Boston Area Classics Calendar 2006/2007: #20 (2/9/07)
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Fri., Feb. 9, 5:30 p.m.
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Barnum Hall, Room 008, 163 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA
Co-sponsored by the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of
America and the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Jodi Magness (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
"Ossuaries and the Burials of Jesus and James"
Mon., Feb. 12, 4:30 p.m.
AMHERST COLLEGE, Pruyne Lecture Hall, Fayerweather 115, Amherst, MA
Sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America, Western
Massachusetts Chapter,
and Amherst College Departments of Classics and Religion
Jodi Magness (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
LaFollette Lecture: "Masada: Last Stronghold of the Jewish Resistance
Against Rome"
Reception following
For more information contact Sara Upton (swupton(a)amherst.edu)
Wed., Feb. 14, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South Building Room 010,
1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
A lecture in the series "Medieval Archaeology in the 21st Century"
Richard Hodges (University of East Anglia)
"At the Crossroads of the Mediterranean: Butrint A.D. 400-1000,
Excavations and New Research"
The lecture will be followed by a public reception at the Harvard
Faculty Club
*Tues., Feb. 20, 5:30 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Archaeology and Center for
Archaeological Studies, 675 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 253, Boston, MA
Demetrios Michaelides (University of Cyprus, Onassis Foundation
Visiting Scholar)
"Nea Pafos: Capital of Ancient Cyprus"
A reception will follow the lecture
*Thurs., Feb. 22, 5:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Harvard Divinity School, Sperry Room, Andover
Hall, Cambridge, MA
Sponsored by the Onassis Foundation (USA); the Semitic Museum; the
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations; and Harvard
Divinity School
Demetrios Michaelides (University of Cyprus, Onassis Foundation
Visiting Scholar)
"Ayioi Pente at Yeroskipou: A New Early Christian Site in Cyprus"
For more information contact Annewies van den Hoek
(ahoek(a)hds.harvard.edu) or Joseph Green (greene5(a)fas.harvard.edu)
Mon., Feb. 26, 7:00 p.m.
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Cabot Auditorium, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lecture Series, generously underwritten by the
family and friends of the late
Professor Miriam S. Balmuth, on "Ancient Greek Democracy and the
Invention of Modernity:
Rational Choice, Dispersed Knowledge, and Public Action"
Josiah Ober (Stanford University)
"Herodotus on the Happiest Man in World We Have Lost"
For more information contact the Department of Classics at Tufts
University (617-627-3213 or
classics(a)tufts.edu)
Tues., Feb. 27, 7:00 p.m.
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lecture Series, generously underwritten by the
family and friends of the late
Professor Miriam S. Balmuth, on "Ancient Greek Democracy and the
Invention of Modernity:
Rational Choice, Dispersed Knowledge, and Public Action"
Josiah Ober (Stanford University)
"Thucydides on Democratic Rationality and Military Efficiency"
For more information contact the Department of Classics at Tufts
University (617-627-3213 or
classics(a)tufts.edu)
*Wed., Feb. 28, 4:15 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 and
the Humanities Center
John Matthew (Yale University)
"From Byzantium to Constantinople: Origins and Early Development of
an Urban Landscape"
Wed., Feb. 28, 7:00 p.m.
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lecture Series, generously underwritten by the
family and friends of the late
Professor Miriam S. Balmuth, on "Ancient Greek Democracy and the
Invention of Modernity:
Rational Choice, Dispersed Knowledge, and Public Action"
Josiah Ober (Stanford University)
"Plato's Socrates on Wise Athenians and Wandering Cows"
For more information contact the Department of Classics at Tufts
University (617-627-3213 or
classics(a)tufts.edu)
Thurs., Mar. 1, 7:00 p.m.
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lecture Series, generously underwritten by the
family and friends of the late
Professor Miriam S. Balmuth, on "Ancient Greek Democracy and the
Invention of Modernity:
Rational Choice, Dispersed Knowledge, and Public Action"
Josiah Ober (Stanford University)
"Aristotle on Political Animals"
For more information contact the Department of Classics at Tufts
University (617-627-3213 or
classics(a)tufts.edu)
*Thurs., Mar. 8, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway,
Cambridge, MA
Sponsored by the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis and the Harvard
University Art Museums
Crawford H. Greenewalt, Jr. (University of California, Berkeley)
"Highlights of Archaeological Fieldwork at Sardis, 2002-2006"
Reception following
Complimentary parking available in the Broadway Garage on Felton
Street between Cambridge Street
and Broadway
*Fri., Mar. 9 – Sat., Mar. 10
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham, NH
Classical Association of New England, 2007 Annual Meeting
For preregistration and preliminary program, see
www.caneweb.org
For more information contact Stephen Brunet (sabrunet(a)unh.edu) or
Cynthia Damon (cdamon(a)amherst.edu)
Wed. March 21, 4:15 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 and
the Standing Committee on Archaeology
Jutta Stroszeck (German Archaeological Institute, Athens)
"A Spartan Heroon in the Athenian Kerameikos"
Fri., Mar. 30, 6:00 p.m.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Riley Seminar Room, 465 Huntington Avenue,
Boston, MA
Co-sponsored by the International Catacomb Society, the Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston,
and the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of America
Joseph Rife (Macalester College)
"Death, Ritual and Society at a Port in Roman Greece: The Kenchreai
Cemetery Project"
Free and open to the public; MFA admission not required
Wed., Apr. 11, 6:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, College of Arts and Sciences Building, Room 224,
725 Commonwealth
Avenue, Boston, MA
Co-sponsored by the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of
America, the Department of
Archaeology at Boston University, and the Gabel Museum of Archaeology
at Boston University
Donald Easton (Independent Scholar)
"Troy: New Reflections on an Old Site"
*Thurs., Apr. 12, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture
hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
The Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture
Michel Amandry (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris)
"Hadrian's Journey in the East (AD 128-134) and its Impact on the
Local Coinage"
Mon., Apr. 16, 4:30 p.m.
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, Gamble Auditorium, South Hadley, MA
AIA Lecture, co-sponsored by Mt. Holyoke Classics Department
Norton Lecture: "Living it up in the Late Roman World: the Country
Mansions of the Mega-Rich"
Roger Wilson (University of British Columbia)
For more information contact Geoffrey Sumi (gsumi(a)mtholyoke.edu)
Thurs., Apr. 19, 5:30 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, specific location TBA, Amherst, MA
Spring Meeting of the New England Ancient Historians Colloquium
Speaker: Serena Connolly (Yale University)
title and respondent TBA
Schedule: 5:30 Wine and Cheese, 6:30 Dinner, 7:30 Paper, Response,
and Discussion
For more information contact Cynthia Damon (cdamon(a)amherst.edu,
413-542-8126)
*Tues., Apr. 24, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture
hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Cosponsored by the Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Andreas Scholl (Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin)
"The Pergamon Altar: Sacrificial Site, Hero Tomb, or Victory Monument?"
Spring 2007
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
For collections on view during renovations, see Appendix
APPENDIX:
Spring 2007
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
FOR YOUR COURSE PLANNING, MFA NEWS:
The good news is that we are about to enter into a period of
extensive renovations and gallery changes that will ultimately result
in an expanded, unified, and updated galleries. The down side is that
we cannot keep everything on view while we are doing this. We know
that many of you use the collections for teaching, and we want to
provide an update so that you might be able to use the visible parts
of the collection in your classes.
If you have questions about particular pieces, you can reach the
Classical offices at
(617) 369-3259 or look online at
www.mfa.org.
Spring 2007
On view:
Assos and East Greek
Archaic and Classical Greek (1st and 2nd floor galleries)
Etruscan Art
Hellenistic Art
Roman art in so called Roman Court (newly relabeled, including the
Italian loan of Eirene)
East Mediterranean Art, includes Antioch mosaic (this gallery is
visible but not open)
Expected to go off view during Spring 2007:
Bronze Age: Expected to go off view Feb. 21
Early Black Figure
Greek Geometric: Expected to go off view Feb. 15
Currently off view:
Late Provincial Roman (although some pieces have been incorporated
into the East Mediterranean gallery)
Much of the Early Greek collection
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.