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BOSTON AREA CLASSICS CALENDAR


Thurs., Oct. 9, 6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 
12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on Modern Greek Literature and Culture
Author's reading by Alexis Stamatis (prominent Greek writer)
"American Fugue: An American Journey"

Wed., Oct. 15, 3:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 
12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on Classical Traditions
Stephen Greenblatt (Harvard University)
"Utopian Pleasure"

Thurs., Oct. 16, 8:00 p.m.
BOSTON AREA PATRISTICS GROUP, Rabinowitz Room, third floor of the Andover-Harvard Theological Library, 
45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA
John Herrmann (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
"Simeon Stylites and Churches of his North Syrian Neighborhood"
Patristica Bostoniensia is a colloquium of the BOSTON THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, an
association of nine theological schools in the Greater Boston area. For more information, contact 
Annewies van den Hoek, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, or visit 
the website at http://www.bostontheological.org/academic/patristica_bostoniensia.htm

Wed., Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Murkland Hall, Richards Auditorium, Durham, NH
Sponsored by the John C. Rouman Lecture Series
Jeffrey Henderson (Boston University)
"Pericles the Squill-Head: Political Humor in the World's First Democracy"
A small reception to follow. For questions please contact R. Scott Smith (rss3@unh.edu or 603-862-2388)

Thurs., Oct. 23, 7:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Fairchild Hall, 7 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Maria Giovanna Biga (Universita di Roma "La Sapienza")
"At the Royal Court of Ebla, Syria, 24th Century BC"
Reception preceeding at 6:15 at the Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue
Free and open to the public. Fairchild Hall is handicapped accessible.
For more information contact Dena Davis at  or 617-495-4631.
Sponsored by the Semitic Museum and Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of Harvard University

Sun., Oct. 26, 2:00 p.m.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Lawrence M. Berman (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
"When Worlds Collide: Assyria and Egypt, Seventh Century B.C."
Free to the public; MFA admission not required
Presented by the MFA (with support from the Felicia and Anthony Kutten Memorial Lecture Fund), in
collaboration with the Archaeological Institute of America and the American Research Center in Egypt

Thurs., Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 525, Boston, MA
Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy
Eugene Garver (Saint John's University)
"Living Well and Living Together: The Argument of Politics VII"
For information: roochnik@bu.edu

Fri., Nov. 7, 4:00 p.m.
AMHERST COLLEGE, Pruyne Lecture Hall, 115 Fayerweather, Amherst, MA
"Remembering Robert Fagles"
The Classics and English departments will honor this distinguished alumnus with reminiscences from 
his years at Amherst and after, with readings from his translations of Greek and Latin literature, and 
with comments by Paul Alpers, R. Ross Holloway, James Maraniss, and David Ferry
Reception to follow

Thurs., Nov. 13, 5:00 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA
A Jennifer Eastman Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies
John Bodel (Brown University)
"Death Loves Company: Collective Burial in Pagan and Early Christian Rome"
Reception to follow, with light refreshments
For further information: Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or aoko@brandeis.edu) 
or Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry@brandeis.edu)
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/overview/directions.html)

Wed., Nov. 19 - Fri. Nov. 21
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, The Florence and Chafetz Hillel House, 213 Bay State Road, Boston, MA
"What the Gods Demand: Blood Sacrifice in Mediterranean Antiquity"

An interdisciplinary conference at Boston University
For full details and registration information see: http://www.bu.edu/classics/news/sacrifice_conference.html

Fri., Nov. 21, 6:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, CAS 313, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Samuel H. Kress Lecture
Marcello Barbanera (Universita di Roma "La Sapienza")
"The Metamorphosis of Ruins for Cultural Identity"
Co-sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, and 
the Art History Department at Boston University

Mon., Nov. 24, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, The Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Haim Gitler (Israel Museum) and Oren Tal (Tel Aviv University)
"Early Economy and the Indigenous Coinages of Palestine"
Sponsored by the Society Historia Numorum and The Semitic Museum
A pre-lecture reception begins at 5:30 p.m. Space is limited. Please RSVP by November 15 
to SHN Secretary Jamie Knapp: jamie-knapp@comcast.net

Thurs., Dec. 4, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Arthur M. Sackler Museum Lecture Hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
M. Victor Leventritt Lecture
Clemente Marconi (Institute of Fine Arts, New York University)
"Temple B at Selinus and the Polychromy of Ancient Greek Architecture"
Reception to follow; free and open to the public

Mon., Dec. 8, 5:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA
The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lectures Series:
"Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews"
Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg 
   (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford)
Lecture 1: "Rabbi Isaac Casaubon: A Hellenist Meets the Jews"
Sponsored by the Department of the Classics

Tues., Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA
The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lectures Series:
"Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews"
Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg 
   (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford)
Lecture 2: "How Casaubon Read Jewish Texts"
Sponsored by the Department of the Classics

Wed., Dec. 10, 5:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA
The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lectures Series:
"Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews"
Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg 
   (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford)
Lecture 3: "Casaubon and Baronio: Early Christianity in a Jewish Setting"
Sponsored by the Department of the Classics

Thurs., Dec. 11, 5:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA
The Carl Newell Jackson Classical Lectures Series:
"Isaac Casaubon: A Renaissance Hellenist Meets the Jews"
Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) and Joanna Weinberg 
   (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford)
Lecture 4: "The Teller and the Tale: What Casaubon Learned from Jews"
Reception to follow lecture
Sponsored by the Department of the Classics


APPENDIX:


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.


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