{"id":76,"date":"2017-07-05T18:43:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T18:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/willistontravels\/?p=76"},"modified":"2017-07-28T12:46:33","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T12:46:33","slug":"monday-june-5-2017-paestum-naples-archaeological-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/willistontravels\/2017\/07\/05\/monday-june-5-2017-paestum-naples-archaeological-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"June 5, 2017: Paestum, Naples Archaeological Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the morning we rode our charter bus a couple hours south of Naples to Paestum, a prosperous ancient Greek colony famous for its three beautifully preserved Doric temples, dating from about 600-450 BC.<\/p>\n

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Then we traveled back up to Naples to visit the National Archaeological Museum in the heart of the city, where we saw many familiar faces.<\/p>\n

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Artemis of Ephesus (a great example of syncretism–the combination of a local Asiatic goddess with a classic Greco-Roman deity).\u00a0 What are those symbols of fertility on her torso? Scholars can’t agree on the answer…but we decided they were buffalo mozzarella balls.<\/p>\n

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Hercules, tired but triumphant after accomplishing his 11th labor (stealing the Apples of the Hesperides).\u00a0 Ask one of our travelers about why this is a great example of Hellenistic (as opposed to Classical) sculpture!<\/p>\n

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Magna Mater, Cybele–the Great Mother, an eastern goddess imported to Rome\u00a0 during a state emergency.\u00a0 One of Ms. Cody’s faves.\u00a0 Her chariot is drawn by lions and her priests are eunuchs wielding rattles!<\/p>\n

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Some famous mosaics: it was fun for students to recognize the original version of this mosaic (depicting a cat attacking a bird)\u00a0 from the poster we have in the\u00a0 Latin classroom in the Chapel.<\/p>\n

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We subjected this world-renowned mosaic of Alexander the Great defeating Darius III at the battle of Gaugamela to an in-depth art-historical analysis.\u00a0 Ask one of our travelers what they remember about Alexander and his three most famous battles!<\/p>\n

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A much-needed snack in the museum shop<\/p>\n

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Dinner: the best pizza restaurant on Via dei Tribunali in downtown Naples.<\/p>\n

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Back to the Vesuvian Institute, where we reflected on our day outside in the garden against the magical backdrop of Naples Bay lit up like a diamond necklace in the night and the great, brooding volcano.<\/p>\n

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Writing in our scrap books in the Institute common rooms before bed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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