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Mon., Oct. 28
5 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker Center 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Stephen Scully (Boston University)
Aeschylus' ORESTEIA in Light of Hesiod’s THEOGONY
Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome Seminar
**Fri., Nov. 1
8:45 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Knafel Center, Gymnasium, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study,
Cambridge, MA 02138
Inaugural Conference of the Harvard Initiative for the Science of the Human Past
Speakers: Kyle Harper (Classics, University of Oklahoma); Johannes Krause (Institute of
Scientific Archaeology, University Tübingen); Daniel E. Lieberman (Human Evolutionary
Biology, Harvard University; Michael McCormick (History, Harvard); Ian Morris (Classics
and History, Stanford University); David Reich (Genetics, Harvard Medical School); Pardis
Sabeti (Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard, and Broad Institute at MIT and
Harvard); Noreen Tuross (Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard).
Sponsors: The Broad Institute at MIT and Harvard, the Departments of Classics and History,
the Medieval Studies Committee, and the Standing Committee on Archaeology, with the
support of the Goelet-Berkowitz Fund. The conference is free, but seating is limited so
register now at:
http://shpnovemberconference.brownpapertickets.com/. More information:
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/shp/blog/announcement-inaugural-conference-h….
Mon., Nov. 4
4 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, The Rotunda Room, 77 Avenue
Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115
HYGEIA—Health, Illness, Treatment from Homer to Galen: an archaeological lecture
The Museum of Cycladic Art, with the kind sponsorship of "Fondation Sante"
invites you to an archaeological lecture by Prof. Nicholas Stampolidis and Yorgos
Tassoulas, which will be kindly hosted by the Department of Cell Biology of Harvard
Medical School.
From the dawn of our existence, humanity has strived to improve all aspects of living
conditions. Achieving and maintaining good health, seeking to understand the causes of
diseases and, mainly, searching for solutions to fight and treat illnesses have been a
primary concern and interest throughout all periods of civilization. The idea of Health
(Hygeia) was personified as a wonderful goddess, usually accompanied by a snake, the
symbol of therapy. The Museum of Cycladic Art, following its mission to promote Ancient
Greek culture is organizing a major exhibition on the universal subject of health and the
evolution of ancient medical practices. The evolution will feature the transition from
magico-religious healing practices to rational, scientific medicine.
The lecture will be accompanied by visual presentations, including images of ancient
artefacts, ranging from statues to vases to surgical equipment loaned from 41
international museums, such as the Louvre, the British Museum, the National Archeological
Museum of Athens, the Musei Capitolini, among others. Entrance is free.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/consulate-general-of-greece-in-boston/hygeia…
**Thurs., Nov. 7
5:30 p.m.–7 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Kates Room, Warren House, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Christopher Tuplin (University of Liverpool)
The Arshama Archive
Sponsored by the "Discovery of the Classical Worlds" GSAS workshop.
*Thurs., Nov. 7
6 p.m.–8 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Mahindra Humanities Center, Plimpton Room, Barker 133, Cambridge, MA
02138
Michèle Lowrie (University of Chicago)
"Cura and Cosmos in Vergil’s GEORGICS"
Seminar on Classical Traditions
**Fri., Nov. 8, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. (Location TBA)
Sat., Nov. 9, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. (Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, MA 02138
"Lives, Relics, and Beneficial Tales in Byzantium and Beyond: a conference in honor
of John Duffy"
Co-sponsored by the Department of the Classics and Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and
Collections.
Speakers: Emmanuel Bourbouhakis (Princeton University), Saskia Dirkse (Harvard University
and Dumbarton Oaks), Ivan Drpic (University of Washington and Dumbarton Oaks), Sarah
Insley-Say (Brown University), Ioli Kalavrezou (Harvard University), Nikos Panou (Brown
University), Stratis Papaioannou (Brown University), Alice-Mary Talbot (Dumbarton Oaks),
Michael Zellmann-Rohrer (University of California, Berkeley), Panagiotis Roilos (Harvard
University)
For a full schedule and updates to the program, please see:
http://classics.fas.harvard.edu/event/lives-relics-and-beneficial-tales-byz…
Thurs, Nov .14th.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
Alan Nussbaum (Cornell University)
Title TBA
Loeb Lecture
**Thurs., Nov. 14
4:15 p.m.–5:45 p.m.
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 113 Downey House, 294 High Street, Middletown, CT 06459
Thomas R. Martin (College of the Holy Cross)
"Reinventing God: Response to Inexplicable Defeat in Ancient Athens"
Sponsored by the Classical Studies Department. For more information please contact Debbie
Sierpinski (dsierpinski@wesleyan.edu<mailto:dsierpinski@wesleyan.edu>) or see
http://www.wesleyan.edu/classics/.
Wed., Nov. 20
5 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
Calliopi Dourou (Harvard University)
"Between Byzantium and Modern Greece: Recapturing the Legacy of Homer in Nikolaos
Loukanes’ 1526 ILIAD"
Thurs., Nov. 21
4 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 237, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Ewen Bowie (Oxford University)
"A land without priests? Religious authority in Longus, DAPHNIS AND CHLOE"
Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome Seminar
Fri., Nov. 22
4 p.m.–6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
Caroline Humfress (Birkbeck, University of London)
"Legal Cultures in Justinianic Constantinople"
Loeb Lecture
Thurs., Dec. 5
6 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
M. Victor Leventritt Lecture: New Takes on the Ancient and Byzantine Worlds
Gudrun Bühl (Curator and Museum Director, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection);
Susan B. Matheson (Curator of Ancient Art, Yale University Art Gallery); and Joseph A.
Greene (Assistant Director, Harvard Semitic Museum). Respondent: Laura Nasrallah (Harvard
Divinity School).
The Harvard Art Museums are not alone in renewing their permanent exhibition galleries.
This evening brings together representatives of three university museums to talk about
recent or planned reinstallations of galleries dedicated to the ancient and Byzantine
worlds. Their presentations will provide a glimpse of the factors that influence how
museums reinvent themselves and will highlight different ways of making objects from the
past speak to the present. A faculty response and a panel discussion will follow.
Free admission. Reception to follow lecture; complimentary parking for lecture at the
Broadway Garage, 7 Felton Street.
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/calendar/new-takes-ancient-and-byzantine-w…
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.
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
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