Conferences, Lectures, and Meetings

Conference: Revisiting Authority and Tradition in Ancient Historiography

(Sent via Giustina Monti)

We cordially invite you to the upcoming conference, Revisiting Authority and Tradition in Ancient Historiography: A Conference in Honour of John Marincola, organized by Giustina Monti (Oxford) and Scarlett Kingsley (Agnes Scott). The conference will take place at the Masseria Chiancone Torricella in Puglia, Italy, on April 5-6, 2019.

Speakers include:

Keynote: Chris Pelling (Oxford), ‘The Authority to Be Untraditional’

Transforming Classics: 150 Years of Classical Studies in New York

"Transforming Classics: 150 Years of Classical Studies in New York"

Tuesday, November 13, 2018, from 5:30pm to 7:45pm with a reception to follow
Hemmerdinger Hall, 32 Waverly Place
New York, NY 10003

Background

On November 13, 1868, a group of scholars resolved to form the American Philological Association (APA), now the Society for Classical Studies (SCS). The APA was originally a society for "lovers of philology."

Conference: Rosivach Memorial Colloquium

Fairfield University's Classical Studies Program is proud to invite you to a colloquium presenting original research in memory of our departed colleague, Professor Vincent J. Rosivach.
When: Saturday, October 13, 2018, 9 AM to 5 PM.
Where: Diffley Board Room, Bellarmine Hall, Fairfield University.
What: Guest speakers, a light breakfast, lunch, and a wine reception.
Confirmed Speakers:

Seminar: Plato at Syracuse

Seminar on Plato at Syracuse

June 4-5, 2018
Sicily Center for International Education, Siracusa

A seminar on Plato at Syracuse will be held in Siracusa, June 4-5, just before the Fourth Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Heritage of Western Greece. The goal of this project is to understand Plato’s involvement with Syracuse and Southern Italy in a multidisciplinary way and produce a volume which combines a new translation of the Seventh Letter with original essays from scholars of varying disciplines.