An Elephant in Rome
Wednesday Noon Lectures | Available
Linda McWhorter
12:00 – 1:00 pm | Wednesday | August 12 $10/$20
An ancient Egyptian obelisk rests on his back, one of many obelisks in Rome! Augustus brought the first one to the city in 10 BCE. Why and how did these sculptures come to be there? Art historian Linda McWhorter tells the obelisks’ fascinating stories.