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Events
Fall 2009
The NYU Center for Ancient Studies presents the
Rose-Marie Lewent Conference on Ancient Studies
Xenophon in a New Voice
Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 5:30 P.M.
Hemmerdinger Hall
Silver Center for Arts and Science, Room 102
32 Waverly Place or 31 Washington Place (wheelchair accessible)
The NYU Center for Ancient Studies presents the
Ranieri Colloquium on Ancient Studies
Legitimating Violence: Execution, Human Sacrifice, Assassination
A conference in honor of Larissa Bonfante
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Hemmerdinger Hall
Silver Center for Arts and Science, Room 102
32 Waverly Place or 31 Washington Place (wheelchair accessible)
5:00 P.M. Welcome
Matthew S. Santirocco, Seryl Kushner Dean, College of Arts and Science, and Angelo J. Ranieri Director of Ancient Studies, New York University
Larissa Bonfante and NYU
David Levene, New York University
Legitimating Violence and Caesar's Toga
Michèle Lowrie, University of Chicago
5:45 P.M. Phonos dikaios in Athenian Law
Eva Cantarella, University of Milan, School of Law
7:00 P.M. Reception
Friday, September 25, 2009
9:00 A.M. How Republican was the Roman Republic?
Clifford Ando, University of Chicago
10:00 A.M. Cicero's 'Gentleman's Guide to Lynching'
Andrew Riggsby, University of Texas at Austin
11:30 A.M. Violence and Cruelty in Ritual
Henk Versnel, University of Leiden
12:30 P.M. Lunch Break
1:30 P.M. Vows and Violence: The Dilemma of Judge Jephthah of Israel
Jack Sasson, Vanderbilt University
2:30 P.M. Blood is Seed: Martyrdom and the Fracture of Ancient Political Theology
Adam Becker, New York University
4:00 P.M. "These are men whose minds the Dead have ravished": Combat Trauma and the Tragic Stage
Peter Meineck, New York University
All events are free and open to the public. For more information about the colloquium, please contact the College Dean’s Office at 212.998.8100 or e-mail ken.kidd@nyu.edu
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