Boston Area Classics Calendar
April 2022
Hannah Čulík-Baird (Boston
University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calend…
Wed., Apr. 27, 5:15 p.m.
MIT (on Zoom. Registration required)
"Cicero and the Early Latin Poets
Cicero's writings contain hundreds of quotations of Latin verse from Latin poets of
the 2nd century BCE, such as Ennius, Pacuvius, Accius, and Lucilius. In this lecture,
Hannah Čulík-Baird explains the significance of Latin poetry to the late Republican
orator, contextualizing Cicero's poetic quotations within contemporary intellectual
practices at Rome.
Hannah Čulík-Baird is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at
Boston University. Her book, Cicero and the Early Latin Poets, is forthcoming with
Cambridge University Press (April 2022).
MIT Ancient & Medieval Studies Colloquium Series
mit.zoom.us…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mit.zo…
[Hannah Čulík-Baird (Boston University)]
Members Night at the Museum (Hybrid
Event)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?tr…
Wed., Apr. 27, 6 – 8 p.m.
HARVARD MUSEUMS OF SCIENCE AND CULTURE, offered both on Zoom and in-person (check in at
the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA
02138)
Harvard Museums of Science & Culture members are invited to a fun, informative,
rotating tour of our newest exhibitions. Curators, exhibitions staff, and educators will
discuss the making of Mediterranean Marketplaces in the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near
East, Muchos Méxicos in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, and From the
Hands of the Makers in the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Come learn about the objects
chosen for display and find out how HMSC designs and installs such exhibitions.
Registration is required for both in-person and Zoom options. Those attending in person
will be required to follow all Covid-19 visitor protocols. Capacity is limited, so please
reserve early.
Not a member of Harvard Museums of Science & Culture? Become a member today so you can
join us on April 27th! Visit us at
hmsc.harvard.edu…<https://hmsc.harvard.edu/membership>
hmsc.harvard.edu…<https://hmsc.harvard.edu/event/member-night-museums>
hmscpr@hmsc.harvard.edu<mailto:hmscpr@hmsc.harvard.edu>
[Members Night at the Museum (Hybrid Event)]
Oisín Ó Muirthile (Harvard
University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calend…
Fri., Apr. 29, 5 – 6:30 p.m.
Boylston Hall 335
A leopard "Cant" change its spots: On the dating and development of Irish
Travellers' Gammon-Cant (Shelta) and its relationship to other Gaelic-based argots.
GSAS Workshop "Indo-European and Historical
Linguistics”<https://linguistics.fas.harvard.edu/pages/indo-european-wor…
tamishaltan@g.harvard.edu<mailto:tamishaltan@g.harvard.edu>
May 2022
Samra E. Azarnouche (École Pratique des Hautes Études – PSL,
Paris)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?tr…
Fri., May 6, 3 – 4:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY (on Zoom)
"Creation and Procreation: The Zoroastrian Doctrine of Ontogenesis and the Late
Antique Sciences"
Abstract:
The Zoroastrian cosmological discourse is characterized by a systematic reference to the
natural and life sciences. The Bundahišn, a Middle Persian encylopaedic compendium on the
creation of the world, devotes an entire chapter (chapter 15) to human procreation, in
which the different phases of ontogeny are described. Read alongside other Middle Persian
texts on procreation and the physiology of generation (Bundahišn 1.57; Anthology of
Zādspram 29.1-3, 30.17-23, 30.35; Dēnkard III.157.19; Dēnkard VIII.34), it brings to light
the framework of a full-fledged Zoroastrian doctrine of embryology. This paper explores
the status of procreation within the doctrine of creation by highlighting five major
themes in classical ontogeny: pangenesis, embryonic development, gender determination,
foetal animation, and the thesis known as the “wind theory.” The comparative approach
allows us better to understand the influence of the Greek and Indian medical traditions,
the adaptations brought about by Late Antique Iranian authors, and the innovations
specific to Zoroastrian thought.
Sponsors: The Mahindra Humanities Center & The Aga Khan Fund for Iranian Studies at
Harvard
Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Persian and Persianate
Studies<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/persian-and-persianat…
harvard.zoom.us…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ha…
Justine Landau
[Samra E. Azarnouche (École Pratique des Hautes Études - PSL, Paris)]
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