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Wednesday 25 March, 19:00 in G-29:
Scribes, forgers, and academic politics: the new Artemidorus
papyrus
Talk by Classicist and Linguist Stephen Colvin (University
College London)
An illustrated papyrus bought by an Italian bank in 2004
– reportedly for over $3 million - was published in 2007.
The papyrus is nearly 3 meters long, and instantly caused
both excitement and controversy. It contains a previously
unknown text - a description of Spain by the Greek
geographer Artemidorus of Ephesus, plus a map and a large
number of drawings. Denounced as a 19th-century forgery by
some Italian scholars, hailed as a luxury edition of an
ancient text by others: its origin and function are still
being argued over. The talk will be illustrated with a
life-size facsimile of the papyrus. |
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Wednesday 8 April from 18:30:
Roman Myths in the Louvre: Livy and David
Please contact
jwildberger@aup.fr to book a place. |
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Thursday 16 April, from 15:30 to c. 18:30:
Walk through Roman Paris
Please contact
jwildberger@aup.fr to book a place. |
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Greek & Latin Hour
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| The Greek & Latin Hour is intended for
everyone who is interested in classical antiquity and its
languages and would like to look at fascinating gobbets of
original Greek and Latin. You can just come along and,
hopefully, have some fun. No prior knowledge or preparation
is required, and you need not participate continuously. |
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| Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00 in G-24
(individual sessions as listed below): |
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Monday 2 Feb: Loquerisne Latine? – Do you speak Latin?
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Monday 16 Feb: Ancient Computers and Robots
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Monday 30 Mar: The Weird Things Gauls Did (with Julie Thomas)
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