Archaeological Institute of America, Williamsburg Society

Archaeological Institute of America, Williamsburg Society

Lecture  Schedule for Spring

Semester 2009

All lectures are free and open to the public.

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February 3, 2009
Carlos Fabião (Universidade de Lisboa)
The Making of Lusitania as a Roman Province
Andrews Hall 101, 4:30 pm

March 19, 2009
J. Ward Jones Lecture
Andrew Becker (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
The Old Words Have Blood on Them: Thinking About and Through Ancient Texts
Andrews Hall 101, 4:30 pm

March 24, 2009
Derek Counts (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Herakles at the Crossroads of the Mediterranean
Andrews Hall 101, 4:30 pm

April 23, 2009
Duane W. Roller (Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University)
Kleopatra: The Myth and the Reality
Andrews 101, 4:30pm
Lecture sponsored by the Classics Club of the William and Mary Department of Classical Studies

 

And two other events of interest:

February 11, 2009, 5pm

The Aquila Theatre Company and the National Endowment for the Humanites present a performance of

Homer's Iliad: Book One.

Downing-Gross Cultural Center, Newport News (2410 Wickham Avenue
Newport News, VA 23607)
Aquila Theatre's Innovative production of Homer's Iliad: Book One is followed by a discussion with Professor Vassiliki Panoussi of the College of William and Mary. Free and open to the public.

 

April 23, 2009, 3pm
Christopher Newport University's Third Annual Elizabeth Frances Jones Lecture in Classical Studies
Dr. Caroline Winterer (Stanford University)
George Washington, the American Revolution, and the Classical Ideal
The Ferguson Center's Music and Theatre Hall, Christopher Newport University Campus.
Lecture to be followed by Q&A and book-signing, free and open to the public



 
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