The Boston Area Classics Calendar for April 17, 2015
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Sat Apr 18: Under the Influence: Wine in the Ancient Mediterranean (Graduate Student
Symposium)
1 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for the Humanities, Room G03,
415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453
Dedicated to Professor Leonard C. Muellner
Keynote Speaker: Professor Gregory Nagy
The Ancient Greek and Roman Studies M.A. Program at Brandeis University is accepting
papers until Friday, February 13 for its second annual Graduate Student Symposium
"Under the Influence: Wine in the Ancient Mediterranean."
Hosted By: The Ancient Greek and Roman Studies M.A. Program, Department of Classical
Studies, Brandeis University
Flyer:
https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/10915316_9181162148799…
*Sat Apr 18: The Origin, History, and Evolution of Marathons
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY 10 Akron St, Cambridge, MA 02138
A panel of experts will discuss the origin, history, and evolution of marathons. Greek
food will be served.
Olympism4Humanity Alliance
Co-sponsored by Harvard GCP and MIT HSA
*Sun Apr 19: Interconnection between Chariot Fighting and Chariot Racing
1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
MIT Stata Center Outdoor Amphitheater, Cambridge, MA 02142
A presentation on the interconnection between chariot fighting and chariot racing through
the lens of the Iliad.
During the last hour, attendees may enjoy sailing (for free!) at the MIT Sailing
Pavilion.
Olympism4Humanity Alliance
Co-sponsored by Harvard GCP and MIT HSA
*Tue Apr 21: Benjamin Z. Kedar (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
4:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Sever Hall 214, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
“Vestiges of Twelfth-Century Templar Presence in Jerusalem’s Aqsa Mosque: History,
Archaeology, Monument Conservation”
Loeb Lecture
Sponsored by the Harvard Department of the Classics
Mon Apr 27: Eileen Joy (BABEL Working Group)
4 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Harvard Hall 202, Harvard Yard. Cambridge, MA 02138
"Pursuing a Vagabond, Promiscuous Humanities: The BABEL Project"
Medieval Studies Workshop
Mon Apr 27: Luca Giuliani (Humboldt-Universität/Wissenschaftskolleg, Berlin)
6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Harvard Hall 102, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
“The Warren Cup - Ancient or Modern? Problems of Method and Interpretation”
Tue Apr 28: Luca Giuliani (Humboldt-Universität/Wissenschaftskolleg, Berlin)
4 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
“The Paradigm of Textual Criticism: Its Use and Abuse in Classical Archaeology”
Wed Apr 29: Prof. Dr. Frank Ruehli, Director, Institute of Evolutionary Medicine
(University of Zurich)
4 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Harvard Hall 201, Harvard Yard. Cambridge, MA 02138
"Of mummies and skeletons: when the dead teach the living"
http://www.iem.uzh.ch/people/frankruehli.html
Fri May 1: (Keynote lecture at 8:00pm by Michael Ondaatje and Pico Iyer in Houghton
Chapel)
4:30 p.m.
WELLESLEY COLLEGE, Newhouse Center for Humanities, Green Hall, Wellesley College,
Wellesley, MA 02481
"House and Home: Theories, Texts, Metaphors," an interdisciplinary conference
featuring classicists, film scholars, architectural historians, and literary scholars
http://www.newhouse-center.org/lectures.php
Sat May 2: "House and Home: Theories, Texts, Metaphors"
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
WELLESLEY COLLEGE, Collins Cinema, Wellesley, MA 02481
An interdisciplinary conference featuring classicists, film scholars, architectural
historians, and literary scholars.
http://www.newhouse-center.org/lectures.php
Sun May 3 to Wed May 6: "Sacred Song in the Late Antique and Byzantine East:
Comparative Explorations"
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Petteruti Lounge, 75 Waterman St., Providence RI 02906
This workshop conference brings together scholars of Hebrew and Aramaic piyyutim, the
Greek kontakion and kanon, and Syriac madroshe and mimre in comparative discussion,
charting new ground for Jewish-Christian interaction in the eastern Mediterranean.
All events free and open to the public.
For further information or to register, email: Religious_Studies(a)brown.edu
Full schedule and program details are available at:
http://www.brown.edu/academics/religious-studies/node/215/sacred-song
Wed May 6: Arthur Bahr, Associate Professor of Literature (MIT)
5:15 p.m.
MIT, Building 14E-304, Cambridge, MA 02139
Ancient & Medieval Studies Colloquium Series
“Denouement: Speculating on Sir Gawain’s 'Endeles Knot'”
Sun May 10: Legion III Cyrenaica
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester MA
Legion III Cyrenaica is a Roman Legion living history organization based in the New
England area, and seeks to accurately portray the Legion as it existed in Roman-Egypt in
the 1st Century. Presentations on the Roman military as well as civilians/women are given
at Worcester Art Museum at 12:30 and 2:30, free with museum admissions. Worcester Art
Museum now houses the world renowned arms and armor collection of the former Higgins
Armory Museum, where the Legion had presented from 2004 to 2013. Leg. III inquiries can
be emailed to qmj52 @netzero.net or palusbuteo @hotmail.com
Sun Jun 14: Legion III Cyrenaica
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester MA
Legion III Cyrenaica is a Roman Legion living history organization based in the New
England area, and seeks to accurately portray the Legion as it existed in Roman-Egypt in
the 1st Century. Presentations on the Roman military as well as civilians/women are given
at Worcester Art Museum at 12:30 and 2:30, free with museum admissions. Worcester Art
Museum now houses the world renowned arms and armor collection of the former Higgins
Armory Museum, where the Legion had presented from 2004 to 2013. Leg. III inquiries can
be emailed to qmj52 @netzero.net or palusbuteo @hotmail.com
Mon Jul 13 to Sat Jul 18: Classical Association of New England Summer Institute at Brown
University
BROWN UNIVERSITY, TBA
A week-long experience for middle school, high school or college teachers of Latin, Greek,
English, History, or related disciplines, undergraduates, graduate students, and devoted
lifelong learners. The CANE Summer Institute provides an enriching educational experience
of a wide variety of mini-courses, lectures, workshops, and special events while also
offering ample opportunity for collegial interaction between participants.
Contact: CANE.Summer.Institute.2015(a)gmail.com
More information on lectures and courses at
http://caneweb.org/new/?page_id=165
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