Lecture # 27 March 2024

Centre for Comparative History of Ancient Societies

invites to the lecture

 

Statues and Self-Realisation:

a classical effect on protagonists

in 19th and 20th century fiction and cinema

 

given by

 

Dr. Matthew Fox

 Professor of Classics at School of Humanities, University of Glasgow, UK

 

The event will be organized in hybrid format, on Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 4.30 pm (Bucharest Time), at Polytechnic Business Tower, Iuliu Maniu Bd., no. 15, room 205.

Access link:  https://meet.google.com/kjy-hyke-gwh

Professor Matthew Fox is a specialist in classical literature, particularly focusing on the assimilations of Greek culture within Roman culture. Among his numerous studies and works which explore the way these two classical civilizations used history to express their cultural identity, notable titles include “Roman Historical Myths: the Regal Period in Augustan Literature” (1996) and “Cicero’s Philosophy of History” (2007).

 

Conferințele Laboratorului de Arheologie ”Dinu Theodorescu” (UB) # 12 Decembrie 2023

Centrul de Istorie Comparată a Societăților Antice

vă invită la

 

Seara conferințelor 

Laboratorului de Arheologie ”Dinu Theodorescu”

 

marți, 12 decembrie 2023, orele 5.00 pm (RO time)

sala 104, FIUB (PBT), Bd. Iuliu Maniu, nr. 15, et. 1

 

Seria de prezentări susținute de echipa Laboratorului de Arheologie ”Dinu Theodorescu”, din cadrul DIAIA-FIUB, condus de conf. dr. Valentin-Victor Bottez va detalia campaniile de cercetare arheologică din anul 2023 desfășurate pe două dintre situ-rile importante din Dobrogea, Histria- sectorul acropole sud-cetate (jud. Constanța) și Beidaud (jud. Tulcea).

Evenimentul va putea fi urmărit și online, link access: meet.google.com/wau-pwhp-qop

International online Conference # 11 December 2023

The Center for Comparative History of Ancient Societies invites you to participate in the online conference

 

History in Ovid?

Towards a New Approach to the Exile Poetry’s Black Sea Context

 

 held by

DR. Lauren Curtis

Professor in the Department of Classics, Bard College, New York

The event will take place on December 11, 2023 at 5.45 pm (Romanian local time)

Access link :  https://meet.google.com/thh-rrrj-goo

Renowned for her expertise in Augustan Latin poetry, Dr. Lauren Curtis explores diverse facets of Greek and Latin literature, delving into the interconnections between social history, religion, music, and artistic experimentation. Dr. Lauren Curtis has presented or organized important conferences on these topics, hosted by prestigious academic institutions in the United States and Europe. Noteworthy among her numerous contribution on Latin poetry is the book Imagining the Chorus in Augustan Poetry, published by Cambridge University Press in 2017.

conference # 8 November 2022

Center for the Comparative History of Ancient Societies (CICSA)
Department of Ancient History, Archaeology, and History of Art (DIAAIA)
(Faculty of History, University of Bucharest)

invite you on 8 November 2022, 4 pm (Bucharest time)

to the online conference

AN OVERVIEW OF ARCHAEOLOGY IN SOUTH AFRICA

(and the personal involvement of one archaeologist/ cultural historian)

held by

prof. dr. Anton Carl van Vollenhoven

(North-West University, South Africa)

Dr Anton van Vollenhoven is a distinguished professor at the North-West University of South Africa, having a wide experience in the fields of archaeology, cultural resources, museology, and heritage management. Author and co-author of numerous articles and books or book contributions, editorial member of various scientific journals, he is also a strong voice in media and important member of several public institutions connected to archaeology and heritage resources.

Since 2007 he has been managing director for Archaetnos Archaeologists, a Cultural Heritage Consulting Company, „aiming at the preservation, promotion, and sustainable utilization of South Africa’s rich and diverse cultural heritage”. (more details on www.archaetnos.co.za.)

For access link, please writte to: florica.mihut@istorie.unibuc.ro