Splash Biography
TASHI TREADWAY, ESP Teacher
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Major: Classics College/Employer: Princeton Year of Graduation: 2019 |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
Aspiring Latin teacher Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)H620: Simply Ruins: Before Vesuvius in Splash Spring 2019 (Apr. 27, 2019)
You may recognize half columns and the crumbling temples of Pompeii, but what was life really like before Mt. Vesuvius erupted and covered the city? We will follow the lives of various Romans to explore the different aspects of Pompeiian life, including daily life, spectacle, diet, culture and art.
H505: Classical Mythology: Ovid's Metamorphoses in Splash Spring 2018 (Apr. 21, 2018)
Ever heard of Ovid and his Metamorphoses? Curious about the various transformations and their meaning to the Romans, as well as us modern readers?
Each section of the three sections will have a different focus:
1:00 - 1:50 About Hubris
Characters: Phaethon, Narcissus and Arachne
2:00 - 2:50 About Love
Characters: Orpheus & Eurydice
3:00 - 3:50 About Creation
Characters: Chaos, Four Ages of Man and the Flood
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