The Legacy of Rome
The Legacy of Rome
Join Renaissance experts Bill Cook, Jeremy Hartnett, and Ross King as they explore the aspects of Rome that have endured: architecture, religion, sculpture, politics, painting, commerce, and law.
Koch Building, the Aspen Institute.
Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door available at www.aspenshowtix.com, the Wheeler Opera House, or by calling (970) 920-5770.
Bill Cook is the familiar voice of the Renaissance, in his celebrated lectures for the Teaching Company. Former professor of History at SUNY Geneseo and author of five books on the Renaissance, Cook has taught on Michelangelo, the Medici, and Renaissance Florence for the past 40 years.
Jeremy Hartnett is an associate professor and chair of the Classics department at Wabash College. He has also served as an Annual Lecturer the Archaeological Institute of America.
Ross King has written a number of best-selling books on the Renaissance, including Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling and Brunelleschi’s Dome.