Please note that tomorrow's talk at Wesleyan (below) has been postponed due to the storm. It will be rescheduled.
Thurs., Nov. 1--POSTPONED
4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 113 Downey House, 294 High Street Middletown, CT 06459
Noah Messing (Yale Law School)
"How Lawyers Write"
Sponsored by Writing at Wesleyan and the Department of Classical Studies
For more information please contact dsierpinski(a)wesleyan.edu or click on "Writing Events" at wesleyan.edu/writing/.
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Fri., Oct. 26
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, The Castle, 225 Bay State Road, Boston MA 02215
Julia Annas (University of Arizona)
The Boston University Political Science Department announces The Benedict Lectures in Political Philosophy for 2012: a series of three lectures, on October 22, 24, and 26, entitled "Virtue and the Rule of Law in Plato and Beyond."
October 26 – "Philosophy of Alexandria: Virtue and the law of Moses"
http://www.bu.edu/philo/2012/10/16/2012-benedict-lectures-in-political-phil…
Mon., Oct. 29
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Classical Studies, 745 Commonwealth Ave (Rm 409), Boston, MA 02215
Grégory Bonnin (Université Michel de Montaigne-Bordeaux)
"Is the Athenian Empire Controlling the Market? Megare and Melos in the heart of Athenian economic ambitions"
For more information, please contact Melissa (josephmv(a)bu.edu<mailto:josephmv@bu.edu>).
Thurs., Nov. 1
4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 113 Downey House, 294 High Street Middletown, CT 06459
Noah Messing (Yale Law School)
"How Lawyers Write"
Sponsored by Writing at Wesleyan and the Department of Classical Studies
For more information please contact dsierpinski(a)wesleyan.edu<mailto:dsierpinski@wesleyan.edu> or click on "Writing Events" at wesleyan.edu/writing/<http://wesleyan.edu/writing/>.
Fri., Nov. 2
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
WELLESLEY COLLEGE, 207 Founders Hall, Wellesley, MA 02481
Timothy Cornell (The University of Manchester)
"Biographers in Historians' Clothing? The Methods of Plutarch and Suetonius"
Reception to follow. For information call 781-283-2605.
*Sat., Nov. 3
9:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, The Science Center, Hall A, 52 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
The Athens Dialogues. Science, Technology and Ethics: Ancient Perspectives and Modern Challenges
Technology is sometimes viewed as a force that diminishes the creative possibilities of human life at the same time as it enhances material prosperity. This meeting will explore an alternative view that takes its inspiration from the ancient Greek conception of tekhnê as a form of knowledge that embraces art, craft, and science. Gathering together an internationally renowned group of scholars, educators, and practitioners, the meeting will examine ways in which an appreciation of technology as tekhnê can help to bridge perceived gaps between the sciences (pure and applied), the arts, and the humanities.
Convener: Mark Schiefsky, Professor and Chair, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Speakers: Suzanne Anker, Visual Artist, Theorist
Albert Borgmann, Professor of Philosophy, University of Montana
Joseph Brain, Professor, Harvard School of Public Health
Constantinos Daskalakis, Assistant Professor, MIT
John Durant, MIT Museum Director and Adjunct Professor in the Science, Technology & Society Program
Michael Herzfeld, Professor of Social Sciences, Harvard University
Sean Kelly, Professor of Philosophy, Harvard University
George Khushf, Professor, Department of Philosophy, Director, Center for Bioethics University of South Carolina
https://www.facebook.com/athensdialogueshttp://tinyurl.com/AthensDialoguesProgram
Tues., Nov. 6
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Mandel G12, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454
Fred S. Kleiner (Boston University)
"Deification and Damnation: The Creation and Destruction of Art in Imperial Rome"
Martin Weiner Lecture Series
Reception to follow. Open to the public. Free parking. Contact: Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (aoko(a)brandeis.edu<mailto:aoko@brandeis.edu>) or Heidi McAllister (hmallis(a)brandeis.edu<mailto:hmallis@brandeis.edu>) for additional information.
Wed., Nov. 7
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST, Herter Hall 227, Amherst, MA 01003
Asa Mittman (California State University Chico)
"Sea Monsters to Space Aliens, or, Why We Need Monster Studies"
Presented by the UMass Department of Classics and the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, with the Departments of Art History, English, History, Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and the Five College Medieval Studies Seminar.
Reception to follow.
Poster: http://tinyurl.com/seamonstersumass
Thurs., Nov. 8
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
Ian Moyer (University of Michigan)
"A Polis of Priests"
Mahindra Graduate Interdisciplinary Workshop: "Discovery of the Classical World(s): Perspectives from the Outside"
(faculty bio: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/history/people/ci.moyerian_ci.detail)
*Mon., Nov. 12
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Mahindra Humanities Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Oswyn Murry (Balliol College, University of Oxford)
"The Symposion between East and West"
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics
Tues., Nov. 13
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
SWISSNEX BOSTON, 420 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Benedikt Zäch (Chief Curator of the Coin Cabinet and Collection on Antiques in Winterthur, Zurich, and Lecturer at the University of Zurich)
"Numismatics – a Swiss perspective"
Benedikt Zäch will speak about the Coin Cabinet and the importance of the Swiss numismatist Friedrich Imhoof-Blumer and his impact on the study of ancient Greek and Roman coins to this day, as well as as well as on the legacy of his work and collection in the 21st century.
Q & A session, moderated by Carmen Arnold-Biucchi, Damarete Curator of Ancient Coins at the Harvard Art Museums, and a networking reception will follow the lecture.
Please RSVP HERE if you would like to attend (free of charge): http://tinyurl.com/swissnexRSVP
*Thurs., Nov. 15
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Location: Smith-Buonanno Hall, Room 106, 95 Cushing St. Providence, RI 02912
Timothy Lubin (Washington and Lee University)
"Status Mapping in Classical India: How Brahmins Cornered the Market in Norms"
Free and Open to the Public. For more information visit http://www.facebook.com/classicsbrown
*Wed., Dec. 5
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Mahindra Humanities Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Jan Felix Gaertner (Privatdozent, University of Leipzig and Lecturer on the Classics, Harvard University)
"Caesar rediscovered? The Bellum Alexandrinum and its Language(s) and historiographical style(s)"
Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome Seminar
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*Mon., Oct. 22
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, The Castle, 225 Bay State Road, Boston MA 02215
Julia Annas (University of Arizona)
The Boston University Political Science Department announces The Benedict Lectures in Political Philosophy for 2012: a series of three lectures, on October 22, 24, and 26, entitled "Virtue and the Rule of Law in Plato and Beyond."
October 22 – "Plato: Virtue under the rule of law"
http://www.bu.edu/philo/2012/10/16/2012-benedict-lectures-in-political-phil…
Tues., Oct. 23
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Mahindra Humanities Center, Barker 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Erato Paris (International Center for Hellenic Research, Nice, France)
"Byzantium after Byzantium"
Seminar for Modern Greek Literature and Culture
Chair: Panagiotis Roilos
*Wed., Oct. 24
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, The Castle, 225 Bay State Road, Boston MA 02215
Julia Annas (University of Arizona)
The Boston University Political Science Department announces The Benedict Lectures in Political Philosophy for 2012: a series of three lectures, on October 22, 24, and 26, entitled "Virtue and the Rule of Law in Plato and Beyond."
October 24 – "Cicero: Virtue and the law of Rome"
http://www.bu.edu/philo/2012/10/16/2012-benedict-lectures-in-political-phil…
*Thurs., Oct. 25
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
MALIOTIS CULTURAL CENTER, 50 Goddard Avenue Brookline, MA 02445
Gikas A. Hardouvelis (Director of the Economic Office under former Prime Minister L. Papademos)
"Greece in the Euro Era: Frorn Crisis to Growth"
Gikas Hardouvelis is Professor of Finance and Economics at the University of Piraeus and Chief Economist of the EUROBANK Group. He is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London, a member of the Academic Council of the Hellenic Banks Association, the Cyprus International Institute of Management and the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research. From
November 2011 to May 2012 he served as the Director of the Economic Office under Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos. From 2000 to 2004 he held that same position under Prime Minister Costas Simitis. He holds a Ph.D. degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley and M.Sc. and B.A. degrees in applied mathematics from Harvard University. He has been widely published in academic journals, including the American Economic Review, the Journal of Finance, the Quarterly Journal of Economics and the Journal
of Monetary Economics.
This event is free of charge and open to the public. For additional information contact the Maliotis Center: 617-522-2800 or information(a)maliotis.org<mailto:information@maliotis.org>.
*Fri., Oct. 26
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, The Castle, 225 Bay State Road, Boston MA 02215
Julia Annas (University of Arizona)
The Boston University Political Science Department announces The Benedict Lectures in Political Philosophy for 2012: a series of three lectures, on October 22, 24, and 26, entitled "Virtue and the Rule of Law in Plato and Beyond."
October 26 – "Philosophy of Alexandria: Virtue and the law of Moses"
http://www.bu.edu/philo/2012/10/16/2012-benedict-lectures-in-political-phil…
*Mon., Oct. 29
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Classical Studies, 745 Commonwealth Ave (Rm 409), Boston, MA 02215
Grégory Bonnin (Université Michel de Montaigne-Bordeaux)
"Is the Athenian Empire Controlling the Market? Megare and Melos in the heart of Athenian economic ambitions"
For more information, please contact Melissa (josephmv(a)bu.edu<mailto:josephmv@bu.edu>).
**Thurs., Nov. 1
4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 113 Downey House, 294 High Street Middletown, CT 06459
Noah Messing (Yale Law School)
"How Lawyers Write"
Sponsored by Writing at Wesleyan and the Department of Classical Studies
For more information please contact dsierpinski(a)wesleyan.edu<mailto:dsierpinski@wesleyan.edu> or click on "Writing Events" at wesleyan.edu/writing/<http://wesleyan.edu/writing/>.
*Fri., Nov. 2
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
WELLESLEY COLLEGE, 207 Founders Hall, Wellesley, MA 02481
Timothy Cornell (The University of Manchester)
"Biographers in Historians' Clothing? The Methods of Plutarch and Suetonius"
Reception to follow. For information call 781-283-2605.
Tues., Nov. 6
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Mandel G12, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454
Fred S. Kleiner (Boston University)
"Deification and Damnation: The Creation and Destruction of Art in Imperial Rome"
Martin Weiner Lecture Series
Reception to follow. Open to the public. Free parking. Contact: Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (aoko(a)brandeis.edu<mailto:aoko@brandeis.edu>) or Heidi McAllister (hmallis(a)brandeis.edu<mailto:hmallis@brandeis.edu>) for additional information.
*Wed., Nov. 7
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST, Herter Hall 227, Amherst, MA 01003
Asa Mittman (California State University Chico)
"Sea Monsters to Space Aliens, or, Why We Need Monster Studies"
Presented by the UMass Department of Classics and the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, with the Departments of Art History, English, History, Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and the Five College Medieval Studies Seminar.
Reception to follow.
Poster: http://tinyurl.com/seamonstersumass
Thurs., Nov. 8
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
Ian Moyer (University of Michigan)
"A Polis of Priests"
Mahindra Graduate Interdisciplinary Workshop: "Discovery of the Classical World(s): Perspectives from the Outside"
(faculty bio: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/history/people/ci.moyerian_ci.detail)
*Tues., Nov. 13
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
swissnex Boston, 420 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Benedikt Zäch (Chief Curator of the Coin Cabinet and Collection on Antiques in Winterthur, Zurich, and Lecturer at the University of Zurich)
"Numismatics – a Swiss perspective"
Benedikt Zäch will speak about the Coin Cabinet and the importance of the Swiss numismatist Friedrich Imhoof-Blumer and his impact on the study of ancient Greek and Roman coins to this day, as well as as well as on the legacy of his work and collection in the 21st century.
Q & A session, moderated by Carmen Arnold-Biucchi, Damarete Curator of Ancient Coins at the Harvard Art Museums, and a networking reception will follow the lecture.
Please RSVP here if you would like to attend (free of charge): http://tinyurl.com/swissnexRSVP
CalClass
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Tues., Oct. 16
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, 745 Commonwealth Avenue (Room 541), Boston, MA 02215
Alessandra Fussi (University of Pisa)
"Leo Strauss's Reading of Plato and Xenophon"
In this workshop, Professor Fussi will discuss the following works by Leo Strauss: "On Collingwood's Philosophy of History" (The Review of Metaphysics, V [1952], pp. 559-586); and "On Tyranny" (Chicago 2000).
For information contact David Roochnik (roochnik(a)bu.edu<mailto:roochnik@bu.edu>).
*Wed., Oct. 17
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
CGIS Knafel Building, Bowie-Vernon Room (K262), 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Merih Erol (Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for European Studies, Harvard University)
"Nationalism, Ottomanism, and Cosmopolitanism: The Greek Orthodox of Istanbul in the Late Ottoman Empire"
Cultural Politics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Seminar at the Weatherdhead Center for International Affairs
This event is open to the public.
http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/node/7959
Wed., Oct. 17
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 203, Cambridge, MA 01218
Tesse Stek (University of Leiden)
"Cult places and societal organization in Latin colonies in the Republican period"
Wed., Oct. 17
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Richards Auditorium (Murkland Hall 115), Durham, NH 03824
Mary T. Boatwright (Duke University)
"The Pantheon: Why is Agrippa's Name on Hadrian's Building?"
A Free and Public Lecture
http://tinyurl.com/Boatwrightlecture
Thurs., Oct. 18
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, 745 Commonwealth Avenue (Room 541), Boston, MA 02215
Alessandra Fussi (University of Pisa)
"Leo Strauss's Reading of Plato and Xenophon"
In this workshop, Professor Fussi will discuss the following works by Leo Strauss: "On Plato's Symposium" (Chicago 2001, pp. 174-251) and "The Problem of
Socrates: Fourth Lecture," in "The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism: Essays and Lectures by Leo Strauss" (Chicago 1989, pp. 150-168). For information contact David Roochnik (roochnik(a)bu.edu<mailto:roochnik@bu.edu>).
*Thurs., Oct. 18
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
AMHERST COLLEGE, Paino Lecture Hall, Beneski Earth Sciences Building, Amherst, MA 01002
Jacques Perreault (Université de Montréal)
"The Kilns of Thasos: an Island Potter's Workshop in Ancient Greece (6th c. B.C.)"
Pottery Production increased greatly during the Archaic period in the Greek world and we know of many different styles and production centres. Unfortunately, very few pottery workshops of this period have been found. A team of French, Canadian and Greek archaeologists excavated the only known pottery workshop on the Northern Greek island of Thasos, and one of the very few in Greece. This lecture will present the results of the excavation of this workshop, where apart from the impressive quantity of vases uncovered, all structures necessary to the production of pottery have been found. We will examine the particular architectural features, the extremely diversified production, and the distribution of the workshop's production in the North Aegean and the Black Sea.
Tues., Oct. 23
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Mahindra Humanities Center, Barker 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Erato Paris (International Center for Hellenic Research, Nice, France)
"Byzantium after Byzantium"
Seminar for Modern Greek Literature and Culture
Chair: Panagiotis Roilos
*Wed., Oct. 31
4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 113 Downey House, 294 High Street Middletown, CT 06459
Noah Messing (Yale Law School)
"How Lawyers Write"
Sponsored by Writing at Wesleyan and the Department of Classical Studies
For more information please contact Deborah Sierpinski (860-685-2070, dsierpinski(a)wesleyan.edu<mailto:dsierpinski@wesleyan.edu>) or click on "Writing Events" at http://wesleyan.edu/writing/
Tues., Nov. 6
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Mandel G12, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454
Fred S. Kleiner (Boston University)
"Deification and Damnation: The Creation and Destruction of Art in Imperial Rome"
Martin Weiner Lecture Series
Reception to follow. Open to the public. Free parking. Contact: Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (aoko(a)brandeis.edu<mailto:aoko@brandeis.edu>) or Heidi McAllister (hmallis(a)brandeis.edu<mailto:hmallis@brandeis.edu>) for additional information.
Thurs., Nov. 8
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
Ian Moyer (University of Michigan)
"A Polis of Priests"
Mahindra Graduate Interdisciplinary Workshop: "Discovery of the Classical World(s): Perspectives from the Outside"
(faculty bio: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/history/people/ci.moyerian_ci.detail)
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.
CalClass
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Fri., Oct. 5
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC, David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02115
Nikos Xanthoulis (Academy of Athens & Greek National Opera)
"Ancient Sounds of Greece"
A lecture/concert, using reproductions of ancient Greek instruments. Funding provided by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation; co-sponsored by the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and Berklee College of Music.
Wed., Oct. 10
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Mahindra Humanities Center, Barker Center 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Katrhin Rosenfield (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
"Liveliness and Insight: Hölderlin's Approach to Sophocles' Tragedies"
Classical Traditions Seminar -- Chairs: John Hamilton (Harvard) and Stephanie Frampton (MIT)
**Wed., Oct. 10
5:15 p.m. - 7 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CGIS, South Building, S-010 Tsai Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Ann McGrath (Australian National University)
"Lady Mungo and the Re-enchantment of Deep Time: Indigenous and Scientific Archaeologies of Nation, History and the Sacred"
With comments by Robert W. Preucel (University of Pennsylvania) and David Armitage, (Harvard University)
Harvard Standing Committee on Archaeology Opening of Fall Term Event: Archaeology and Indigenous Histories
Please join us for a conversation about archaeology and indigenous histories. Archaeologists, historians, and indigenous communities all share an interest in the past, but often study and commemorate it in different ways. The public lecture and subsequent discussion will highlight recent research that seeks to combine these approaches, examining the advantages and difficulties associated with this intellectual project.
Reception to follow in the CGIS South Concourse
Sponsored by the Harvard Standing Committee on Archaeology; Harvard Initiative for the Science of the Human Past; The Department of Anthropology; The Peabody Museum; and the Department of History.
Wed., Oct. 10
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, RI Hall 108, 60 George Street, Providence, RI 02906
Richard Hunter (University of Cambridge)
"After-dinner speaking? Odysseus' prologue (Odyssey 9.1-15) and its afterlife"
Thurs., Oct. 11
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Waltham, MA 02454
New England Ancient History Colloquium
Lisa Mignone (Brown University) will offer her paper on "Zoning Rome's Residents," with Geoff Sumi (Mount Holyoke College) providing the commentary.
Fri., Oct. 12
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Mahindra Humanities Center, Barker 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Richard Hunter (Trinity College, The University of Cambridge)
"Sweet Stesichorus: Theocritus 18 and the Helen Revisited"
Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome Seminar
http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/civilizations-ancient-gre…
Tues., Oct. 16
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, 745 Commonwealth Avenue (Room 541), Boston, MA 02215
Alessandra Fussi (University of Pisa)
"Leo Strauss's Reading of Plato and Xenophon"
In this workshop, Professor Fussi will discuss the following works by Leo Strauss: "On Collingwood's Philosophy of History" (The Review of Metaphysics, V [1952], pp. 559-586); and "On Tyranny" (Chicago 2000).
For information contact David Roochnik (roochnik(a)bu.edu<mailto:roochnik@bu.edu>).
Wed., Oct. 17
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 203, Cambridge, MA 01218
Tesse Stek (University of Leiden)
"Cult places and societal organization in Latin colonies in the Republican period"
Wed., Oct. 17
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Richards Auditorium (Murkland Hall 115), Durham, NH 03824
Mary T. Boatwright (Duke University)
"The Pantheon: Why is Agrippa's Name on Hadrian's Building?"
A Free and Public Lecture
http://tinyurl.com/Boatwrightlecture
Thurs., Oct. 18
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, 745 Commonwealth Avenue (Room 541), Boston, MA 02215
Alessandra Fussi (University of Pisa)
"Leo Strauss's Reading of Plato and Xenophon"
In this workshop, Professor Fussi will discuss the following works by Leo Strauss: "On Plato's Symposium" (Chicago 2001, pp. 174-251) and "The Problem of
Socrates: Fourth Lecture," in "The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism: Essays and Lectures by Leo Strauss" (Chicago 1989, pp. 150-168). For information contact David Roochnik (roochnik(a)bu.edu<mailto:roochnik@bu.edu>).
*Tues., Oct. 23
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Mahindra Humanities Center, Barker 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Erato Paris (International Center for Hellenic Research, Nice, France)
"Byzantium after Byzantium"
Seminar for Modern Greek Literature and Culture
Chair: Panagiotis Roilos
*Tues., Nov. 6
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Mandel G12, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454
Fred S. Kleiner (Boston University)
"Deification and Damnation: The Creation and Destruction of Art in Imperial Rome"
Martin Weiner Lecture Series
Reception to follow. Open to the public. Free parking. Contact: Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (aoko(a)brandeis.edu<mailto:aoko@brandeis.edu>) or Heidi McAllister (hmallis(a)brandeis.edu<mailto:hmallis@brandeis.edu>) for additional information.
Thurs., Nov. 8
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
Ian Moyer (University of Michigan)
"A Polis of Priests"
Mahindra Graduate Interdisciplinary Workshop: "Discovery of the Classical World(s): Perspectives from the Outside"
(faculty bio: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/history/people/ci.moyerian_ci.detail)
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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.
CalClass
phone: (617) 495-4027
fax: (617) 496-6720
calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:calclass@fas.harvard.edu>
http://classics.fas.harvard.edu
