Colloquia and Events 2019/20

The weekly Classics Colloquium provides an informal meeting ground for the College's lively community of undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty who are interested in classical subjects. Each year, the series brings to campus a number of distinguished speakers on a variety of literary, archaeological, and historical subjects.

Unless otherwise noted, all Colloquia will take place at 4:30 p.m. in Room B21 of the Rhys Carpenter Library on the campus of 魅影直播. Tea will be held at 4 p.m. in the Quita Woodward Room, Old Library.

Fall 2019 Classics Colloquia

Friday, Sept. 6

Konstantinos Nikoloutsos, 
St. Joseph's University

鈥淔rom Epic to Tragedy: Transgenericity and Nation-Building in Cruz Varela鈥榮 Dido&苍产蝉辫;(1823)鈥


Thursday, Oct. 31

"In the Dark of the Night": a Reading of Truly Classic Tales of Necromancy, Witches, and More

Please join us (in costume or not) and bring friends to experience the weirder side of Classics, with readings from tales of witches, ghosts, and more. Spooky texts and chocolate provided.


Friday, Nov. 1

Anastasia Bakogianni, 
Massey University, New Zealand

"Antipodean Antigones: Performing Sophocles鈥 Tragedy Down Under"


Friday, Nov. 8

Nancy Klein,
Texas A&M University

鈥淭he Rediscovery of the Archaic and Early Classical Sanctuary on the Acropolis of Athens鈥


Friday, Nov. 22

The Department of Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies will host a special colloquium in honor of Lily Ross Taylor on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of her death.


Friday, Dec. 6

Hartmut Leppin,
骋辞别迟丑别-鲍苍颈惫别谤蝉颈迟盲迟

鈥淧aradoxes of Parrhes铆a鈥


Friday, Dec. 13

Paul Dilley,
University of Iowa

鈥淭he Manichaean Story of Adam and Eve: Between Gnostic and Zoroastrian Traditions鈥


Spring 2020 Classics Colloquia

Friday, Jan. 24

Anne-Val茅rie Pont,
Sorbonne Universit茅

鈥淭he Dynamics of the Dual-Level Governance in the Roman Empire, 1st-3rd C.: Beyond the Ideal of Civic Autonomy鈥


Friday, Jan. 31

Darcy Krasne,
Columbia University

鈥淭he Curious Incident of the Dogs in the Night Sky: Hunting Hunters in Valerius Flaccus鈥檚 'Argonautica'鈥


Friday, Feb. 7

K. Scarlett Kingsley,
Agnes Scott College

鈥淗erodotus the Presocratic: Critiquing Custom and Empire in the 'Histories'鈥


Friday, Feb. 14

Carol Atack,
University of Cambridge

鈥淔athers, Sons, and Philosophers: The Maintenance and Disruption of Family Bonds in Plato's Socratic Dialogues鈥


Friday, Feb. 21

Erika Weiberg,
Florida State University

鈥淐ruel Optimism and Fantasies of Reciprocity on the Home Front in Euripides鈥 'Heracles'鈥


Friday, Feb. 28

Steve Renette,
University of Pennsylvania

鈥淭racing a Community in the Zagros Foothills from Prehistory through Antiquity: The Kani Shaie Archaeological Project鈥


Friday, March 3

Alberto Bardi

"Comparing Greek and Latin Astronomical Literature: A Case Study from 15th Century Crete"

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