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Department Colloquium: Kim Bowes (Penn) “Beyond GDP: Getting by in the Roman world”

Feb 27, 2020 at

Title: Beyond GDP: Getting by in the Roman world 



Department Colloquium: Melissa Lane (Princeton) "On the appellation ‘Thirty Tyrants’: a paradox and an anachronism"

Feb 20, 2020 at

Title:  On the appellation ‘Thirty Tyrants’: a paradox and an anachronism



Department Colloquium: Maria Xanthou (Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies, Princeton University) "A tale of two resilient cities: regional interaction of population, environment, and resources in Olynthus and Potidaea"

Feb 13, 2020 at

 My study sets out to examine the potential link and affinities between two ancient Graeco-Roman resilient cities, Olynthus and Potidaea. It focuses on the impact of natural catastrophes and… Read More



Department Colloquium: Maren Niehoff (Hebrew Univ., Jersualem) "Philo of Alexandria on Allegory and Metaphor"

Feb 6, 2020 at

Title: Philo of Alexandria on Allegory and Metaphor   

Abstract: As a Jewish interpreter of the Bible in first century Alexandria, Philo is situated at a central juncture of… Read More



Department Colloquium: Johanna Hanink (Brown)

Jan 30, 2020 at

 Title:

Dionysius of Halicarnassus and the Athenian funeral orations

Abstract:



Department Colloquium: Mary Bachvarova (Willamette)

Jan 23, 2020 at

Toponymic Epiclesis in the Iliad and its Festival Performance Setting



Department Colloquium: Mary Bachvarova (Williamette)

Jan 15, 2020 at

Abstract:

In the Iliad only Zeus, Apollo, and Athena are called upon in prayers. Intriguingly, these

 

are the three gods who are… Read More



Dept Colloquium: Jan. 16th. Hans Beck (Münster), "Kadmos in Sparta"

Jan 16, 2020 at -

The Aigeidai were, according to Pindar and Aristotle, a great Theban clan whose legendary pedigree went back to Kadmos: when Kadmos set out from Tyre in search for his sister Europa, his first stop was Thera.… Read More



COLLOQUIUM: Emily Wilson, UPENN, "Iliad Translation In Progress: A reading"

Nov 7, 2019 at -

A dramatic reading of BOOK 1 of the poem, in current in-progress iambic pentameter verse translation, followed by Q and A. Before the reading there will be coffee and snacks in the Cohen… Read More



Kamila Shamsie in conversation w/ Emily Wilson

Oct 16, 2019 at -

Kamila Shamsie and Emily Wilson will explore the many meanings of home and homecoming, and how violence, colonialism, and war affect identity and community across national and cultural boundaries.

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