This talk will examine the burning of written material at Rome from the Republican period until the rise of Christianity, using the lens of book history. We will consider why and how Romans burned written… Read More
This lecture reviews the startling new archaeological discoveries that have been made in Turkey during the last 25 years, including the Roman Sebasteion at Aphrodisias, the early Neolithic cult circles at… Read More
"Conference on Divination in the Ancient World" - a three-day event beginning on Thursday night, running all day Friday & most of Saturday, with lunch to be served in the Nevil Room of the Penn Museum.… Read More
On Wednesday November 2nd 2016 Jeremy McInerney will present "Centaurs, Sirens and Chimera: The Greeks and Their Monsters." This talk is part of the Penn Museum's Great Beasts of Legend Lecture Series.… Read More
The Classics Undergraduate Advisory Board (UAB) will host a Faculty Tea with Professor Ralph Rosen. Come for the snacks and stay to ask Dr. Rosen about his life, career, and prolific scholarship on satire.
