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Café Conversation | Ancient Texts in a Modern Age: The Promise and Perils of Digital Scholarship, March 9

Dr. Joshua Sosin

Café Conversations presents Dr. Joshua Sosin on “Ancient Texts in a Modern Age: The Promise and Perils of Digital Scholarship” at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9, in the Baker Center Front Room. Papyri on the Internet? It seems like a strange match of communication tools, but it could revolutionize our understanding of Roman Society […]

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March 1, 2016 at 9:50 pmEvents

Knowing the Future | Punk Rock, Bicycles, and Ancient Documents, March 10

Dr. Joshua Sosin

The Knowing the Future theme presents Dr. Josh Sosin on “Punk Rock, Bicycles, and Ancient Documents” on Thursday, March 10. Hear him over coffee from 10:30 to11:30 a.m. in Gordy 110. Sosin is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at Duke University. About Josh Sosin “My current scholarship bulks in two main areas. The first is what you might […]

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March 1, 2016 at 9:45 pmEvents

Knowing the Future | Slaves, Aliens, Freedmen, and Citizens: Ancient Athenian Legal Status, March 10

Phryne before the Areopagus by Jean-Léon Gérôme: A depiction of Phryne, a famous hetaera (courtesan) of Ancient Greece, being disrobed before the Areopagus. Phryne was on trial for profaning the Eleusinian Mysteries, and is said to have been disrobed by Hypereides, who was defending her, when it appeared the verdict would be unfavourable. The sight of her nude body apparently so moved the judges that they acquitted her. Some authorities claim that this story is a later invention.

The Knowing the Future theme presents Dr. Joshua Sosin on “Slaves, Aliens, Freedmen, and Citizens: Ancient Athenian Legal Status” on Thursday, March 10, at 6 p.m. in Porter 105. A reception and refreshments follow the lecture. Sosin is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at Duke University. This event also is sponsored by the departments of History and […]

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March 1, 2016 at 9:45 pmEvents