A study of the history, buildings, and people of Pompeii, a city buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

No Prerequisites

4

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Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
GEs Area F Euro Trad
GALLUCCI R
Ralph Gallucci
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CLASS20A . Gallucci R 4 Months Ago

SO FIRE Gallucci was literally the GOAT. He's retiring at the end of this school year, but for anyone looking to take one of his courses in spring quarter, totally do it! I had him for Ancient Greeks online and it was super chill, it's definitely doable to really well on the midterm, final, and both essays for SURE

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CLASS55 . Gallucci R 4 Months Ago

I have taken Gallucci throughout my four years here (Class 40, Class 20A, Class 50, Class 55). He is an absolute legend. Lectures are not mandatory in order to receive at least an A. Minimal work (a few papers) and midterm/final open note. If you ever get the chance to take his classes, do yourself a favor and DO IT!!!

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CLASS20A . Gallucci R 4 Months Ago

You can tell he is very interested in what he teaches. Class consists of two SHORT essays (about a page), a midterm, and a final (which were both open note).

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CLASS20A . Gallucci R 5 Months Ago

Professor Gallucci was a great professor. As someone who enjoys learning about greek mythology his lectures were very interesting. His grading criteria is very easy. It's unfortunate that he is retiring this year, so if you have a chance to take this class definitely do it. It's an easy A. (He records all lectures and exams are open note) :)

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CLASS50 . Gallucci R 6 Months Ago

Gallucci's retiring by the end of this school year, but I'm glad to have gotten a chance to take a class of his while I had the opportunity to. Really easy, he's really caring, and he made the class very enjoyable. He'll go down as a legendary professor here at UCSB.

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CLASS20A . Gallucci R 9 Months Ago

Great lecturer who makes the material enjoyable. Gallucci's class is not too difficult - open-note exams and essays are straightforward if you do the readings. Unstuckstudy AI was a helpful tool for prep alongside the textbook.

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