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Input Request: Research and Cultural Property Statement

Posted in SCS Announcements.

The SCS is requesting comment from its members on the proposed Statement on Research and Cultural Property.

The initial statement, along with links to supporting materials and how to comment, can be found here: Research and Cultural Property Statement

This comment period will end on March 15th.

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Call for Papers: Winckelmann's Victims

Posted in Calls for Papers.

Winckelmann’s Victims. The Classics: Norms, Exclusions and Prejudices

Ghent University (Belgium), 20-22 September 2018

CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Michelle Warren (University of Dartmouth) – Mark Vessey (University of British Columbia) – Irene Zwiep (University of Amsterdam)

“Der einzige Weg für uns, groß, ja, wenn
es möglich ist, unnachahmlich zu werden, is
die Nachahmung der Alten.”
Johannes Winckelmann

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Latin Epigraphy Program in Rome in Summer 2018 (AAR)

Posted in Classics in the News.

Latin Epigraphy Program in Rome in Summer 2018

The American Academy in Rome is pleased to offer in June 2018 an intensive introduction to the study of Latin and Greek inscriptions in the city of Rome.

AAR Summer Program in Roman Epigraphy, June 18 – June 29, 2018

Application Deadline: 31 January 2018

Instructor: John Bodel, Brown University

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In Memoriam: M. Philippa (Forder) Goold

Posted in In Memoriam.

(Submitted by Paula Debnar, Professor of Classics, Department of Classics and Italian, Mount Holyoke College)

M. Philippa (Forder) Goold, longtime professor of classics and department head at Mount Holyoke, died on March 29, 2017, after a short illness. She was 84.

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Conference: New Perspectives on Cicero's Philosophy

Posted in Conferences, Lectures, and Meetings.

NEW PERSPECTIVES ON CICERO’S PHILOSOPHY

February 10-11, 2018

The ethical and political issues treated in Cicero's major philosophical writings have been a topic of lively interest in modern scholarship. With funding from the Matariki Network, from the University of Durham, and from Dartmouth College, this conference brings together an international group of scholars who are actively working on Cicero's ethical and political thought.

Jed Atkins

Cicero on the Justice of War

Nathan Gilbert

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In Memoriam: Theodore V. Buttrey, Jr.

Posted in In Memoriam.

(Written by Sarah E. Cox, and shared with the SCS by Ofelia N. Salgado-Buttrey)

Theodore V. Buttrey, Jr.

29 December 1929 – 9 January 2018

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Call for Papers: The Roman Civil Wars of 49-30BCE

Posted in Calls for Papers.

The Roman Civil Wars of 49-30 BCE: Analysing the Breakdown of Models

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A Celebration of the Life of Alan Cameron

Posted in Conferences, Lectures, and Meetings.

Institute of Classical Studies (University of London)

24 March 2018 at 2.30pm
Room 349, Senate House

Everyone is invited to celebrate the life and work of Professor Alan Cameron FBA (1938-2017) with friends, former colleagues and family on 24th March in room 348 of Senate House from 14.30 until 18.00 with a reception following.

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Letter on the Annual Meeting from Joseph Farrell

Posted in Presidential Letters.

January 15, 2018

Dear Members,

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Summer Seminar: Roman Daily Life in Petronius and Pompeii (NEH)

Posted in Conferences, Lectures, and Meetings.

ROMAN DAILY LIFE IN PETRONIUS AND POMPEII

an NEH Summer Seminar for Pre-Collegiate Teachers (July 16-August 3, 2018)

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