Classics News and Events
PG workshop: from manuscript to printed book
From manuscript to printed book: Early Greek and Latin writings
A PG workshop on palaeography at the University of Warwick. You don't need a high level in Greek or Latin to join in...
Friday 4th March 2016, Renaissance Centre, Room H.4.50
Follow the link for detailed programme, speakers' bios and abstracts.
Convenor: Dr. Caroline Petit, University of Warwick
£10: register with renaissance@warwick.ac.uk
New publication: C. Petit on 7th c. Alexandria
An article
exploring medicine in late antique Alexandria, based on medical and hagiographic texts of the 7th c. AD.
Caroline Petit, ‘Alexandrie, carrefour des traditions médicales au 7e s.: Les témoignages de Sophrone de Jérusalem, Alexandre de Tralles, Paul d’Egine, Stéphane d’Alexandrie et Jean d’Alexandrie’ in J.-P. Caillet/B. Dumézil/S. Destephen/H. Inglebert (eds.), Aux origines des saints patrons, Paris, Picard, 2015, 287-307
A word's worth: the electrum stater of Phanes
Nick Brown explores what exactly gives money value in December's coin of the month.
Dr Michael Scott made Honorary Citizen of Delphi
Dr Michael Scott is to be awarded Honorary Citizenship of Delphi, Greece - ΔΕΛΦΟΙ ΔΕΛΦΩΝ ΕΠΟΙΗΣΑΝ - in a ceremony in Athens on Wednesday 25th November. The ceremony will be part of a larger event to kick-start Delphi's campaign to be named the 2021 European Capital City of Culture.
Dr Scott's award is in recognition for his research and publications on Delphi as the omphalos 'the centre of the ancient world, as well as his writing and presenting of a BBC documentary about the history of the site. He will be working with the 2021 team on their campaign in the coming months.
Histories of Freedom of Speech
Students and visiting academics took part in a debate on Histories of Freedom of Speech, Ancient and Modern.
Dr Suzanne Frey-Kupper introduced the event, part of the Humanities Research Centre's Warwick 50 celebration, by highlighting two anniversaries, the 50th anniversary of the University of Warwick and the 75th anniversary of the war-time Coventry Blitz.
Aristophanes' female characters Mika (Maheen Rizvi) and Lysistrata (Sasha Desai), as performed by Warwick undergraduates, demonstrated the problems of free speech within Athenian democracy, our first taste of the complications of ancient free speech. Thomas Matthews-Boehmer and Emma Johnson, directors of our undergraduate Classics plays, spoke about the complications of transferring Aristophanes' comedies, with their ancient ideas and humour, to the modern stage.
Our guests Prof Paul Cartledge, Dr Katie Fleming and Prof Robert Fine each spoke briefly about the history of free speech, from Athens to the present day, Socrates to Charlie Hebdo, demonstrating that it has always been a problematic and contested idea; Dr Dan Orrells then chaired a lively discussion between the panellists and students in the audience.
Highlights and more pictures from the event via Storify