Word: lanciani
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Dates: during 1886-1886
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...plan of popular instructors in Archaeology, which the Faculty has adopted in the lectures of Professor Lanciani, is to be continued during January by Professor Frothingham, upon the archaeology of Assyria. The lectures of a man so well known in his department, although perhaps on a less popular branch of the study, are deserving of large attendance. The science so thoroughly developed by Rawlinson and lately by Schliemann and his co-workers has become a common and widely interesting part of human knowledge. Even part of the news of the daily press of late years has been reports...
...Prof. Lanciani spoke last evening on the Discovery of the House of the Vestals. He said the recent excavations about the foot of the Palatine have brought to light many historical inscriptions, which have enabled him to trace much of the history and manner of life of the vestals. This order was held in the deepest reverence by all classes of people. Its influence in the state was tremendous. The highest honors of the Empire were bestowed on its members. The time they were pledged to the service of Vesta was thirty years, which period was divided into three decades...
Roman Archaeology. Tenth Lecture. The discovery of the house of Vestals. Professor Lanciani. Sanders theatre...
This week Prof. Lanciani concludes his course of lectures on Roman Archaeology. These lectures have proved most enjoyable and instructive, not only to members of the college, but also to the large numbers of Cambridge people who have attended them regularly. It is not a common occurrence, even here at Harvard, to be favored with intercourse with a man of Prof. Lanciani's broad culture and learning. His lectures derive especial interest from the fact that all that he tells us is the result of his personal researches...
...with sincere regret that we notice the last lecture of the series is close at hand. We have enjoyed and profited by the words of Prof. Lanciani as we have by the words of few others, and we hope the time is not far distant when he shall instruct us further in a subject for which he has aroused a lively interest among...