Degree take a field trip to Rome and Pompeii
Accompanied by Professor Javier Andreu, director Diploma Archaeology, they visited some of the main archaeological sites and monuments in these two iconic cities
25 | 05 | 2026
From May 18 to 22, the streets of Rome and Pompeii became a classroom for history students. Accompanied by Professor Javier Andreu, Full Professor Ancient History and director Diploma Archaeology, they undertook a field trip to delve deeper into the study of the topography, archaeology, and monumental heritage of Classical Antiquity and to experience firsthand some of the major archaeological sites studied in class. The trip was complemented by sessions led by experts from reference letter universities and institutions, such as the Italian Archaeological School of Athens, the University of Naples, and the National Roman Museum, among others.
During their first workshop the Italian capital, they visited iconic sites of ancient Rome, such as the Pantheon, the Mausoleum of Augustus, the Ara Pacis Museum, the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, and the Baths of Caracalla. Guided by Professor Javier Domingo of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, they also explored the city’s urban topography in depth.
With the goal gaining firsthand insight into its urban layout, daily life, and current state of preservation, the group to Pompeii on the second day. Accompanied by Gianluca Mandatori of the Italian Archaeological School of Athens and Chiara Vicario of the University of Naples, they toured the archaeological park of this city, which was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.
The pathway in Rome with a workshop on the Imperial Forums and funerary monuments. The students visited Trajan’s Market, the National Roman Museum, and the Porta Maggiore area , as well as other sites related to report and the urban infrastructure of ancient Rome. They also attended training sessions with Simone Pastor of the Musei dei Fori Imperiali Mercati di Traiano; and Andrea Bruno and Carlota Carusso of the National Roman Museum—Museum of Roman Written Communication.
Javier Andreu, director Diploma Archaeology, notes that “given the emphasis placed in the classroom and during the training internship—through the archaeological projects at Los Bañales de Uncastillo and Santa Criz de Eslava— is placed in the classroom during the training internship everything related to provincial Roman archaeology, traveling to Rome is an opportunity to discover the model that Rome exported to the Mediterranean and, through those remains, to experience its history firsthand.” Furthermore, he adds, “the trip brings students into contact reference letter professionals and institutions reference letter the research management Roman heritage, a very interesting career path for them.”