Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #3 (9/28/07)
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Thurs., Oct. 4, 4:30 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST, 301 Herter Hall, Amherst, MA
Corinne O. Pache (Yale University)
"Why Do Nymphs Fall in Love? Nympholepsy in Ancient Greece"
Sponsored by the UMass Amherst Department of Classics
For more information contact Brian Breed at bbreed(a)classics.umass.edu
Fri., Oct. 5, 4:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Room S020, Center for Government and
International Studies,
South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics,
the Department of History, and the Harvard Law School
Aldo Schiavone (Istituto di Studi Umanistici, Florence)
"The Roman Empire as World-Empire: Identity, Culture, Law"
Tues., Oct 9, 4:00 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South
Street, Waltham, MA
A Martin Weiner Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical
Studies
Thomas Martin (College of the Holy Cross)
"Can Comedy Be Treason? Aristophanes and Athenian Democracy"
Reception to follow, with light refreshments
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/
overview/directions.html)
For further information contact Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183
or aoko(a)brandeis.edu) or
Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu)
Tues., Oct. 9, 4:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 114,
12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome
Vivienne Gray (The University of Auckland)
"Formulaic Scenes in Xenophon"
*Wed., Oct.10, 4:30 p.m.
AMHERST COLLEGE, Fayerweather 115 (Pruyne Lecture Hall), Amherst, MA
Nancy de Grummond, (Florida State University)
"Themes of Prophecy in Etruscan, Greek and Roman Art"
Sponsored by AIA and Amherst College Classics Department
Reception to follow
For further information contact Scott Bradbury
(sbradbur(a)email.smith.edu) or Classics(a)amherst.edu
Fri., Oct. 12, 6:00 p.m.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Riley Seminar Room, 465 Huntington
Avenue, Boston, MA
Nancy de Grummond (Florida State University)
"Etruscan Lightning, Livers and Lore: Myth and Ritual in Ancient
Etruria"
Co-sponsored by the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of
America and
the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Free to the public; MFA admission not required
Wed., Oct. 17, 7:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Sperry Hall, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis
Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Dr. Mark Lehner (Ancient Egypt Research Associates)
"A Tale of Two Towns: 4,500-Year Old Urban Footprints at Giza, Egypt"
Reception preceding at 6:15 at the Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue
Sponsored by the Semitic Museum of Harvard University
Free and open to the public
For more information contact Dena Davis (617-495-4631 or
davis4(a)fas.harvard.edu)
*Thurs., Oct. 18, 4:30 p.m.
WELLESLEY COLLEGE, Library Lecture Room, 106 Central Street,
Wellesley, MA
Leslie Kurke (University of California at Berkeley)
"Herodotus and Aesop, or the Sociopolitics of Greek Prose"
Sponsored by the Wellesley College Newhouse Center for the Humanities
For more information contact Debra Carbarnes (dcarbarn(a)wellesley.edu)
*Thurs., Oct. 25, 5:30 p.m.
YALE UNIVERSITY, The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
New England Ancient Historians Colloquium fall meeting
Dinner and drinks followed by discussion of a paper by Francesca
Schironi, Harvard University,
"En arkhêi ên ho logos: Analogy Between Mathematics and Grammar"
Response by Peter Struck,
University of Pennsylvania
All are welcome
Please note registration deadline is 4 October; for registration
information, contact Celia Schultz
(celia.schultz(a)yale.edu or 203-432-0991)
Mon., Oct. 29, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133,
12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome
Richard Hunter (University of Cambridge)
"The Ugly Peasant and the Naked Virgins: Dionysius of Halicarnassus,
On Imitation"
*Wed., Nov. 7, 4:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133,
12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics
Emmanuele Curti (Scuola di Specializzazione in Archeologia)
"Digging the History of Pompeii: New Perspectives on the 'Buried' City"
Sat., Nov. 10 - Sun., Nov. 11
AMHERST COLLEGE and THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST,
Amherst, MA
"See How I Rip Myself!" Rome and Its Civil Wars
Keynote Address: T. P. Wiseman (University of Exeter)
"The Two-Headed State: How Romans Explained Civil War"
For registration, speakers, and program see http://www.umass.edu/
civilwars/
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Fall 2007 Gallery Report
Due to ongoing construction at the museum, some Classical
installations have been temporarily
de-installed. We expect that as the fall term begins, the following
galleries will be OPEN on a regular
basis: East Greek Art (1A11); Etruscan Art (1A01); Archaic Greek Art
(1A06 and 1A04b); Classical
Greek Art (2A02); Roman Art (2A06); and Art of the Eastern Roman
Empire, including the Antioch
Marine mosaic (2A07). We hope to have the gallery of South Italian/
Hellenistic Art (2A12), which
abuts the construction site, re-opened as soon as possible. We thank
you for your patience and
understanding. If you have questions about particular pieces, you can
reach the Classical offices at
(617) 369-3259.
APPENDIX:
Wheelchair access:
to the Barker Center at Harvard via the ramp at the main entrance off
Quincy Street, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to
the Humanities Center; to Boylston Hall at Harvard via the ramp to the
basement at the main entrance in the Yard, and from there by the
elevator
to the W. S. Fong Auditorium (a.k.a. Boylston Auditorium) on the first
floor; to Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School via the sign-posted
entrances, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the
Sperry Room. There is regrettably no wheelchair access to the Semitic
Museum
at Harvard.
Wed.,Oct.10, 4:30 p.m.
AMHERST COLLEGE, Fayerweather 115 (Pruyne Lecture Hall)
Nancy de Grummond, (Florida State University)
Themes of Prophecy in Etruscan, Greek and Roman Art
Sponsors: AIA and Amherst College Classics Department
Reception to follow.
For further information contact Scott Bradbury
(sbradbur(a)email.smith.edu) or Classics(a)amherst.edu
Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #2 (9/21/07)
This calendar appears weekly during term. Information about upcoming
events and subscription requests should be sent to an address
dedicated exclusively to this calendar: calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu.
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below instead of as word-processor file attachments.
NEW ITEMS AND CORRECTIONS RECEIVED BEFORE 5 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY WILL
APPEAR IN THE CALENDAR WHICH IS SENT OUT ON FRIDAY OF THE SAME WEEK.
Any items received after that time will appear in the Calendar issued
the following week.
Please circulate as widely as possible.
PLEASE NOTE:
* = new entry
** = alteration or addition to a former entry
Thurs., Oct. 4, 4:30 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST, 301 Herter Hall, Amherst, MA
Corinne O. Pache (Yale University)
"Why Do Nymphs Fall in Love? Nympholepsy in Ancient Greece"
Sponsored by the UMass Amherst Department of Classics
For more information contact Brian Breed at bbreed(a)classics.umass.edu
Fri., Oct. 5, 4:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Room S020, Center for Government and
International Studies,
South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics,
the Department of History, and the Harvard Law School
Aldo Schiavone (Istituto di Studi Umanistici, Florence)
"The Roman Empire as World-Empire: Identity, Culture, Law"
*Tues., Oct 9, 4:00 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South
Street, Waltham, MA
A Martin Weiner Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical
Studies
Thomas Martin (College of the Holy Cross)
"Can Comedy Be Treason? Aristophanes and Athenian Democracy"
Reception to follow, with light refreshments
For further information contact Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183
or aoko(a)brandeis.edu) or
Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu)
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/
overview/directions.html)
Tues., Oct. 9, 4:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 114,
12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome
Vivienne Gray (The University of Auckland)
"Formulaic Scenes in Xenophon"
*Fri., Oct. 12, 6:00 p.m.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Riley Seminar Room, 465 Huntington
Avenue, Boston, MA
Nancy de Grummond (Florida State University)
"Etruscan Lightning, Livers and Lore: Myth and Ritual in Ancient
Etruria"
Co-sponsored by the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of
America and
the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Free to the public; MFA admission not required
*Wed., Oct. 17, 7:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Sperry Hall, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis
Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Dr. Mark Lehner (Ancient Egypt Research Associates)
"A Tale of Two Towns: 4,500-Year Old Urban Footprints at Giza, Egypt"
Reception preceding at 6:15 at the Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue
Free and open to the public
For more information contact Dena Davis at 617-495-4631 or
davis4(a)fas.harvard.edu
Sponsored by the Semitic Museum of Harvard University
Mon., Oct. 29, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133,
12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome
Richard Hunter (University of Cambridge)
"The Ugly Peasant and the Naked Virgins: Dionysius of Halicarnassus,
On Imitation"
Sat., Nov. 10 - Sun., Nov. 11
AMHERST COLLEGE and THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST,
Amherst, MA
"See How I Rip Myself!" Rome and Its Civil Wars
Keynote Address: T. P. Wiseman (University of Exeter)
"The Two-Headed State: How Romans Explained Civil War"
For registration, speakers, and program see http://www.umass.edu/
civilwars/
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Fall 2007 Gallery Report
Due to ongoing construction at the museum, some Classical
installations have been temporarily
de-installed. We expect that as the fall term begins, the following
galleries will be OPEN on a regular
basis: East Greek Art (1A11); Etruscan Art (1A01); Archaic Greek Art
(1A06 and 1A04b); Classical
Greek Art (2A02); Roman Art (2A06); and Art of the Eastern Roman
Empire, including the Antioch
Marine mosaic (2A07). We hope to have the gallery of South Italian/
Hellenistic Art (2A12), which
abuts the construction site, re-opened as soon as possible. We thank
you for your patience and
understanding. If you have questions about particular pieces, you can
reach the Classical offices at
(617) 369-3259.
APPENDIX:
Wheelchair access:
to the Barker Center at Harvard via the ramp at the main entrance off
Quincy Street, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to
the Humanities Center; to Boylston Hall at Harvard via the ramp to the
basement at the main entrance in the Yard, and from there by the
elevator
to the W. S. Fong Auditorium (a.k.a. Boylston Auditorium) on the first
floor; to Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School via the sign-posted
entrances, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the
Sperry Room. There is regrettably no wheelchair access to the Semitic
Museum
at Harvard.
Boston Area Classics Calendar 2006/2007: #1 (9/14/07)
This calendar appears weekly during term. Information about upcoming
events and subscription requests should be sent to an address
dedicated exclusively to this calendar: calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu.
Please send information as plain text e-mail in the format shown
below instead of as word-processor file attachments.
NEW ITEMS AND CORRECTIONS RECEIVED BEFORE 5 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY WILL
APPEAR IN THE CALENDAR WHICH IS SENT OUT ON FRIDAY OF THE SAME WEEK.
Any items received after that time will appear in the Calendar issued
the following week.
Please circulate as widely as possible.
PLEASE NOTE:
* = new entry
** = alteration or addition to a former entry
*Thurs., Oct. 4, 4:30 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST, 301 Herter Hall, Amherst, MA
Corinne O. Pache (Yale University)
"Why Do Nymphs Fall in Love? Nympholepsy in Ancient Greece"
Sponsored by the UMass Amherst Department of Classics
For more information contact Brian Breed at bbreed(a)classics.umass.edu
*Fri., Oct. 5, 4:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Room S020, Center for Government and
International Studies,
South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics,
the Department of History, and the Harvard Law School
Aldo Schiavone (Istituto di Studi Umanistici, Florence)
"The Roman Empire as World-Empire: Identity, Culture, Law"
*Tues., Oct. 9, 4:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 114,
12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome
Vivienne Gray (The University of Auckland)
"Formulaic Scenes in Xenophon"
*Mon., Oct. 29, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133,
12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome
Richard Hunter (University of Cambridge)
"The Ugly Peasant and the Naked Virgins: Dionysius of Halicarnassus,
On Imitation"
*Sat., Nov. 10 - Sun., Nov. 11
AMHERST COLLEGE, Cole Room, Converse Hall, Amherst, MA
Sponsored by Amherst College and the University of Massachusetts,
Amherst
"See How I Rip Myself!" Rome and Its Civil Wars
Keynote Address: T. P. Wiseman, University of Exeter
"The Two-Headed State: How Romans Explained Civil War"
For registration, speakers, and program see http://www.umass.edu/
civilwars/
*MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Fall 2007 Gallery Report
Due to ongoing construction at the museum, some Classical
installations have been temporarily
de-installed. We expect that as the fall term begins, the following
galleries will be OPEN on a regular
basis: East Greek Art (1A11); Etruscan Art (1A01); Archaic Greek Art
(1A06 and 1A04b); Classical
Greek Art (2A02); Roman Art (2A06); and Art of the Eastern Roman
Empire, including the Antioch
Marine mosaic (2A07). We hope to have the gallery of South Italian/
Hellenistic Art (2A12), which
abuts the construction site, re-opened as soon as possible. We thank
you for your patience and
understanding. If you have questions about particular pieces, you can
reach the Classical offices at
(617) 369-3259.
APPENDIX:
Wheelchair access:
to the Barker Center at Harvard via the ramp at the main entrance off
Quincy Street, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to
the Humanities Center; to Boylston Hall at Harvard via the ramp to the
basement at the main entrance in the Yard, and from there by the
elevator
to the W. S. Fong Auditorium (a.k.a. Boylston Auditorium) on the first
floor; to Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School via the sign-posted
entrances, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the
Sperry Room. There is regrettably no wheelchair access to the Semitic
Museum
at Harvard.
