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Boston Area Classics Calendar 2008/2009: #7 (10/31/08)

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Boston Area Classics Calendar 2008/2009: #7 (10/31/08) **PLEASE NOTE** WE HAVE ADDED A GOOGLE CALENDAR LISTING FOR THE BOSTON AREA CLASSICS CALENDAR. YOU CAN ACCESS IT AT THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=bostonclassics%40gmail.com&ctz=Ame… USERS OF ICAL CAN SUBSCRIBE TO THE BOSTON AREA CLASSICS CALENDAR USING THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/bostonclassics%40gmail.com/public/basic… This calendar appears weekly during term. Information about upcoming events and subscription requests should be sent to an address dedicated exclusively to this calendar: calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu. Please send information as plain text e-mail in the format shown below instead of as word-processor file attachments. NEW ITEMS AND CORRECTIONS RECEIVED BEFORE 5 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY WILL APPEAR IN THE CALENDAR WHICH IS SENT OUT ON FRIDAY OF THE SAME WEEK. Any items received after that time will appear in the Calendar issued the following week. Please circulate as widely as possible. PLEASE NOTE: * = new entry ** = alteration or addition to a former entry Fri., Nov. 7, 12:00 p.m. BROWN UNIVERSITY, MacFarlane House, Room 101, 48 College Street, Providence, RI Julia Wilker (Freie Universitaet Berlin, Visiting Scholar at Harvard) "Debating the Past: Late Classical Views of Interstate Relations in the Fifth Century" Fri., Nov. 7, 4:00 p.m. AMHERST COLLEGE, Fayerweather Hall, Pruyne Lecture Hall, Room 115, Amherst, MA "Remembering Robert Fagles" The Classics and English departments will honor this distinguished alumnus with reminiscences from his years at Amherst and after, with readings from his translations of Greek and Latin literature, and with comments by Paul Alpers, R. Ross Holloway, James Maraniss, and David Ferry Reception to follow *Sun., Nov. 9, 8:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Carpenter Center, Room B-04, 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA Orestes Laskos' "Daphnis and Chloe" (1931) Musical accompaniment by Jessi Rosinski Mon., Nov. 10, 5:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome John Petropoulos (Democritean University of Thrace) "The End of the Odyssey and the End of the Laertiad Dynasty" Thurs., Nov. 13, 4:15 p.m. WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Downey House, Room 113, 294 High Street, Middletown, CT Classical Studies Fall 2008 Lecture Series Celia Schultz (Yale University) "The Romans and Ritual Murder" Free and open to the public Thurs., Nov. 13, 5:00 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA A Jennifer Eastman Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies John Bodel (Brown University) "Death Loves Company: Collective Burial in Pagan and Early Christian Rome" Reception to follow, with light refreshments Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/overview/directions.html) For further information: Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or aoko(a)brandeis.edu ) or Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu) Thurs., Nov. 13, 6:30 p.m. BROWN UNIVERSITY, MacFarlane House, Room 101, 48 College Street, Providence, RI Ineke Sluiter (University of Leiden) "Sophocles the Sophist" *Tues., Nov. 18, 7:00 pm. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Fairchild Hall, 7 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA Professor Amihai Mazar (Hebrew University) "Northern Israel in the Iron Age (ca 1200-586 BCE): A View from Tel Rehov" Sponsored by Harvard’s Semitic Museum and the Marcella Tilles Memorial Fund Reception preceeding at 6:15 p.m. at the Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue Free and open to the public. Fairchild Hall is handicapped accessible. For more information contact Dena Davis (davis4(a)fas.harvard.edu or 617-495-4631) Wed., Nov. 19 - Fri. Nov. 21 BOSTON UNIVERSITY, The Florence and Chafetz Hillel House, 213 Bay State Road, Boston, MA "What the Gods Demand: Blood Sacrifice in Mediterranean Antiquity" An interdisciplinary conference at Boston University For full details and registration information see: http://www.bu.edu/classics/news/sacrifice_conference.html Thurs., Nov. 20, 6:30 p.m. BROWN UNIVERSITY, MacFarlane House, Room 101, 48 College Street, Providence, RI David Wray (University of Chicago) "Hera in the Iliad" Fri., Nov. 21, 4:15 - 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Center for European Studies, Lower Level Conference Room, 27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA J. G. A. Pocock (The Johns Hopkins University) "Gibbon and the Invention of Gibbon: Chapters 15 and 16 of the Decline and Fall Revisited" For further information please contact David Armitage (armitage(a)fas.harvard.edu ) Sponsored by the Harvard Colloquia in Intellectual and Cultural History Fri., Nov. 21, 6:00 p.m. BOSTON UNIVERSITY, CAS 313, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA Samuel H. Kress Lecture Marcello Barbanera (Universita di Roma "La Sapienza") "The Metamorphosis of Ruins for Cultural Identity" Co-sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, and the Art History Department at Boston University Mon., Nov. 24, 5:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome Jan N. Bremmer (University of Groningen) "Tours of Hell in Greece, Rome, and Early Christianity" Mon., Nov. 24, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, The Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA Haim Gitler (Israel Museum) and Oren Tal (Tel Aviv University) "Early Economy and the Indigenous Coinages of Palestine" A pre-lecture reception begins at 5:30 p.m. Space is limited. Please RSVP by November 15 to SHN Secretary Jamie Knapp: jamie-knapp(a)comcast.net Sponsored by the Society Historia Numorum and The Semitic Museum Thurs., Dec. 4, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Arthur M. Sackler Museum Lecture Hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Clemente Marconi (Institute of Fine Arts, New York University) "Temple B at Selinus and the Polychromy of Ancient Greek Architecture" Reception to follow; free and open to the public Thurs., Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. BROWN UNIVERSITY, Gerard House, Room 119, 54 College Street, Providence, RI Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy Dimitri El Murr (Universite Paris, Sorbonne) "Politics and Dialectic in Plato's Statesman" Commentator: Christine J. Thomas (Dartmouth College) Mon., Dec. 8, 5:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lecture Series "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 1: "Rabbi Isaac Casaubon: A Hellenist Meets the Jews" Sponsored by the Department of the Classics **Mon., Dec. 8, 2008, 8:00 p.m. (NOTE street address) BROWN UNIVERSITY, First Baptist Church in America, 75 North Main Street, Providence, RI Latin Carol Celebration The Department of Classics will present its sixty-first annual program of readings and songs in the spirit of the season, conducted entirely in Latin. Admission is free; street parking is available; the event lasts a little more than an hour; all are welcome. For more information see http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Classics/events/latincarolservice.html Tues., Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lecture Series "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 2: "How Casaubon Read Jewish Texts" Sponsored by the Department of the Classics Wed., Dec. 10, 5:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lecture Series "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 3: "Casaubon and Baronio: Early Christianity in a Jewish Setting" Sponsored by the Department of the Classics Thurs., Dec. 11, 5:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lecture Series "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 4: "The Teller and the Tale: What Casaubon Learned from Jews" Sponsored by the Department of the Classics Reception to follow lecture Fri., Dec. 12 - Sun., Dec. 14 BROWN UNIVERSITY, Cogut Center for the Humanities, Pembroke Hall, 3rd floor, 172 Meeting Street, Providence, RI Ancient Studies Conference "Thinking, Recording, and Writing History in the Ancient World" Co-sponsored by the Department of Classics For details see http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Ancient_Studies/events/ APPENDIX: Wheelchair access: to the Barker Center at Harvard via the ramp at the main entrance off Quincy Street, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Humanities Center; to Boylston Hall at Harvard via the ramp to the basement at the main entrance in the Yard, and from there by the elevator to the W. S. Fong Auditorium (a.k.a. Boylston Auditorium) on the first floor; to Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School via the sign-posted entrances, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Sperry Room. There is regrettably no wheelchair access to the Semitic Museum at Harvard.

15 years, 6 months

Boston Area Classics Calendar 2008/2009: #6 (10/24/08)

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Boston Area Classics Calendar 2008/2009: #6 (10/24/08) **PLEASE NOTE** WE HAVE ADDED A GOOGLE CALENDAR LISTING FOR THE BOSTON AREA CLASSICS CALENDAR. YOU CAN ACCESS IT AT THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=bostonclassics%40gmail.com&ctz=Ame… USERS OF ICAL CAN SUBSCRIBE TO THE BOSTON AREA CLASSICS CALENDAR USING THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/bostonclassics%40gmail.com/public/basic… This calendar appears weekly during term. Information about upcoming events and subscription requests should be sent to an address dedicated exclusively to this calendar: calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu. Please send information as plain text e-mail in the format shown below instead of as word-processor file attachments. NEW ITEMS AND CORRECTIONS RECEIVED BEFORE 5 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY WILL APPEAR IN THE CALENDAR WHICH IS SENT OUT ON FRIDAY OF THE SAME WEEK. Any items received after that time will appear in the Calendar issued the following week. Please circulate as widely as possible. PLEASE NOTE: * = new entry ** = alteration or addition to a former entry Sun., Oct. 26, 2:00 p.m. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA Lawrence M. Berman (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) "When Worlds Collide: Assyria and Egypt, Seventh Century B.C." Free to the public; MFA admission not required Presented by the MFA (with support from the Felicia and Anthony Kutten Memorial Lecture Fund), in collaboration with the Archaeological Institute of America and the American Research Center in Egypt *Thurs., Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m. BROWN UNIVERSITY, MacMillan Hall, Room 115, Providence, RI Charles Alexander Robinson, Jr., Memorial Lecture Natalie Kampen (Columbia University) "Livia's Hands: Problems in the Representation of Kinship in Roman Art" Thurs., Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m. BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 525, Boston, MA Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy Eugene Garver (Saint John's University) "Living Well and Living Together: The Argument of Politics VII" For information: roochnik(a)bu.edu *Fri., Nov. 7, 12:00 p.m. BROWN UNIVERSITY, 48 College Street, Room 101, Providence, RI Julia Wilker (Freie Universitaet Berlin, Visiting Scholar at Harvard) "Debating the Past: Late Classical Views of Interstate Relations in the Fifth Century" Fri., Nov. 7, 4:00 p.m. AMHERST COLLEGE, Pruyne Lecture Hall, 115 Fayerweather, Amherst, MA "Remembering Robert Fagles" The Classics and English departments will honor this distinguished alumnus with reminiscences from his years at Amherst and after, with readings from his translations of Greek and Latin literature, and with comments by Paul Alpers, R. Ross Holloway, James Maraniss, and David Ferry Reception to follow Mon., Nov. 10, 5:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome John Petropoulos (Democritean University of Thrace) "The End of the Odyssey and the End of the Laertiad Dynasty" Thurs., Nov. 13, 4:15 p.m. WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 294 High Street, Downey House 113, Middletown, CT Classical Studies Fall 2008 Lecture Series Celia Schultz (Yale University) "The Romans and Ritual Murder" Free to the public Thurs., Nov. 13, 5:00 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA A Jennifer Eastman Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies John Bodel (Brown University) "Death Loves Company: Collective Burial in Pagan and Early Christian Rome" Reception to follow, with light refreshments For further information: Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or aoko(a)brandeis.edu ) or Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu) Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/overview/directions.html) *Thurs., Nov. 13, 6:30 p.m. BROWN UNIVERSITY, 48 College Street, Room 101, Providence, RI Inekee Sluiter (University of Leiden) "Sophocles the Sophist" Wed., Nov. 19 - Fri. Nov. 21 BOSTON UNIVERSITY, The Florence and Chafetz Hillel House, 213 Bay State Road, Boston, MA "What the Gods Demand: Blood Sacrifice in Mediterranean Antiquity" An interdisciplinary conference at Boston University For full details and registration information see: http://www.bu.edu/classics/news/sacrifice_conference.html *Thurs., Nov. 20, 6:30 p.m. BROWN UNIVERSITY, 48 College Street, Room 101, Providence, RI David Wray (University of Chicago) "Hera in the Iliad" Fri., Nov. 21, 4:15 - 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Lower Level Conference Room, Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA J. G. A. Pocock (The Johns Hopkins University) "Gibbon and the Invention of Gibbon: Chapters 15 and 16 of the Decline and Fall Revisited" Sponsored by the Harvard Colloquia in Intellectual and Cultural History For further information please contact David Armitage (armitage(a)fas.harvard.edu ) Fri., Nov. 21, 6:00 p.m. BOSTON UNIVERSITY, CAS 313, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA Samuel H. Kress Lecture Marcello Barbanera (Universita di Roma "La Sapienza") "The Metamorphosis of Ruins for Cultural Identity" Co-sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, and the Art History Department at Boston University Mon., Nov. 24, 5:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome Jan N. Bremmer (University of Groningen) "Tours of Hell in Greece, Rome, and Early Christianity" Mon., Nov. 24, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, The Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA Haim Gitler (Israel Museum) and Oren Tal (Tel Aviv University) "Early Economy and the Indigenous Coinages of Palestine" Sponsored by the Society Historia Numorum and The Semitic Museum A pre-lecture reception begins at 5:30 p.m. Space is limited. Please RSVP by November 15 to SHN Secretary Jamie Knapp: jamie-knapp(a)comcast.net Thurs., Dec. 4, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Arthur M. Sackler Museum Lecture Hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Clemente Marconi (Institute of Fine Arts, New York University) "Temple B at Selinus and the Polychromy of Ancient Greek Architecture" Reception to follow; free and open to the public *Thurs., Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. BROWN UNIVERSITY, 54 College Street, Room 119, Providence, RI Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy Dimitri El Murr (Universite Paris, Sorbonne) "Politics and Dialectic in Plato's Statesman" Commentator: Christine J. Thomas (Dartmouth College) Mon., Dec. 8, 5:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lecture Series "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 1: "Rabbi Isaac Casaubon: A Hellenist Meets the Jews" Sponsored by the Department of the Classics *Mon., Dec. 8, 2008, 8:00 p.m. BROWN UNIVERSITY, First Baptist Meeting House, Providence, RI Latin Carol Celebration Sponsored by the Department of Classics Tues., Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lecture Series "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 2: "How Casaubon Read Jewish Texts" Sponsored by the Department of the Classics Wed., Dec. 10, 5:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lecture Series "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 3: "Casaubon and Baronio: Early Christianity in a Jewish Setting" Sponsored by the Department of the Classics Thurs., Dec. 11, 5:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lecture Series "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 4: "The Teller and the Tale: What Casaubon Learned from Jews" Reception to follow lecture Sponsored by the Department of the Classics *Fri., Dec. 12 - Sun., Dec. 14 BROWN UNIVERSITY, Cogut Center for the Humanities, Pembroke Hall, 3rd floor, 172 Meeting Street, Providence, RI Ancient Studies Conference "Thinking, Recording, and Writing History in the Ancient World" For details see http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Ancient_Studies/events/ Co-sponsored by the Department of Classics APPENDIX: Wheelchair access: to the Barker Center at Harvard via the ramp at the main entrance off Quincy Street, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Humanities Center; to Boylston Hall at Harvard via the ramp to the basement at the main entrance in the Yard, and from there by the elevator to the W. S. Fong Auditorium (a.k.a. Boylston Auditorium) on the first floor; to Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School via the sign-posted entrances, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Sperry Room. There is regrettably no wheelchair access to the Semitic Museum at Harvard.

15 years, 6 months

Boston Area Classics Calendar 2008/2009: #5 (10/17/08)

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Boston Area Classics Calendar 2008/2009: #5 (10/17/08) **PLEASE NOTE** WE HAVE ADDED A GOOGLE CALENDAR LISTING FOR THE BOSTON AREA CLASSICS CALENDAR. YOU CAN ACCESS IT AT THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=bostonclassics%40gmail.com&ctz=Ame… USERS OF ICAL CAN SUBSCRIBE TO THE BOSTON AREA CLASSICS CALENDAR USING THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/bostonclassics%40gmail.com/public/basic… This calendar appears weekly during term. Information about upcoming events and subscription requests should be sent to an address dedicated exclusively to this calendar: calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu. Please send information as plain text e-mail in the format shown below instead of as word-processor file attachments. NEW ITEMS AND CORRECTIONS RECEIVED BEFORE 5 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY WILL APPEAR IN THE CALENDAR WHICH IS SENT OUT ON FRIDAY OF THE SAME WEEK. Any items received after that time will appear in the Calendar issued the following week. Please circulate as widely as possible. PLEASE NOTE: * = new entry ** = alteration or addition to a former entry Wed., Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Murkland Hall, Richards Auditorium, Durham, NH Sponsored by the John C. Rouman Lecture Series Jeffrey Henderson (Boston University) "Pericles the Squill-Head: Political Humor in the World's First Democracy" A small reception to follow. For questions please contact R. Scott Smith (rss3(a)unh.edu or 603-862-2388) *Thurs., Oct. 23, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome Robert Parker (New College, University of Oxford) "Greek Sacrifice: The Big Issues" Thurs., Oct. 23, 7:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Fairchild Hall, 7 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA Maria Giovanna Biga (Universita di Roma "La Sapienza") "At the Royal Court of Ebla, Syria, 24th Century BC" Reception preceeding at 6:15 at the Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue Free and open to the public. Fairchild Hall is handicapped accessible. For more information contact Dena Davis at <davis4(a)fas.harvard.edu> or 617-495-4631. Sponsored by the Semitic Museum and Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of Harvard University Sun., Oct. 26, 2:00 p.m. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA Lawrence M. Berman (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) "When Worlds Collide: Assyria and Egypt, Seventh Century B.C." Free to the public; MFA admission not required Presented by the MFA (with support from the Felicia and Anthony Kutten Memorial Lecture Fund), in collaboration with the Archaeological Institute of America and the American Research Center in Egypt Thurs., Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m. BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 525, Boston, MA Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy Eugene Garver (Saint John's University) "Living Well and Living Together: The Argument of Politics VII" For information: roochnik(a)bu.edu Fri., Nov. 7, 4:00 p.m. AMHERST COLLEGE, Pruyne Lecture Hall, 115 Fayerweather, Amherst, MA "Remembering Robert Fagles" The Classics and English departments will honor this distinguished alumnus with reminiscences from his years at Amherst and after, with readings from his translations of Greek and Latin literature, and with comments by Paul Alpers, R. Ross Holloway, James Maraniss, and David Ferry Reception to follow *Mon., Nov. 10, 5:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome John Petropoulos (Democritean University of Thrace) "The End of the Odyssey and the End of the Laertiad Dynasty" *Thurs., Nov. 13, 4:15 p.m. WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 294 High Street, Downey House 113, Middletown, CT Classical Studies Fall 2008 Lecture Series Celia Schultz (Yale University) "The Romans and Ritual Murder" Free to the public Thurs., Nov. 13, 5:00 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA A Jennifer Eastman Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies John Bodel (Brown University) "Death Loves Company: Collective Burial in Pagan and Early Christian Rome" Reception to follow, with light refreshments For further information: Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or aoko(a)brandeis.edu ) or Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu) Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/overview/directions.html) Wed., Nov. 19 - Fri. Nov. 21 BOSTON UNIVERSITY, The Florence and Chafetz Hillel House, 213 Bay State Road, Boston, MA "What the Gods Demand: Blood Sacrifice in Mediterranean Antiquity" An interdisciplinary conference at Boston University For full details and registration information see: http://www.bu.edu/classics/news/sacrifice_conference.html *Fri., Nov. 21, 4:15 - 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Lower Level Conference Room, Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA J. G. A. Pocock (The Johns Hopkins University) "Gibbon and the Invention of Gibbon: Chapters 15 and 16 of the Decline and Fall Revisited" Sponsored by the Harvard Colloquia in Intellectual and Cultural History For further information please contact David Armitage (armitage(a)fas.harvard.edu ) Fri., Nov. 21, 6:00 p.m. BOSTON UNIVERSITY, CAS 313, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA Samuel H. Kress Lecture Marcello Barbanera (Universita di Roma "La Sapienza") "The Metamorphosis of Ruins for Cultural Identity" Co-sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, and the Art History Department at Boston University *Mon., Nov. 24, 5:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome Jan N. Bremmer (University of Groningen) "Tours of Hell in Greece, Rome, and Early Christianity" Mon., Nov. 24, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, The Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA Haim Gitler (Israel Museum) and Oren Tal (Tel Aviv University) "Early Economy and the Indigenous Coinages of Palestine" Sponsored by the Society Historia Numorum and The Semitic Museum A pre-lecture reception begins at 5:30 p.m. Space is limited. Please RSVP by November 15 to SHN Secretary Jamie Knapp: jamie-knapp(a)comcast.net Thurs., Dec. 4, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Arthur M. Sackler Museum Lecture Hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Clemente Marconi (Institute of Fine Arts, New York University) "Temple B at Selinus and the Polychromy of Ancient Greek Architecture" Reception to follow; free and open to the public Mon., Dec. 8, 5:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lectures Series: "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 1: "Rabbi Isaac Casaubon: A Hellenist Meets the Jews" Sponsored by the Department of the Classics Tues., Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lectures Series: "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 2: "How Casaubon Read Jewish Texts" Sponsored by the Department of the Classics Wed., Dec. 10, 5:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lectures Series: "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 3: "Casaubon and Baronio: Early Christianity in a Jewish Setting" Sponsored by the Department of the Classics Thurs., Dec. 11, 5:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lectures Series: "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 4: "The Teller and the Tale: What Casaubon Learned from Jews" Reception to follow lecture Sponsored by the Department of the Classics APPENDIX: Wheelchair access: to the Barker Center at Harvard via the ramp at the main entrance off Quincy Street, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Humanities Center; to Boylston Hall at Harvard via the ramp to the basement at the main entrance in the Yard, and from there by the elevator to the W. S. Fong Auditorium (a.k.a. Boylston Auditorium) on the first floor; to Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School via the sign-posted entrances, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Sperry Room. There is regrettably no wheelchair access to the Semitic Museum at Harvard.

15 years, 6 months

Boston Area Classics Calendar 2008/2009: #4 (10/10/08)

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Boston Area Classics Calendar 2008/2009: #4 (10/10/08) **PLEASE NOTE** WE HAVE ADDED A GOOGLE CALENDAR LISTING FOR THE BOSTON AREA CLASSICS CALENDAR. YOU CAN ACCESS IT AT THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=bostonclassics%40gmail.com&ctz=Ame… USERS OF ICAL CAN SUBSCRIBE TO THE BOSTON AREA CLASSICS CALENDAR USING THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/bostonclassics%40gmail.com/public/basic… This calendar appears weekly during term. Information about upcoming events and subscription requests should be sent to an address dedicated exclusively to this calendar: calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu. Please send information as plain text e-mail in the format shown below instead of as word-processor file attachments. NEW ITEMS AND CORRECTIONS RECEIVED BEFORE 5 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY WILL APPEAR IN THE CALENDAR WHICH IS SENT OUT ON FRIDAY OF THE SAME WEEK. Any items received after that time will appear in the Calendar issued the following week. Please circulate as widely as possible. PLEASE NOTE: * = new entry ** = alteration or addition to a former entry *Wed., Oct. 15, 3:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA Seminar on Classical Traditions Stephen Greenblatt (Harvard University) "Utopian Pleasure" *Thurs., Oct. 16, 8:00 p.m. BOSTON AREA PATRISTICS GROUP, Rabinowitz Room, third floor of the Andover-Harvard Theological Library, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA John Herrmann (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) "Simeon Stylites and Churches of his North Syrian Neighborhood" Patristica Bostoniensia is a colloquium of the BOSTON THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, an association of nine theological schools in the Greater Boston area. For more information, contact Annewies van den Hoek, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, or visit the website at http://www.bostontheological.org/academic/patristica_bostoniensia.htm *Wed., Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Murkland Hall, Richards Auditorium, Durham, NH Sponsored by the John C. Rouman Lecture Series Jeffrey Henderson (Boston University) "Pericles the Squill-Head: Political Humor in the World's First Democracy" A small reception to follow. For questions please contact R. Scott Smith (rss3(a)unh.edu or 603-862-2388) *Thurs., Oct. 23, 7:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Fairchild Hall, 7 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA Maria Giovanna Biga (Universita di Roma "La Sapienza") "At the Royal Court of Ebla, Syria, 24th Century BC" Reception preceeding at 6:15 at the Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue Free and open to the public. Fairchild Hall is handicapped accessible. For more information contact Dena Davis at <davis4(a)fas.harvard.edu> or 617-495-4631. Sponsored by the Semitic Museum and Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of Harvard University Sun., Oct. 26, 2:00 p.m. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA Lawrence M. Berman (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) "When Worlds Collide: Assyria and Egypt, Seventh Century B.C." Free to the public; MFA admission not required Presented by the MFA (with support from the Felicia and Anthony Kutten Memorial Lecture Fund), in collaboration with the Archaeological Institute of America and the American Research Center in Egypt *Thurs., Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m. BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 525, Boston, MA Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy Eugene Garver (Saint John's University) "Living Well and Living Together: The Argument of Politics VII" For information: roochnik(a)bu.edu Fri., Nov. 7, 4:00 p.m. AMHERST COLLEGE, Pruyne Lecture Hall, 115 Fayerweather, Amherst, MA "Remembering Robert Fagles" The Classics and English departments will honor this distinguished alumnus with reminiscences from his years at Amherst and after, with readings from his translations of Greek and Latin literature, and with comments by Paul Alpers, R. Ross Holloway, James Maraniss, and David Ferry Reception to follow Thurs., Nov. 13, 5:00 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA A Jennifer Eastman Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies John Bodel (Brown University) "Death Loves Company: Collective Burial in Pagan and Early Christian Rome" Reception to follow, with light refreshments For further information: Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or aoko(a)brandeis.edu ) or Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu) Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/overview/directions.html) Wed., Nov. 19 - Fri. Nov. 21 BOSTON UNIVERSITY, The Florence and Chafetz Hillel House, 213 Bay State Road, Boston, MA "What the Gods Demand: Blood Sacrifice in Mediterranean Antiquity" An interdisciplinary conference at Boston University For full details and registration information see: http://www.bu.edu/classics/news/sacrifice_conference.html Fri., Nov. 21, 6:00 p.m. BOSTON UNIVERSITY, CAS 313, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA Samuel H. Kress Lecture Marcello Barbanera (Universita di Roma "La Sapienza") "The Metamorphosis of Ruins for Cultural Identity" Co-sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, and the Art History Department at Boston University Mon., Nov. 24, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, The Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA Haim Gitler (Israel Museum) and Oren Tal (Tel Aviv University) "Early Economy and the Indigenous Coinages of Palestine" Sponsored by the Society Historia Numorum and The Semitic Museum A pre-lecture reception begins at 5:30 p.m. Space is limited. Please RSVP by November 15 to SHN Secretary Jamie Knapp: jamie-knapp(a)comcast.net Thurs., Dec. 4, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Arthur M. Sackler Museum Lecture Hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Clemente Marconi (Institute of Fine Arts, New York University) "Temple B at Selinus and the Polychromy of Ancient Greek Architecture" Reception to follow; free and open to the public Mon., Dec. 8, 5:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lectures Series: "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 1: "Rabbi Isaac Casaubon: A Hellenist Meets the Jews" Sponsored by the Department of the Classics Tues., Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lectures Series: "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 2: "How Casaubon Read Jewish Texts" Sponsored by the Department of the Classics Wed., Dec. 10, 5:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lectures Series: "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 3: "Casaubon and Baronio: Early Christianity in a Jewish Setting" Sponsored by the Department of the Classics Thurs., Dec. 11, 5:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lectures Series: "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 4: "The Teller and the Tale: What Casaubon Learned from Jews" Reception to follow lecture Sponsored by the Department of the Classics APPENDIX: Wheelchair access: to the Barker Center at Harvard via the ramp at the main entrance off Quincy Street, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Humanities Center; to Boylston Hall at Harvard via the ramp to the basement at the main entrance in the Yard, and from there by the elevator to the W. S. Fong Auditorium (a.k.a. Boylston Auditorium) on the first floor; to Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School via the sign-posted entrances, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Sperry Room. There is regrettably no wheelchair access to the Semitic Museum at Harvard.

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Boston Area Classics Calendar 2008/2009: #3 (10/3/08)

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Boston Area Classics Calendar 2008/2009: #3 (10/3/08) **PLEASE NOTE** WE HAVE ADDED A GOOGLE CALENDAR LISTING FOR THE BOSTON AREA CLASSICS CALENDAR. YOU CAN ACCESS IT AT THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=bostonclassics%40gmail.com&ctz=Ame… USERS OF ICAL CAN SUBSCRIBE TO THE BOSTON AREA CLASSICS CALENDAR USING THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/bostonclassics%40gmail.com/public/basic… This calendar appears weekly during term. Information about upcoming events and subscription requests should be sent to an address dedicated exclusively to this calendar: calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu. Please send information as plain text e-mail in the format shown below instead of as word-processor file attachments. NEW ITEMS AND CORRECTIONS RECEIVED BEFORE 5 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY WILL APPEAR IN THE CALENDAR WHICH IS SENT OUT ON FRIDAY OF THE SAME WEEK. Any items received after that time will appear in the Calendar issued the following week. Please circulate as widely as possible. PLEASE NOTE: * = new entry ** = alteration or addition to a former entry Sun., Oct. 5, 2:00 p.m. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA The Estelle Shohet Brettman Memorial Lecture Miranda Marvin (Wellesley College) "Looking at Ancient Sculpture with New Eyes" Free to the public; MFA admission not required Mon., Oct. 6, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Thompson Room, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA Luca Giuliani (Director of Wissenschaftskolleg, the Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin) "Infanticide as Patriotism? The Prokne Statue on the Athenian Acropolis" Sponsored by The Department of the Classics, The Center for European Studies, and The Humanities Center Thurs., Oct. 9, 6:30 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA Seminar on Modern Greek Literature and Culture Author's reading by Alexis Stamatis (prominent Greek writer) "American Fugue: An American Journey" *Sun., Oct. 26, 2:00 p.m. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA Lawrence M. Berman (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) "When Worlds Collide: Assyria and Egypt, Seventh Century B.C." Free to the public; MFA admission not required Presented by the MFA (with support from the Felicia and Anthony Kutten Memorial Lecture Fund), in collaboration with the Archaeological Institute of America and the American Research Center in Egypt *Fri., Nov. 7, 4:00 p.m. AMHERST COLLEGE, Pruyne Lecture Hall, 115 Fayerweather, Amherst, MA "Remembering Robert Fagles" The Classics and English departments will honor this distinguished alumnus with reminiscences from his years at Amherst and after, with readings from his translations of Greek and Latin literature, and with comments by Paul Alpers, R. Ross Holloway, James Maraniss, and David Ferry Reception to follow Thurs., Nov. 13, 5:00 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA A Jennifer Eastman Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies John Bodel (Brown University) "Death Loves Company: Collective Burial in Pagan and Early Christian Rome" Reception to follow, with light refreshments For further information: Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or aoko(a)brandeis.edu ) or Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu) Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/overview/directions.html) Wed., Nov. 19 - Fri. Nov. 21 BOSTON UNIVERSITY, The Florence and Chafetz Hillel House, 213 Bay State Road, Boston, MA "What the Gods Demand: Blood Sacrifice in Mediterranean Antiquity" An interdisciplinary conference at Boston University For full details and registration information see: http://www.bu.edu/classics/news/sacrifice_conference.html *Fri., Nov. 21, 6:00 p.m. BOSTON UNIVERSITY, CAS 313, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA Samuel H. Kress Lecture Marcello Barbanera (Universita di Roma "La Sapienza") "The Metamorphosis of Ruins for Cultural Identity" Co-sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, and the Art History Department at Boston University *Mon., Nov. 24, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, The Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA Haim Gitler (Israel Museum) and Oren Tal (Tel Aviv University) "Early Economy and the Indigenous Coinages of Palestine" Sponsored by the Society Historia Numorum and The Semitic Museum A pre-lecture reception begins at 5:30 p.m. Space is limited. Please RSVP by November 15 to SHN Secretary Jamie Knapp: jamie-knapp(a)comcast.net *Thurs., Dec. 4, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Arthur M. Sackler Museum Lecture Hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Clemente Marconi (Institute of Fine Arts, New York University) "Temple B at Selinus and the Polychromy of Ancient Greek Architecture" Reception to follow; free and open to the public Mon., Dec. 8, 5:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lectures Series: "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 1: "Rabbi Isaac Casaubon: A Hellenist Meets the Jews" Sponsored by the Department of the Classics Tues., Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lectures Series: "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 2: "How Casaubon Read Jewish Texts" Sponsored by the Department of the Classics Wed., Dec. 10, 5:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lectures Series: "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 3: "Casaubon and Baronio: Early Christianity in a Jewish Setting" Sponsored by the Department of the Classics Thurs., Dec. 11, 5:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lectures Series: "Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) Lecture 4: "The Teller and the Tale: What Casaubon Learned from Jews" Reception to follow lecture Sponsored by the Department of the Classics APPENDIX: Wheelchair access: to the Barker Center at Harvard via the ramp at the main entrance off Quincy Street, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Humanities Center; to Boylston Hall at Harvard via the ramp to the basement at the main entrance in the Yard, and from there by the elevator to the W. S. Fong Auditorium (a.k.a. Boylston Auditorium) on the first floor; to Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School via the sign-posted entrances, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Sperry Room. There is regrettably no wheelchair access to the Semitic Museum at Harvard.

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