Journey to the Lands of Gods & Heroes

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1 With Scott Bradbury, Professor of Classical Laguages ad Literatures Jourey to the Lads of Gods & Heroes A Family Learig Adveture i the Aciet Mediterraea Aboard the 26-Cabi Artemis July 28 August 7, 2015

2 Dear Alumae ad Frieds, Next summer, history comes alive for the whole family i Greece ad Turkey. Aboard the small, private yacht Artemis embark o a voyage of discovery i the Mediterraea, where aciet cities, idyllic islads, myth, ad history are itertwied. The itierary to some of the semial sites of the Classical world i Athes, Olympia, ad Ephesus as well as icoic islads like Satorii, Crete, ad Rhodes is desiged to elighte the seses ad igite the imagiatio of your childre or gradchildre, with their youg mids awakeig to the woders of Classical atiquity ad the legacy of great empires ad aciet civilizatios. Create memories of shared learig ad discovery as you explore this remarkable regio as a family. Gradparets, parets, ad childre will lear about Greek ad Roma history, literature, mythology, ad culture while walkig amog the ruis of these civilizatios i places like Ephesus ad Kossos. Experieced youth educatio couselors will lead groups of similarly aged childre ad youg adults i the Youg Explorers Program educatioal ad recreatioal activities developed to ehace their appreciatio of the sites visited, from discoverig how archaeologists piece together the past to competig i a mock Olympics o its origial grouds. The cruise also addresses lifelog learig for adults. Accompayig us will be expert lecturers who will erich the program with their kowledge of the aciet world. Our ship, the delightful Artemis, features 26 cabis (each with sea views) as well as ivitig public areas ad fie diig, all fosterig a friedly ad gracious ambiece. If you have ever dreamed of itroducig your childre or gradchildre to the woders of Classical atiquity ad the adveture of sailig to foreig lads, here is the opportuity to do so. We hope you will joi us ext summer o this erichig Jourey to the Lads of Gods ad Heroes. Sicerely, Elizabeth Bigwood Director, Smith Travel Office of Alumae Relatios Left: Olympia, site of the Olympic Games that bega i 776 b.c. Cover: Ephesus, oe of the world s greatest aciet sites

3 Youg Explorers Program For Childre & Youg Adults, Ages 7-18 Experieced youth educatio couselors will lead groups of similarly aged childre ad youg adults i the Youg Explorers Program, a series of educatioal ad recreatioal activities desiged from a child s perspective. This is the perfect opportuity to ispire youg mids with the poetry of Homer, the legeds of The Iliad ad The Odyssey, the ideas of Socrates, ad real-life examples of great architecture. Accompaied by their parets or gradparets, childre will take guided shore excursios specifically created to brig to life leged ad history. Or, flexibility beig the key, they may also ejoy idepedet time to relax or explore together as a family. Local trasportatio i Satorii I additio, while adults atted lectures or ejoy free time, Youg Explorers may: Participate i their ow mock archaeological excavatio Discover how aciet sailors avigated by the stars Visit the ship s bridge ad keep a log of their jourey Lear about the heroes of Greek mythology Compete i mii-olympics evets at the birthplace of the Olympic Games

4 Itierary Tuesday, July 28, 2015 FLY FROM USA Fly from the U.S. to Mytilee, Greece, via Athes. Wedesday, July 29 MYTILENE, Greece EMBARK Arrive i Mytilee o the islad of Lesbos ad embark Artemis. (D) Thursday, July 30 KUSADASI, Turkey EPHESUS KUSADASI From Kusadasi, travel to Ephesus. Reowed as the ceter of worship of the mother-goddess Cybele, later kow as Artemis, it was also the site where St. Paul addressed the Ephesias. Excavatios cotiue ad archaeologists are restorig the Terrace Houses, which offer a glimpse of daily Ephesia life. See the facade of the Library of Celsus, Temple of Hadria, ad Amphitheater. (B, L, D) Friday, July 31 RHODES, Greece LINDOS RHODES The historic islad of Rhodes was kow i atiquity for its schools of philosophy, rhetoric, ad sculpture. Today it boasts oe of Europe s largest medieval tows. Discover Old Tow s widig streets ad spledid plazas, which owe their 14 th -cetury charm to the Crusader Kights of St. Joh. I the lovely village of Lidos, take a dokey ride or walk up to the acropolis, set o a cliff 400 feet above the sea, with stuig views of the village ad bay below. The explore Lidos o your ow or swim i the crystal waters of its white-sad beach. (B, L, D) Saturday, August 1 ASTYPALAIA Explore o foot this charmig tow with its whitewashed houses ad old Veetia castle. Ejoy swimmig at oe of the islad s beautiful beaches. (B, L, D) Suday, August 2 SANTORINI I the secod milleium b.c., volcaic eruptios shrouded Satorii (or Phira) i pumice ad ash ad collapsed the islad ito a fractured caldera. This ultimately produced Satorii s wild, multihued beauty while sedig its Mioa civilizatio ito irreversible declie. Adults will visit Akrotiri ad the Prehistoric Thera Museum while Youg Explorers board a sailboat to Nea Kamei, the islad i the ceter of Satorii s caldera, ad asced its volcao to lear about the area s geology. Reuite for luch ad free time i Phira Tow. (B, L, D) Moday, August 3 RETHYMNON, Crete KNOSSOS or IMBROS GORGE Arrive i Crete, oce home of the Mioas, Europe s earliest developed civilizatio. From quait Rethymo, travel to Kossos ad its fabled Mioa Palace, a maze of frescoed corridors ad chambers showig life as it was 4,000 years ago. It is also home to the labyrith of the legedary Miotaur. Also visit the Heraklio Museum. Alteratively, walk through the sceic Imbros Gorge, edig at the coast, ear the 14 th -cetury Veetia castle of Fragokastello, for a swim. (B, L, D) The uspoiled islad of Astypalaia For reservatios or iformatio, please cotact Elizabeth Bigwood at or

5 Tuesday, August 4 GEROLIMENAS Explore this picturesque coastal village o the Mai peisula, ad the magificet, partially submerged Diros cave by boat. (B, L, D) Wedesday, August 5 KATAKOLON OLYMPIA CRUISING THE GULF OF CORINTH I the morig travel to Olympia, a aciet sactuary dedicated to Zeus ad located i a lovely, pastoral settig. It is oe of four sites where the Pa-Helleic Games (the origial Olympics) were held. Tour the sacred area, icludig the temples of Hera ad Zeus, the Coucil House, the Treasuries, ad the stadium. I the afteroo relax aboard ship as we cruise the Gulf of Corith. Youg Explorers will participate i a race at the birthplace of the Olympics. This eveig the ship trasits the Corith Caal. (B, L, D) Thursday, August 6 PIRAEUS ATHENS PIRAEUS This morig explore the Acropolis, perhaps the most importat aciet moumet i the Wester world ad where our cocept of democracy was bor over 2,500 years ago. The ruis iclude the majestic Partheo ad the Erectheio. Afteroo at leisure to explore Athes o you ow. Overight aboard docked i Piraeus. (B, L, D) Friday, August 7 PIRAEUS DISEMBARK ATHENS USA Trasfer to the airport i Athes for flights home. (B) CRUISE, LEARN & be ispired Scott Bradbury is a Professor of Classical Laguages ad Literatures at Smith College, specializig i the history of the Later Roma Empire, particularly the Greek East, ad i aciet religios. He was educated at Amherst College, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, ad the Uiversity of Califoria at Berkeley. At Smith, he teaches courses i Greek ad Lati at all levels, Classical Mythology, ad, with a colleague i Geoscieces, a summer semiar i Greece etitled Greek History ad Archaeology i their Geological Cotext. He served twice as Director of Smith s Juior Year i Florece ad he has travelled extesively i the Mediterraea with both studets ad alumae. His curret book project, supported by a grat from the Natioal Edowmet for the Humaities, is a social history based o the correspodece of Libaius of Atioch (a.d ), a oted teacher, writer, ad public speaker. His wife, Nacy, is a Smith aluma ad Professor of Eglish at Smith. Lisa Reilly is a Associate Professor i the Departmet of Architectural History at the Uiversity of Virgiia. Her teachig ad research ofte focuses o the aciet ad medieval Mediterraea, ad she has lectured o Broze Age, Greek, Roma ad Byzatie art ad architecture both i the classroom ad o site. Ms. Reilly is also a leadig user of digital humaities techology i her teachig ad research. Studets i her course Hajj with Ib Jubayr: Recostructig the 12 th Cetury Mediterraea created digital exhibitios that ca be see at Ms. Reilly held the NEH/Horace Goldsmith Distiguished Teachig Chair of Art ad Architectural History from ad is a Fellow of the Society of Atiquaries of Lodo. I sprig 2015, she will be the Fulbright Scholar i the History of Art at the Uiversity of York, Eglad. A family o the Acropolis of Athes alumtrav@smith.edu The icoic whitewashed ad blue-domed architecture of Satorii

6 deck pla Artemis Artemis is a small cruise ship whose size ad desig makes it the perfect vessel for our educatioal voyage. Built i 2007, this 26-cabi yacht allows us to call at out-of-the-way destiatios ad dock at small harbors, avoidig the crowds ad cogestio of larger ports that cater to mega ships. All 26 spacious cabis ejoy a ocea view, ad the majority feature private balcoies with floor-to-ceilig slidig glass doors. All have a private bathroom with shower, flat-scree TV, telephoe, safe, mii-refrigerator, ad climate cotrol. The ample public areas iclude a elegat diig room that serves all guests i a sigle ope seatig, a welcomig louge ad bar affordig opportuities for covivial coversatio as well as lectures, ad a furished Su Deck ideal for relaxed observatio of the passig shorelie. Artemis meets the very latest stadards for safety ad is equipped with state-of-the-art commuicatios ad avigatio systems. With a crewto-passeger ratio of early oe-to-two, guests are assured the highest stadards of professioalism ad attetive, persoalized service. Restaurat Cruise & Lad Rates per perso, double occupacy category descriptio rates Mai Deck: Cabis with two roud, fixed portholes; E ear the stairs sq. ft. $7,395 Mai Deck: Cabis with two roud, fixed portholes; D ear the stairs sq. ft. $8,295 Upper Deck: Cabis have small private balcoy with C table & chairs; ear the stairs sq. ft. $9,195 Upper Deck: Cabis have small private balcoy with B table & chairs; ear the stairs sq. ft. $10,095 Upper Deck: Cabis have small private balcoy with A table & chairs sq. ft. $10,995 sigle rate (per perso) Lower Deck: Sigle cabis with roud, fixed portholes. S sq. ft. $11,395 Port charges & taxes: $600 per perso (adult or child) reduced child & YOUNG ADULT RATES per child or youg adult, ages 7-18 Category Rates 1 child sharig with 2 adults Ay $5,595 2 childre sharig a cabi E $5,995 2 childre sharig a cabi C & D $7,195 3 childre sharig a cabi A, B & C $6,395 Louge Typical Cabi

7 Program iclusios Icluded 9-ight cruise aboard the 26-cabi private yacht Artemis Welcome ad farewell cocktail receptios aboard ship All meals aboard ship Wie, beer, ad soft driks with luch ad dier aboard ship Complete program of tours ad excursios Erichmet program of lectures ad discussios by expert study leaders Youg Explorers Program, a series of educatioal ad recreatioal activities for childre ad youg adults ages 7-18, led by youth educatio couselors Professioal Travel Dyamics Iteratioal tour staff Comprehesive pre-departure materials Baggage hadlig ad airport trasfers abroad o the desigated program arrival ad departure dates Gratuities to porters, guides, ad drivers Not Icluded Airfare Visa ad passport fees (if applicable) Trip cacellatio ad baggage isurace Meals ad beverages other tha those specified above Persoal expeses (such as laudry, telephoe, Iteret, etc.) Port charges ad taxes Gratuities to shipboard persoel Air Reservatios Airfare is ot icluded i the Cruise ad Lad Rates. 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8 OFFICE OF ALUMNAE RELATIONS 33 ELM STREET NORTHAMPTON, MA Jourey to the Lads of Gods & Heroes A Family Cruise Summer 2015 With Scott Bradbury, Professor of Classical Laguages ad Literatures PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID Travel Dyamics It l SMCO Accordig to traditio, St. Paul laded o this bay i Lidos, Rhodes For reservatios or iformatio, please cotact Elizabeth Bigwood at or or alumtrav@smith.edu