Conferences

Seen in the Canadian Classical Bulletin: Call for Papers Cross-cultural Influence in the Roman World, McMaster University 3 October 2009 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Emma Dench, Harvard University Abstracts for papers on cross-cultural influence in the Roman world are sought for the Classics Graduate Conference at McMaster University on Saturday, 3 October 2009. Abstracts should be…

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Seen on the Classicists list: The Faculty of Theology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is pleased to announce an international conference on ‘Episcopal Elections in Late Antiquity’, 26-28 October 2009. The conference programme will include fourteen keynote lectures and eleven short paper sessions. Registration, travel and accommodation information is available on the conference website, and…

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Seen on the Classicists list: Hengstberger Symposium 2009 Political Communication and Public Opinion in the Ancient World Dates: Friday, 10 July — Sunday, 12 July 2009 Venue: Internationales Wissenschaftsforum Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg (http://www.iwh.uni-hd.de/index.html) Numbers are restricted. There are only a few places left. If you would like to attend, please register by email to…

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seen on the Classicists list: The Epigraphic Culture(s) of Late Antiquity Dates: Friday 26 – Saturday 27 June, 2009 Venue: Internationales Wissenschaftsforum Heidelberg, Hauptstrasse 242 – Heidelberg (http://www.iwh.uni-hd.de/index.html) Programme: Friday, 26th of June 2009 9.00 Christian WITSCHEL/Carlos MACHADO: Welcome and Introduction I – The Late Antique Epigraphic Habit in the Western and Eastern Parts of…

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… seen on various lists: APPROACHES TO ANCIENT MEDICINE Newcastle University, 24-25 August 2009 Programme Monday 24 August 12.00-13.00 Lunch and Registration 13.00-13.30 Erica Couto-Ferreira (University of Heidelberg) The Anatomy of Birth in Mesopotamian Incantations and Literary Texts 13.30-14.00 Marzia Soardi (University of Palermo) How to achieve good offspring: Aristotle’s Prescriptions 14.00-14.30 Jaroslav Danes (Charles…

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