The Classical World in the Modern Imagination, Greece
Courses: ENGL 494/595 The Classical World in the Modern Imagination
Fearless Leaders: Dr. Salvatore Pappalardo and Dr. Jennifer Ballengee
Site visits: Historical sites, museums, and archaeological ruins; the Acropolis, the National Archaeological Museum, the Palace of Mycenae, Epidaurus and more.
Did you know Athens has been inhabited for over 7,000 years, and is one of the oldest cities in Europe. It is also the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, the Olympic Games, political science, Western literature, historiography, major mathematical principles, and Western theories of tragedy and comedy!