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Boston Area Classics Calendar, February 24, 2014

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Boston Area Classics Calendar Google Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/calclass Subscribe to weekly emails: http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/calclass-list Event submission: calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu. PLEASE send event information in the format modeled below. Calendar entries that require significant editing may not be included. PLEASE NOTE: * = new entry, ** = alteration or addition to a former entry ***Modern Greek events are now being featured on the Boston Area Modern Greek Calendar (http://tinyurl.com/modgreekcal) and Listserv!*** ***To subscribe, please visit https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/moderngreekcal-list.*** ***To submit an event, please email modgreek(a)fas.harvard.edu.*** *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=t&s… *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… CalClass phone: (617) 495-4027 fax: (617) 496-6720 calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu http://classics.fas.harvard.edu

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Boston Area Classics Calendar, February 17, 2014

by Boston Area Classics Calendar

Google Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/calclass Subscribe to weekly emails: http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/calclass-list Event submission: calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu. PLEASE send event information in the format modeled below. Calendar entries that require significant editing may not be included. PLEASE NOTE: * = new entry, ** = alteration or addition to a former entry ***Modern Greek events are now being featured on the Boston Area Modern Greek Calendar (http://tinyurl.com/modgreekcal) and Listserv!*** ***To subscribe, please visit https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/moderngreekcal-list.*** ***To submit an event, please email modgreek(a)fas.harvard.edu.*** Thu, Feb 20: "For Two Special Talks Focusing on Late Antiquity and Early Christianity" 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Barnum Hall,Room 008, Medford, MA 02155 "For Two Special Talks Focusing on Late Antiquity and Early Christianity" Talk #1: Interpreting the Symbols of the Cross (4th and 5th C. AD)--Tiphaine Moreau (Université de Limoges; Cornell University Fellowship) Talk #2: The ways for healing in Late Antiquity (4th-6th Centuries)--Bertrand Lancon (Université de Limoges; Visiting Researcher, University of North Carolina at Charlotte) More information: http://tinyurl.com/Feb20Tufts **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=t&s… 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… 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). **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. 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. 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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Boston Area Classics Calendar, February 8th, 2014

by Classics Calendar

Google Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/calclass Subscribe to weekly emails: http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/calclass-list Event submission: calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu. PLEASE send event information in the format modeled below. Calendar entries that require significant editing may not be included. PLEASE NOTE: * = new entry, ** = alteration or addition to a former entry ***Modern Greek events are now being featured on the Boston Area Modern Greek Calendar (http://tinyurl.com/modgreekcal) and Listserv!*** ***To subscribe, please visit https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/moderngreekcal-list.*** ***To submit an event, please email modgreek(a)fas.harvard.edu.*** **Tue, Feb 11: Nandini Pandey (Loyola University, Maryland) 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Harvard Hall, Room 102, Cambridge, MA 02138 "Empire and Imagination in Ovid's Triumph Poems from Exile" ***Thu, Feb 13: Jared Hudson (Trinity University, San Antonio) 5:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Kates Room, Warren House, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 "Spectaclum ipsa sedens: a Poetics of the Carpentum" This talk has was originally scheduled for Thursday, February 6th, but was cancelled and rescheduled for the 13th. *Thu, Feb 20: "For Two Special Talks Focusing on Late Antiquity and Early Christianity" 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Barnum Hall, Room 008, Medford, MA 02155 "For Two Special Talks Focusing on Late Antiquity and Early Christianity" Talk #1: Interpreting the Symbols of the Cross (4th and 5th C. AD)--Tiphaine Moreau (Université de Limoges; Cornell University Fellowship) Talk #2: The ways for healing in Late Antiquity (4th-6th Centuries)--Bertrand Lancon (Université de Limoges; Visiting Researcher, University of North Carolina at Charlotte) Flyer: http://tinyurl.com/Feb20Tufts *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 For more information, please see: http://www.instituteofplay.org/about/team/ http://www.gse.harvard.edu/directory/faculty/faculty-detail/?fc=677&flt=... 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 Ṛgveda" 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… **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). **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 *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. 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. 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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today's Harvard lecture featuring Jared Hudson is cancelled, rescheduled

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Dear all, Today’s lecture at Harvard University featuring Jared Hudson from Trinity University, San Antonio, has been cancelled, and rescheduled for February 13th, from 5:15 to 6:45. The exact location is still to be confirmed, and will be updated in the online calendar as soon as possible. Thank you. CalClass phone: (617) 495-4027 fax: (617) 496-6720 calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:calclass@fas.harvard.edu> http://classics.fas.harvard.edu

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Boston Area Classics Calendar, February 1, 2014

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