Poly Italy 18 Live
The Poly Italy Travel Program is now live! We look forward to putting many happy memories here for us to share.
Sophia and Ella's Blog
We departed for the Roman Forum at 8:45 a.m after eating our first breakfast at our hotel. After 12 bus stops and a short walk past several forums belonging to past Roman emperors, we arrived at the main Roman Forum, which many of us recognized from our Latin studies. In our AP Latin course, we had the opportunity to read Julius Caesar's De Bello Gallico and Vergil's The Aeneid, both of which at their time would have been read aloud at the Roman Forum by constituents of consuls and authors. In the spirit of Roman oratory traditions, the two of us read aloud a passage from De Bello Gallico that recounted the bravery of two soldiers during the Gallic Wars. We chose this passage because it represents traditional Roman values and appeared on our AP exam. Many of our peers, including ourselves at times, often forget the modern relevance of classics; recreating a scene from Roman warfare that we've analyzed gave us a unique sense of life to what we all consider a "dead langu...
We are off to Philadelphia! Thanks everyone for a worry-free beginning to our trip!
ReplyDeleteJust landed in PHL on time and ready for our real flight!
ReplyDeleteOn the plane for Venice! Looks like an on time departure - will post if there are any delays but hopefully next stop Venezia!
ReplyDeleteIn viaggio - ci vediamo a Venezia!
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ReplyDeleteLanded in Venezia - will figure out pix soon!
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