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Thu, Feb 20: "For Two Special Talks Focusing on Late Antiquity and Early
Christianity"
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Barnum Hall,Room 008, Medford, MA 02155
"For Two Special Talks Focusing on Late Antiquity and Early Christianity"
Talk #1: Interpreting the Symbols of the Cross (4th and 5th C.
AD)--Tiphaine Moreau (Université de Limoges; Cornell University Fellowship)
Talk #2: The ways for healing in Late Antiquity (4th-6th
Centuries)--Bertrand Lancon (Université de Limoges; Visiting Researcher,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
More information:
http://tinyurl.com/Feb20Tufts
**Tue, Feb 25: Brian Waniewski (Institute of Play)
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Room 110, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge,
MA 02138
"Playing to Engage: How to Revitalize Society"
With roundtable discussion moderated by Shari Tishman (Harvard Graduate
School of Education)
Ludics Seminar, Mahindra Humanities Center
http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/playing-engage-how-revita…
http://www.instituteofplay.org/about/team/
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/directory/faculty/faculty-detail/?fc=677&flt…
Wed, Feb 26: J. Theodore Pena (University of California, Berkeley)
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 113 Downey House, 294 High Street, Middletown, CT
"Investigating the Life History of Objects at Pompeii"
Sponsored by the Classical Studies Department. For more information please
contact Debbie Sierpinski (dsierpinski(a)wesleyan.edu) or see
http://www.wesleyan.edu/classics/.
**Thu, Feb 27: Stephanie Jamison (UCLA)
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Smith-Buonanno 106, 95 Cushing St., Providence, RI 02912
"'I Make New a Song Born of Old': On the New Translation of the
Ŗgveda"
http://www.brown.edu/academics/classics/news/upcoming-lectures-events/upcom…
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…
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).
**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.
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.
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.
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…