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    Great Adventures along the Silk Road: Constantinople

    Great Adventures along the Silk Road: Constantinople

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

    May 4, 2011


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    “Great Adventures along the Silk Road” Lecture Series: Looking East from Constantinople: Byzantium and the Silk Road. Dr. Robert Ousterhout, Professor, History of Art, University of Pennsylvania, offers this “Great Adventures” talk. Medieval Constantinople was the greatest emporium of the eastern Mediterranean, where East and West came together. After a brief overview of the Byzantine capital, Dr. Ousterhout charts the routes merchants took traveling eastward from Constantinople, as well as the cities, sites, and landscapes they passed along the way. He considers, as well, the luxury goods and exotic commodities those merchants brought back with them.


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

        3260 South Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19104

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        $10
        Advance: $5
        Penn Museum members with advanced registration: Free
        Full-time college students with ID: Free

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        Dates:
        May 4, 2011

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        6 pm

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