Wealth in the Ancient World
Gregynog Classics Colloquium
Gregynog Hall, Gregynog
21-22 May 2009
with the support of UWICAH
and the Research Institute of Classics, University of Wales, Lampeter
Organisers: Errietta Bissa (Lampeter) and Federico Santangelo (Lampeter).
Thursday 21 May 2009
1.30-2.30 Registration
2.30-2.35 Welcome
2.35-3.00 J. Davies (Liverpool), Wealth and the Power of Wealth in Classical Athens Revisited
3.00-3.25 S. Lambert (Cardiff), Wealth and the Attic Gene
3.25-3.40 Discussion
3.40-3.55 Coffee Break
3.55-4.20 C. Taylor (Dublin), Wealth in Fourth Century Athens
4.20-4.45 B. Keim (Cambridge), Non-Material but not Immaterial: Demosthenes’ Reassessment of the Wealth of Athens
4.45-5.00 Discussion
5.00-5.20 Coffee Break
5.20-5.45 I. Petrovic (Durham), Wealth and the Greek Gods
5.45-6.10 M. Plantinga (Lampeter), Wealth in Roman elegy
6.10-6.25 Discussion
7.00-8.00 Dinner
Friday 22 May 2009
9.15-9.40 M. Cobb (Swansea), Eastern ‘Luxuries’ and Roman Society
9.40-10.05 C. Greenacre (London), Rome in the Provinces: Private Citizens and Imperial Expansion
10.05-10.20 Discussion
10.20-10.35 Coffee Break
10.35-11.00 R. Evans (Cardiff), Tacitus Annals 1.15 and Wealth Regained
11.00-11.25 K. Verboven (Ghent), Ad exemplum rei publicae: the wealth of Roman collegia
11.25-11.40 Discussion
11.40-11.55 Coffee Break
11.55-12.20 J. Paterson (Newcastle), The eye of the needle: the morality of wealth in the ancient world
12.20-12.45 M. Humphries (Swansea), Elites, status and wealth in late antiquity
12.45-13.00 Discussion
1.15-2.15 Lunch
For further information see the webpage http://www.lamp.ac.uk/ric/conferences/wealth_ancient_world.html
Those who wish to attend should contact email Errietta Bissa (e.bissa AT lamp.ac.uk) or Federico Santangelo (f.santangelo AT lamp.ac.uk). There will be a fee of £ 72.50 covering accommodation, dinner, breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks; students of Welsh institutions are entitled to a subsidised rate of £ 32.50.
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