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    Gladiator Day: PECO World Culture Day

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    Presented by University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)

    April 23, 2011


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    Families are invited to join the Penn Museum to celebrate Rome’s birthday and explore Italy during ancient times with an afternoon schedule of events. Visitors can enjoy gladiatorial bouts, try on helmets and shields, and re-enact battle formations. Other highlights include a lecture on gladiators in ancient Rome by Kathleen Coleman, Harvard Classics professor and consultant on the box office hit Gladiator, family friendly arts and crafts, and a food demonstration. Enthusiasts can also visit the Museum’s permanent exhibition Worlds Intertwined: Greeks, Romans, and Etruscans and learn more about the history of Italy. On view are over 1,000 artifacts from Etruscan to Roman civilizations including marble and bronze sculptures, jewelry, gold and silver coins, metalwork, glass vessels and more.


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      • Venue Info

        University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)

        3260 South Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19104

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        Free with Museum admission donation

        Info Phone: 215-898-4000

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        April 23, 2011

        Times:

        1-4 pm

      • Accessibility Info

          Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.


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