezia

Afternoon : Solo excursions / site report preparation

Evening :

• Meet at 6:45 p.m. in the Piazza Farnese
• Interview with Alessandra Bava, poet and translator
• Group dinner, Al Pompiere, 8:00 p.m.

Morning : Villa Borghese and the Galleria Borghese

• Meet at 8:30 a.m. in the Common Room
• Writing : Ekphrasis
• Report : Griffin, Piazza del Popolo

Afternoon : Campus Martius, part I

• Museum of the Ara Pacis, 2:00 p.m.
• Report : Hocker, Ara Pacis
• Report : Bourikas, Mausoleum of Augustus
• Report : S. Donovan, Talking Statues : Babuino

Evening : Space & place (from Thursday, 05-21) due, 7:00 p.m.

Morning : solo excursions / site report preparation

• (optional) Pentecost Mass : Pantheon : gather in the Pantheon, 9:30–9:45 a.m.

Afternoon : Campus Martius, part II

• Meet at 1:00 p.m. (13:00) at top of Spanish Steps (church of Trinità dei Monti)
• Report : Toro, Piazza di Spagna
• Report : Dubrow, Horologium of Augustus
• Report : Chantzi, Column of Marcus Aurelius
• Report : Stone, Area Sacra di Largo Argentina
• Report : S. Donovan, Talking Statues : Facchino, Lucrezia

Evening : Giornale (from Friday, 05-22) due, 7:00 p.m.

Morning : Campus Martius, part III

• Meet at 8:30 a.m. in the Common Room
• The Pantheon
• 10:00: Official coffee break at Tazza d'Oro
• Caravaggios in San Luigi dei Francesi
• Report : A. Donovan, Piazza Navona
• Basilica Sant'Agnese in Agone
• Report : S. Donovan, Talking Statues : Luigi, Pasquino

Afternoon : To the Porta Maggiore

• Meet 2:00 p.m. (14:00) Campo de' Fiori (Statue of Giordano Bruno)
• Metro to Termini Station
• Servian Wall, Temple of Minerva Medica
• Report : Kirk, Porta Maggiore and the Baker's Tomb
• Basilica of St. John Lateran
• Scala Santa, Sancta Sanctorum

Evening : Ekphrasis (from Saturday, 05-23) due, 7:00 p.m.

Morning & afternoon are free for rest / solo excursions / writing / site report preparation

Evening : Giornale (from Sunday, 05-24) due, 7:00 p.m.

Morning : Papal Audience in St. Peter's Square

• Meet at 9:00 a.m. in the Common Room
• Writing : Voyeur
• (optional) Stay for the Papal Audience

Afternoon : St. Peter's Basilica

• Meet at 1:00 under the northern colonnade to enter St. Peter's
• Report : Sater, Piazza San Pietro
• Self-guided tours of Basilica San Pietro (best church dress)
• (optional) Ascent to the cupola

Morning : Tour of the Jewish Ghetto with David Walden

• Meet at 8:30 a.m. sharp in the Common Room
• Guided tour of the neighborhood
• Museo Ebraico / Jewish Museum of Rome
• The Great Synagogue of Rome
• Lunch : Tasting menu of Jewish specialties at Nonna Betta

Afternoon : The Aventine Hill

• Report : Menezes, Tiber Island
• Temples of Portunus and Hercules Victor
• Ascent to the Aventine Hill
• Report : Wang, Basilica of Santa Sabina
• Writing : Momentary Blindness, Giardini degli Aranci

Evening : Giornale (from Tuesday, 05-26) due, 7:00 p.m.

Morning : The Baths of Caracalla

• Meet at 8:30 a.m. sharp in the Common Room
• Peer-Mentor-led tour of the Baths

Late Morning to Early Afternoon : The Via Appia Antica

• Picnic lunch at the Villa of Maxentius
• Visit the Tomb of Cecilia Metella
• Report : Cruz, the Appian Way
• Guided tour of the catacombs of San Sebastiano

Evening :

• Voyeur (from Wednesday, 05-27) due, 7:00 p.m.
• (optional) Poetry readings at Libreria Caffè N'Importe Quoi, 7:00 p.m. (with Alessandra Bava)

Morning : The Protestant Cemetery (with Alessandra Bava)

• Meet at 8:30 a.m. sharp in the Common Room
• Porta San Paolo
• Pyramid of Gaius Sestius
• Report : Stack, Protestant Cemetery
• Monte Testaccio

Afternoon : Solo excursions

Evening : Momentary Blindness (from Thursday, 05-28) due, 7:00 p.m.

Morning : Ostia Antica, the ancient harbor of Rome

• Meet at 9:00 a.m. sharp in the Common Room
• Self-guided tours of the ancient city (and optional picnic lunch)
• Writing : Writer's choice (Ekphrasis, Momentary Blindness, Space & place, or Voyeur)
• Theater and Street of the Corporations
• Synagogue at Ostia

Afternoon : The western coast and beach time

• Rent a resort chair or visit the spiaggia pubblica (public beach)
• Last train departs Ostia at 11:30 (so says Wikipedia)

Morning : The Vatican Museums

• Meet at 9:00 a.m. sharp in the Common Room
• Have Skidmore IDs, Blue Guides, and church attire.
• Self-guided tours of the museums

Afternoon : Solo excursions

Evening :

• Giornale (from Saturday, 05-30) due, 7:00 p.m.
• Writer's choice (from Sunday, 05-31) due, 7:00 p.m.

(optional) Morning : Festivities on the Campidoglio

• Meet on the Capitoline by 9:30 a.m.
• 10:00 : Military Parade on the Via dei Fori Imperiali
• 11:00 : Fighter jets make the Frecce Tricolori (Italian flag) in the sky

Afternoon : Solo excursions

Evening : Finishing up

• Giornale (from Monday, 06-01) due, 7:00 p.m.
• Giornale (from Tuesday, 06-02) due, 7:00 p.m.
• 7:00 : Meet in the Common Room
• Redistribution of audio devices
• Course evaluations
• 8:15 : Farewell dinner, L'Osteria Centouno

Morning :

• 6:30 a.m. : Those flying to JFK with Dr. Spinner depart via shuttle for the airport
• 10:00 : Other departures to follow

Evening : Envoi due, 7:00 p.m., from wherever you are