Beyond the Battlefields of the Graeco-Roman World An AHRC funded postgraduate conference The Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford, July 2-4 2006 Sunday July 2nd Wadham College, Okinaga Room 18:00 Introduction to conference & Plenary Session Professor Brian Campbell, Queen's College, Belfast "Plunderers of the World? Making the Roman army respectable." Monday July 3rd Classics Centre, George Street 9:00-10:30 Naval Warfare & Political Ascendancy at Greece & Rome Luca Asmonti, King's College, London "How to become a renowned general without winning battles: The case of Conon." Christa Steinby, University of Helsinki "Triumphs and trials: Roman naval commanders in the First Punic War." 11-12:30 Roman Imperial Ideology Frederico Santangelo, University College London "The fetiales and the Empire: some remarks." Carsten Lange, University of Nottingham, "War & Peace in the Res Gestae Divi Augusti: Conquering the World & staying at Home." 13:30-15:00 "The eye of the beholder": Perceptions of warfare within Greek historiography Lisa Hau, Royal Holloway, University of London "The victor after the victory, a literary set-piece in Greek historiography from Herodotos to Diodoros." Sonya Nevin, University College Dublin "Military Ethics in the Writing of History: Thucydides and Diodorus on Delion." 15:30-17:00 Back-seat drivers Graham Wrightson, University of Calgary "'Do what I say not what I do': Macedonian Infantry Officers & command from the rear." Joshua Levithan, Yale University "Leading from close behind: Imperial presences on the fringes of the battlefield." 18:00 Plenary Session Dr Hans van Wees, University College London "The changing face of war: explaining military developments in Greece." Tuesday July 4th Classics Centre, George Street 9:00-10:30 Men & Money during the Roman Republic Jeremy Armstrong, University of St. Andrews "Breaking the Rules: Emergency levies, nexum, secessions of the plebs, & other inconsistencies & irregularities in the 'established' recruitment practices of the early Roman army." Philip Kay, Wolfson College, Oxford "Self-Perpetuating Wars: Rome's imposition of war indemnities in the second century B.C." 11-12:30 Command & Control in Late antiquity Craig Caldwell, Princeton University "Vires idoneae: Military Manpower in the Danubian Provinces in the Fourth Century AD" Conor Whately, University of Warwick "Discipline, Morale, and Generalship in the Sixth Century: the evidence of Procopius and Maurice." 13:30-15:00 "It was a time for heroes." Lynn Kozak, University of Nottingham "Reluctant Warriors: How moments of compromise & fantasies of peace in the Iliad affect the 'Heroic Ideal'." Samantha Smith, University of Liverpool "Band of Brothers?: Representations of 'men at war' within the epic genre." 15:30-17:00 The visual aftermath David Saunders, Lincoln College, Oxford "'Mourning Gory, Mourning Glory: What's the Story?' An investigation into the presentation, and possible idealisation, of dead warriors in Athenian vase-painting." Elizabeth Macaulay, St. Johns College, Oxford "The Fruits of Victory: the connections between plants, gardens & militarism in the Ancient World." All Welcome and for further information please contact [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Departmental Lecturership in Ancient Philosophy Faculty Of Philosophy, Associated With A Fixed-Term College Lecturership At Corpus Christi College University of Oxford http://jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/XZ739.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **CALL FOR TRAC SESSIONS, PAPERS AND WORKSHOPS** The seventeenth annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference in conjunction with the seventh Roman Archaeology Conference is hosted by UCL and Birkbeck College, University of London from the 29th March to the 1st April 2007. Proposals for sessions, papers and workshops are invited by email to [log in to unmask] The deadline for session proposals is 15th September 2006. Session outlines should include a 200-word abstract and some suggestions of possible speakers, although additional papers can be solicited up until the 15th December 2006 (up to a maximum of 6 per session). Individual paper or poster proposals are also welcome, by the 15th December 2006 deadline. We also aim to hold a number of workshop sessions, which are intended to be smaller, discussion-oriented forums with minimal formal presentation. Suggestions or proposals to organise such a session should be submitted by the 15th September 2006. For further information, please consult the TRAC/RAC 2007 website. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/RAC/index.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ International Plato Society Call for Papers for the 2007 Meeting in Dublin on the Philebus The Executive Committee of the IPS, at its meeting in Como, has fixed Monday, Oct. 2, 2006, as a deadline for the receipt of abstracts of papers to be considered for presentation at the July, 2007 meeting in Dublin on the Philebus. Such abstracts should not exceed 500 words, and should be presented on not more than two pages. Topics may concern any aspect of the dialogue itself, or of the history of its interpretation, ancient or modern. The privilege of submitting papers is confined to paid-up members of the Society. The papers will be evaluated by the members of the committee over the following two months, and notifications will be sent out early in January 2007, well before the deadline for registration for the conference, which will probably be February 1. Anyone wishing to submit a paper can apply for membership of the IPS by contacting Prof. John Dillon, School of Classics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland and [log in to unmask] and a membership form can be sent by attachment. Brendan O'Byrne, Secretary to the President, IPS [log in to unmask] John F. Finamore, Chair Department of Classics 210 Jefferson Building University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242 Office: (319) 335-0288 FAX: (319) 335-3884 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Homepage: http://www.uiowa.edu/~classics/finamore/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Conference on Plaster Casts, Oxford Sept. 2007 A conference on plaster casts will take place in Oxford next September (2007). More information and a call for papers (deadline ultimo August) is attached. Pleasen visit: www.plastercasts.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anglo-American Conference, Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, London 5-7 July 2006 The theme of the Anglo-American Conference this year will be Religions and Politics. There are two linked sessions on Religion and Politics in the Ancient World. Thursday 6th July 2006 11.00-12.30: Politics and Religion in the Ancient World: the Working of Religion in Politics Chair: John North (University College London) and Hugh Bowden (King's College London) Hugh Bowden (King's College London) Democracy and Religion: the Case of Classical Athens James Pawley (University College London) Getting Round the Gods: Caesar as Consul in 59 BC Lindsay Allen (King's College London) The Seer as Spokesman in Post- Achaemenid Persia 13.30-15.00: Politics and Religion in the Ancient World: Toleration and Persecution Chair: John North (University College London) and Hugh Bowden (King's College London) Amélie Kuhrt (University College London) Toleration as Policy in the Empire of the Achaemenids Bella Sandwell (Bristol) Religion, Power and Models of Religious Toleration in the 4th Century AD Roman World Joseph Streeter (University College London) Orthodoxy and the State, from the Later Roman Empire to the Early Middle Ages One-day registration is available. For full details see: http://www.history.ac.uk/conferences/cultural.html#pol ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 year Ancient History post at Warwick: Please see following link for details http://secure.admin.warwick.ac.uk/webjobs/jobs/academic/job7784.html The deadline for applications is 7th July For further information, contact Prof Simon Swain: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Corpus Christi College Classics Centre THE COUNCIL OF CHALCEDON AND ITS INHERITANCE 18 November 2006 A one-day colloquium to be held in Corpus Christi College, Oxford, to celebrate the publication of The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon, translated with an introduction and notes by Richard Price and Michael Gaddis, 3 vols., Translated Texts for Historians volume 45 (Liverpool, 2005). Draft programme 10-11 Charlotte Roueché (London): Introduction Richard Price (London): Truth, Fiction and Omission in the Acts of Chalcedon 11-11.30 Coffee 11.30-1 Thomas Graumann (Cambridge): The First Council of Ephesus Fergus Millar (Oxford): The Syriac Acts of the Second Council of Ephesus, 449 1-2 Lunch 2-3.30 Andrew Louth (Durham): Why the Syrians rejected Chalcedon David Gwynn (Oxford): The role of Chalcedon in the definition of church tradition 3.30-4 Tea 4-6 Katy Cubitt (York): The 649 Lateran Council Judith Herrin (London): The 692 Council in Trullo Concluding discussion 6-6.30 Wine Registration: £13 (includes, morning coffee, afternoon tea, sandwich lunch, concluding glass of wine) Mary Whitby ([log in to unmask]) will be pleased to answer any enquiries. To register, please send a cheque (payable to Mary Whitby) direct to her at: Newbridge Farmhouse, Bletchingdon Road, Weston on the Green, OX 25 3QU Numbers are strictly limited, so please book early to secure your place! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MA in ‘History and Anthropology of the Ancient World’ Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales Centre Louis Gernet, Paris As part of a wider European programme aiming at greater compatibility of Higher Education within the European Union, the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), together with the Centre Louis Gernet (Paris), now offer one or two-year Master’s degrees in ‘History and Anthropology of the Ancient World’. The EHESS is a renowned international research institution in History and the Social Sciences; Fernand Braudel, Claude Lévi-Strauss and Pierre Bourdieu for many years taught here. In the classical disciplines it is home to a number of leading French scholars associated with the ‘Paris School’ and the Centre Louis Gernet founded by Jean-Pierre Vernant, and subsequently directed by Pierre Vidal-Naquet. There is therefore a strong tradition in historical anthropology and in anthropology of religion, visual arts, and classical literature from the archaic period to late antiquity. The Master’s degrees give students the opportunity to work closely with specialists in this tradition. The Master’s degrees are open to students who have completed a three or four-year degree in Classics, Ancient History or Archaeology, History or a related discipline. The courses are typically designed to prepare for doctoral research in France or abroad. For international research students they present a valuable opportunity to spend some time in a different intellectual milieu. Coursework involves taught elements in research skills, graduate seminars and independent research for an MA thesis on a topic of the candidate’s choice (a detailed brochure, including a list of staff involved in teaching this degree can be downloaded as a pdf file here: http://www.ehess.fr/centres/gernet/enseignement.htm, under 'Master EHESS', then 'programme 2006/7') Students will have access to the recently merged classical libraries of several Parisian institutions, situated in a newly refurbished 19th- century gallery in the heart of Paris. Teaching and research facilities are shared with academic establishments and research groups in related fields, such as medieval cultural history and history of art. The new and spacious amenities are quickly developing into a centre for research in cultural history, a perfect environment for interdisciplinary work. Fees currently amount to circa 400 Euros per annum (covering matriculation and French social security). For informal enquiries on the course(s) and the application procedure (by 29 September 2006) please contact [log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask] General information on the EHESS and the Centre Gernet may be found at http://www.ehess.fr/editions/CEN_1_18.html http://www.ehess.fr/centres/gernet/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lecturer Classics & Ancient History University of Warwick http://jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/XZ696.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lectureship (1-Year) in Latin Language and Literature University College Dublin http://www.ucd.ie/personl/html/vacancies/2006/academic/002446.htm Closing date: 6 July 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On behalf of the editor, may I draw your attention to the following information: Back issues of "Rheinisches Museum" (2000-2002 so far) are now accessible online at http://www.rhm.uni-koeln.de/. From now on, further issues will be added regularly (three years after publication). Tables of content are available for all issues since 1990. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Teaching the Ancient Languages 20 September 2006 Institute of Classical Studies, London, Room NB 14 ¢ General Introduction: Christopher Rowe (Subject Centre) 10:00 -10:15 ¢ Conducting a language class: Nick Lowe (Royal Holloway) 10:20 -10:50 ¢ How to get the most out of your course book 10:55 – 11:30 ¢ Using inscriptions in language teaching: Lene Rubinstein (Royal Holloway) 11:35 – 12:05 ¢ Recent publications: James Morwood (Oxford) 12:10 – 12:45 ¢ Lunch 1-2 ¢ Troubleshooting: Roland Mayer (Kings’ College) 2:00 – 2:30 ¢ Technological aids to teaching: Charlie Weiss (Cambridge) 2:35 – 3:05 ¢ Teaching language to graduate students: Charlie Weiss and James Morwood 3:15 - 3:45 ¢ Assessment: Jonathan Powell (Royal Holloway) 3:50-4:30 ¢ Problems with Pronunciation: James Morwood for Greek and Jonathan Powell for Latin. 4:30 – 5:00 To register your interest please contact: Dr. Anastasia Bakogianni (Institute of Classical Studies) Email: [log in to unmask] Tel: 0207 862 8705 Students interested in attending should send details of the course book they are using. There are a limited number of bursaries available. This event is generously sponsored by the Subject Centre for Classics ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The University of Leeds Faculty of Arts School of Classics Research Assistant in Classics (Archaeology) The School of Classics wishes to appoint a Research Assistant to work with Brenda Dickinson FSA towards the completion of the Leeds Index of Potters’ Stamps, the work of the late Brian Hartley, compiled during the last 40 years. The index will be a compendium of potters’ stamps on 1st to 3rd century AD Roman samian ware (terra sigillata), listed alphabetically by potter, with illustrations of the stamps and records of vessel forms, occurrences by site and dates. It will be published both in book form and as a data- base. Currently, the index is in the form of an extensive Microsoft Word document. The current project is to produce a pilot volume within the year of the appointment, with a grant awarded to Professor Michael Fulford FBA, University of Reading, by the British Academy. Further funds are being sought to continue the project for a further four years from 2007. This post is available from 1 July 2006, or as soon as possible thereafter for a fixed term of one year. University Grade 6 (£20,235 - £23,457 p.a.) Informal enquiries to Dr Roger Brock, tel 0113 343 6785, email [log in to unmask] or Professor Michael Fulford, email [log in to unmask] To apply on line please visit http://www.leeds.ac.uk and click on ‘jobs’. Alternatively application forms are available from Elaine Johnson, School of Humanities, tel 0113 343 6746, email [log in to unmask] Job ref 317043 Closing date 21 June 2006 Interviews are expected to be held 30 June 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSICS POST AT CANBERRA Academic Level A Salary Package: $44,860-$59,963 pa plus 17% super Reference No.: FA3444 The School of Language Studies in the Faculty of Arts, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, is inviting applicants from Classicists for the position of Associate Lecturer. Successful applicants will need to demonstrate research and teaching competence in Ancient Greek and Latin languages and Ancient Greek History/Culture. The successful applicant will develop courses in Ancient Greek and Ancient History/Culture, contributing to the existing Classics major offered at ANU. This position will appeal to someone who has PhD in classics, is excited about his or her research, enthusiastic about teaching, committed to collegiality and ambitious to make a contribution to the Faculty, College and wider ANU community. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment or to make an appointment by invitation. Further particulars, including selection criteria, are available from: Rob Tidy, phone +61 2 6125 5707 , e-mail [log in to unmask] or http://info.anu.edu.au/hr/Jobs/Academic_Positions/_PDF/FA3444. pdf. If you wish to discuss the position after obtaining the selection documentation, please contact: Dr Elizabeth Minchin , phone +61 2 6125 5106, e-mail [log in to unmask] Information for applicants http://info.anu.edu.au/hr/Jobs/How_To_Apply/index.asp. Job Application Cover sheet - http://info.anu.edu.au/policies/Forms/Human_Resources/Recruitm ent/HR86.asp. 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