Key information
- Dates: March 8 - 16, 2024
- Locations: Veria, Ioannina, and Thessaloniki (Greece)
- Organized by: Harvard Department of the Classics, in collaboration with CHS Greece
- Open to: Harvard undergraduate students enrolled in the spring semester course CLS-STDY 112 Regional Study: Macedonia
- Registration Period: Determined by the Department of the Classics and based on enrollment status
- Language: English
- Faculty: Emma Dench (Harvard), Paul J. Kosmin (Harvard)
- Activity Administration: Evan Katsarelis (CHS Greece), Teresa Wu (Harvard)
About the trip
As part of the course "Regional Study: Macedonia", Harvard students have the chance for in situ exploration of significant northern Greece landmarks. They travel to Greece during the Spring Break for visits to numerous sites that are complemented by the examination of corresponding museum collections; both these components are integrated into the course's syllabus offered at Harvard during the spring semester. The overarching themes with which students engage throughout the semester in class and in the Spring Break Trip are the formation and identity of the Macedonian kingdom, interactions with Balkan and Asian neighbors, conflicts with Greek poleis, imperial expansion and consolidation, provincialization by Rome, and the dynamics of early Christian community building.
CHS Greece has supported the design and implementation of this travel-study program since its inaugural iteration in 2023.
Schedule by day in 2024
- March 8: Depart USA on an overnight flight
- March 9: Arrive in Thessaloniki / Transfer to Veria
- March 10: Pella / Vergina / Veria
- March 11: Dodona / Ioannina
- March 12: Cassope / Nicopolis / Preveza / Ioannina
- March 13: Dion / Thessaloniki
- March 14: Philippi / Kavala / Thessaloniki
- March 15: Olynthos / Thessaloniki
- March 16: Departure flights home
