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Mon, Mar 3: Irene Peirano (Yale University)
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street,
Cambridge, MA, United States
"The Orator in the Storm: Rhetoric and Roman Epic"
Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome Seminar
http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/orator-storm-rhetoric-and…
Mon, Mar 3: Miriam Leonard (University College London)
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, RI Hall 108, 60 George St., Providence, RI 02912
"Tragedy and Revolution: Hannah Arendt and Karl Marx"
http://www.brown.edu/academics/classics/news/upcoming-lectures-events/upcom…
**Tue, Mar 4: Adam Crager (Princeton University)
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Emerson 305, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Title: TBA
Sponsored by the Harvard University Department of Philosophy and the
Department of the Classics
Wed, Mar 5: Brooke Holmes (Princeton University)
4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 113 Downey House, 294 High Street, Middletown, CT
"Galen on the Chances of Life"
Sponsored by the Classical Studies Department. For more information
please contact Debbie Sierpinski (dsierpinski(a)wesleyan.edu) or see
http://www.wesleyan.edu/classics/.
Wed, Mar 5: Ilana Krug (York College of PA)
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Mandel Center for the Humanities, G03, 415 South
Street, Waltham, MA 02453
"Roman Wisdom: Vegetius and His Influence on Medieval Military Strategy"
The late Roman Vegetius' military treatise De Re Militari is largely
accepted by historians as influential for medieval military matters,
although there is some debate regarding the extent and scope of its
influence. Dr. Krug will introduce Vegetius and his treatise, as well
as current scholarly discussions about their impact on medieval
military strategy. She will then explore this question by examining
two topics discussed by Vegetius, namely military logistics and
preservation of an army's health, in an attempt to shed light on
specific ways in which medieval military attitudes and operations
reflect Vegetian influence.
Free and Open to the Public. Refreshments will be served from 6:00 to
6:30 p.m. at the lecture site. For more information or directions,
please contact Heidi McAllister (hmallister(a)brandeis.edu) or Ann Olga
Koloski-Ostrow (aoko(a)brandeis.edu).
**Thu, Mar 6: Jacob Rosen (Humboldt University)
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Emerson 305, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA, 02138
"Why Does Aristotle Oppose Necessity to Teleology?"
Sponsored by the Harvard University Department of Philosophy and the
Department of the Classics
*Thu, Mar 6: Maria Liston (University of Waterloo)
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
AMHERST COLLEGE, Paino Lecture Hall, Beneski Building, Amherst, MA
"Death Comes to the Theban Band: Skeletons from the Battle of
Chaironeia (338 B.C.)"
https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/classics/classics_lectures
Sponsored by the AIA, Western MA Society and the Department of
Classics at Amherst College
Thu, Mar 6: Krzysztof Nawotka (University of Wrocław, Poland)
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, List Art 110, 64 College St., Providence, RI 02912
"Alexander the Great in Babylon: Reality and Myth"
http://www.brown.edu/academics/classics/news/upcoming-lectures-events/upcom…
Fri, Mar 7 & Sat, MAr 8: Classics Association of New England (CANE)
Annual Meeting
SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE, TBD, Manchester, NH 03102
Saint Anselm College is hosting the Annual Meeting of The Classics
Association of New England. For more information, including Program,
Registration and Hotels, please visit
http://www.caneweb.org.
*Mon, Mar 10: Gareth Schmeling (University of Florida)
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Smith-Buonanno 106, 95 Cushing St., Providence, RI 02912
"'Texts and Editors: Editors and Texts"
http://www.brown.edu/academics/classics/news/upcoming-lectures-events/upcom…
Thu, Mar 13: H. A. Shapiro (Johns Hopkins University)
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST, 161 Presidents Drive, Campus
Center, Amherst Room (10th floor), Amherst, MA 01002
"Orientalism and Greek Identity on a Masterpiece of Athenian Vase-Painting"
Tenth Annual David Grose Memorial Lecture. Sponsored by Charles Grose
and the UMass Department of Classics. The event is open to the public.
Thu, Mar 13: Eurydice Georganteli (Marie Curie International Outgoing
Fellow, Harvard University)
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
"Byzantine Money: The Politics and Aesthetics of a World Currency"
Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture
When the Roman Empire’s capital moved from Rome to Constantinople in
330 CE, Europe’s political and economic center shifted. The coinage
produced in the new imperial capital, and in cities across what was to
become the Byzantine Empire, defined the society, politics, economic
practices, and art in medieval Europe and beyond. This lecture, drawn
from Harvard’s outstanding collections of coins and seals, explores
Byzantine money as one of the most enduring world currencies.
Reception to follow lecture. Free admission. Complimentary parking at
Broadway Garage, 7 Felton Street.
To honor the memory of renowned numismatist and scholar Leo Mildenberg
(1912–2001) and his years of friendship with Harvard University, a
fund was established by his friends and colleagues and endowed in 2005
by his wife, Ilse Mildenberg-Seehausen.
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/calendar/byzantine-money-politics-and-aest…
Thu, Mar 13: Joel Christensen (University of Texas, San Antonio)
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Lown Auditorium 2, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453
"'No other Odysseus will ever return': Clinical, Mythical, and
personal Odysseys"
This talk examines the Odyssey from three perspectives: its
therapeutic treatment of fate and free will; the mythical patterning
that illustrates how the stories we tell create our identities; and
the echoes of the epic's warnings about the dangers of narrative in
Breaking Bad and the novel Infinite Jest. These interconnected themes
shed light on the continued relevance of Homeric epic and the final
object of literary reception, the cultural and personal self.
Distinguished Martin Weiner Lecture. Free and Open to the Public. For
more information or directions, please contact Heidi McAllister
(hmallister(a)brandeis.edu) or Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow
(aoko(a)brandeis.edu).
Sat, Apr 5: Trevor Luke (Florida State University) and Graduate Conference
3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Lown Auditorium 2, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453
"Emperors and Impostors: Capturing Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean"
Captivity narratives regarding Israelite slaves in Egypt, Greeks in
Afghanistan, and European settlers seized by natives have long served
to explore distinctions and establish differences of cultural
identity. Following his victory at Actium in 31 BCE, the emperor
Augustus assumed the role of supreme arbiter of identity in the Roman
empire. Thereafter, Romans, anxious to affirm hierarchies of identity
and imperial dominance, continued to portray others as captives who
were subject to Roman power. The lecture explores the way in which
literary depictions of encounters between emperors and captive
impostors in the works of Josephus and Tacitus both affirmed and also
interrogated imperial identities.
This talk is the keynote address for the Graduate Conference: "Pride
and Prejudice: Difference and Distinction in the Ancient
Mediterranean"
Free and Open to the Public. For more information or directions,
please contact Heidi McAllister (hmallister(a)brandeis.edu) or Ann Olga
Koloski-Ostrow (aoko(a)brandeis.edu) or the graduate student organizers:
Camille Reynolds (camreyno(a)brandeis.edu); Glenn Ruse
(grusejr(a)brandeis.edu); or Cynthia Susalla (csusalla(a)brandeis.edu).
Thu, Apr 10: Thomas Palaima (University of Texas at Austin)
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBD, Cambridge, MA 02138
"Power Politics in Mycenaean Palatial Territories"
Oscar Broneer Memorial Lecture
Thu, Apr 10: New England Ancient History Colloquium: Spring meeting at Harvard
5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
Discussion of "The Business of State: Public Finance in Hellenistic
Athens" by Graam Oliver (Brown University)
Commentary by Gary Reger (Trinity College)
Drinks at 5:30 PM, dinner at 6:30, commentary and discussion from 7:30
to 9/9:30.
**Tue, Apr 22 through Fri, Apr 25: Jackson Lectures: John Haldon
(Princeton University)
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Emerson or Sever (see below), Harvard Yard,
Cambridge, MA, 02138
Goldilocks in Byzantium: The Paradox of East Roman Survival
4/22: 1. A time of crisis, five questions, and the way forward.
Emerson Hall, Room 210
4/23: 2. Beliefs, narratives and social identities. Emerson Hall, Room 210
4/24: 3. The environmental factor. Sever Hall, Room 113
4/25: 4. Organisation, cohesion and survival. Emerson Hall, Room 210
Fri, Apr 25: Boston Area Roman Studies Conference (BARSC) 2014: From
Infant to Citizen
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Barristers Hall, School of Law, 765 Commonwealth
Avenue, 1st Floor, Boston, MA 02215
Keith Bradley (Notre Dame): "Learning Virtue: Aeneas, Ascanius, and Augustus"
Lauren Caldwell (Wesleyan): "Becoming Cloelia: The Education of Roman Girls"
James Uden (BU): "Childhood Education in Imperial Rome: Plutarch,
Quintilian, Juvenal"
http://www.bu.edu/classics/about/the-2014-boston-area-roman-studies-confere…