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Mon., Dec. 9
8 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY (at an off-campus location), First Baptist Meeting House, 75 North Main St., Providence, RI 02903
Latin Carols and Readings
Seasonal Readings by Brown Classics Department Faculty, Carols for all, with musical prelude and accompaniment by University Organist Mark Steinbach, plus the Chattertocks' rendition of the XII days of Christmas and a special arrangements by the Brown Madrigal Singers. All this in Latin, Greek, and a bit of Sanskrit (with translations provided, for any whose ancient languages are a little rusty). A lovely Brown tradition. Admission free. Everyone is welcome.
Tues., Dec. 10
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker Center, Room 110, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Documentary film screening: "Smyrna, the Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City, 1900-1922"
Maria Iliou, Screenwriter & Director; Alexander Kitroeff, Historical Consultant
Film screening made possible thanks to a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
Wed., Dec. 11
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138
Charles Stang (Harvard University)
"Eros and Apostasy: C.P. Cavafy and the Emperor Julian”
Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard Seminar on Modern Greek Literature and Culture
*Thurs., Jan. 30
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 725 Commonwealth Ave., CAS 224, Boston, MA 02215
Marie-Henriette Gates (Bilkent University)
"Kinet Höyük in the Second Millennium BCE, from Cilician Harbor to Hittite Port”
Co-sponsored by the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the BU Archaeology Department, Dr. Gates will examine the evolution of this ancient seaport though shifting patterns of interregional politics and maritime commerce.
Thurs., Apr. 10
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBD, Cambridge, MA 02138
Thomas Palaima (University of Texas at Austin)
"Power Politics in Mycenaean Palatial Territories"
Oscar Broneer Memorial Lecture
