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*Tue, Feb 25: Vanessa de Harven (University of Massachusetts, Amherst / UC Berkeley)
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Emerson 305, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA, 02138
"How Nothing Can Be Something: The Stoic Theory of Void"
Sponsored by the Harvard University Department of Philosophy and the Department of the
Classics
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: Sara Magrin (Université du Québec à Montréal)
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Emerson 305, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
"Plotinus on the Inner Sense: A Platonist Account of Self-Consciousness”
Sponsored by the Harvard University Department of Philosophy and the Department of the
Classics
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…
*Tue, Mar 4: Adam Crager (Princeton University)
6 p.m. - 8 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
Title: TBA
Sponsored by the Harvard University Department of Philosophy and the Department of the
Classics
*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.
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 - Fri, Apr 25: Jackson Lectures: John Haldon (Princeton University)
Time: TBA
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, 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
4/23: 2. Beliefs, narratives and social identities
4/24: 3. The environmental factor
4/25: 4. Organisation, cohesion and survival
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…
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