Association of Ancient Historians 2014 Annual Meeting
海角社区, Montreal,听8-11 May
Program of Speakers and Events (Final Online Version)
Thursday, May 8听
Conference Check-in
Those conference participants who registered for the AAH group rate at the Montreal Delta can check-in and pick up their registration packet (nametag, etc.) at the hotel on Thursday May 8, between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm in the Upper Lobby, after which time registration packets can be picked up at the check-in table in the lobby of the Arts Building on the 海角社区 campus, between about 5:15 and 6:00 pm. All other participants can pick up their registration packets in the lobby of the Arts Building any time on Thursday until 6:00 pm, when Prof. Jehne's lecture begins. Please check-in by 6:00 pm on May 8 if you plan to attend the lecture and reception.
6:00 pm听Keynote Lecture by Martin Jehne (Technische Universit盲t Dresden), "Did Caesar Destroy the Republic? Once again, the Great Man in History," followed by听Opening Reception
The lecture will be held in Moyse Hall in the Arts Building of 海角社区. The reception will follow immediately in the lobby of the Arts Building, just outside the lecture hall. The lecture and reception are听co-hosted by the Classical Association of Canada.听
Friday, May 9--Historiography, Religion and Archaeology
All panels will be held in the Arts Building West 120. Conference check-in until 5:00 pm in the lobby of the Arts Building.听
7:30-8:00 am Coffee and pastries in the lobby of the Arts Building
8:00-10:20 am Panel 1:The Intersection of Poetry and History in Roman Historiography听
Chair: Bill Gladhill (海角社区)
- Dr. Jennifer Gerrish (Temple University), 鈥淎n Epic Duel in Caesar's Bellum Gallicum鈥�
- Matthew Keil (Fordham University), 鈥�Concordia as an Historiographical Principal in Sallust and Augustine鈥�
- Jessica Stephens (University of Michigan), 鈥淢emory and Lucan鈥檚 Cato鈥�
- Dr. Rose MacClean (University of California-Santa Barbara), 鈥淭hink Like a Libertus鈥�: Phaedrus and Imperial Culture鈥澨�
10:20-10:40 am Coffee break in the hallway outside of Arts West 120
10:40 am-1:00 pm Panel 2:Perception and Emotion in Greek Historiography听
Chair: Lynn Kozak (海角社区)
- Dr. Rosie Harman (University College London), 鈥淰iewing in Xenophon鈥檚 Hellenica"
- Dr. Sara Forsdyke (University of Michigan), 鈥淢inor Episodes in Thucydides鈥� Narrative: Narrative Design and Historical Function鈥�
- Lucia Carbone (Columbia University), 鈥淢ore than a feeling: the value of pity in Herodotus, Thucydides and Xenophon鈥�
- Dr. Paul Johstono (The Citadel), 鈥淩umor, Rage, and Reversals: Polybius鈥� Flirtation with Tragic History in relating the Fall of Agathocles of Alexandria鈥�
1:00-2:30 pm Lunch
2:30-4:10 pm Panel 3:Religious Experts and Critics in the Greek Near East听
Chair: Pierre Bonnech猫re (University of Montreal)
- Nancy Duval (University of Montreal), 鈥淧robability, Statistics and Oracular Divination in Roman Anatolia鈥�
- Inger Neeltje Irene Kuin (New York University), 鈥淧layful Piety: Ritual, Humor, and Myth in Lucian of Samosata鈥�
- Dina Boero (University of Southern California/University of Waterloo), 鈥溾�楬e remained with the Saint all the days of his life鈥�: Religious Personnel and Ritual Specialists at Symeon the Stylite鈥檚 Cult Site鈥�
4:10-4:20 pm Short Coffee break听听in the hallway outside of Arts West 120
4:20-6:00 pm Panel 4:Technology and New Approaches in Roman Archaeology
Chair: Jane Francis (Concordia University)
- Dr. Kaius Tuori, Laura Nissin, Juhana Heikonen and Samuli Simelius (University of Helsinki), 鈥淧ublic and Private in the Roman House鈥�
- Dr. Tim Howe and Rebecca Frank (St. Olaf College), 鈥淧lain Tales from the Hills: Archaeology, Digital Publishing and Reflectance Transformation Imaging in Rough Cilicia鈥�
- Dr. Gaius Stern (University of California-Berkeley), 鈥淲hat you do not See on the听Ara Pacis Augustae鈥�
Saturday, May 10--Ancient History
All panels will be held in the Arts Building West 120.听Conference check-in until 5:00 pm in the hallway outside of Arts West 120.听
7:30-8:00 am Coffee and pastries in the lobby of the Arts Building
8:00-10:20 am Panel 5:Local History beyond Athens and Sparta听
Chair: Hans Beck (海角社区)
- Ruben Post (University of Pennsylvania), 鈥淭heban Agriculture, Pastoralism, and Foodways in the 4th century BCE"
- Kyle Mahoney (University of Pennsylvania), 鈥淢t. Lykaion and Arkadian Federal Politics鈥�
- Dr. Daniel Tober (Hofstra University), 鈥淪amos into Sand: Cycles and Samian Local History鈥�
- Dr. Eric D. Nelson (Pacific Lutheran University), 鈥淐ontesting Cos: Leveraging Local Histories in the 3rd听century BC鈥�
10:20-10:40 am Coffee break听听in the hallway outside of Arts West 120
10:40 am-1:00 pm Panel 6:Reconsidering Early Rome听
Chair: John Serrati (海角社区)
- Dr. Elizabeth Klaassen (Carleton University), 鈥淟ivy and the Greek Poets in Early Rome鈥�
- Dr. Duane Roller (Ohio State University), 鈥淭he Central Greek Origins of Romulus and Remus Tale鈥�
- Dr. Jeremy Armstrong (University of Auckland), 鈥淭he Kings, the Curiae, and the Community: Some Suggestions on the Nature of Early 滨尘辫别谤颈耻尘鈥�
- Dr. Christopher Smith (University of St. Andrews/British School at Rome), 鈥淩evisiting the Late Sixth Century in Central Italy鈥�
1:00-2:30 pm Lunch听
2:30-4:30 pm Panel 7:Borderlands in Late Antiquity听
Chair: Greg Fisher (Carleton University)
- Dr. Eric Fournier (West Chester University), 鈥淭he Importance of Donatists to Vandal Africa鈥�
- Dr. Walter Ward (University of Alabama-Birmingham), 鈥淟iminality and Identity in the Late Antique Sinai鈥�
- Dr. Conor Whately (University of Winnipeg), 鈥淧rocopius on Justinian's Strategy on the Persian Frontier鈥�
4:30-5:30 pm听Business Meeting
6:30-7:00 pm听Cocktails 听(Cash bar) at the Montreal Delta Hotel, room Opus 2
7:00-10:00 pm听Banquet听at the Montreal Delta Hotel, room Opus 2 and听Closing Address by Dr. Kurt Raaflaub (Brown University), "Horror vacui: Livy and the troubles of a serious historian"
Sunday, 11 May--Performance, Power and Identity
Panel held in the Arts Building West 120.听
8:00-8:30 am Coffee and pastries in the hallway outside of Arts West 120.
8:30-11:30 am Panel 8:Performance, Social Rituals, Power and Identity 听
Chair: Michael Fronda (海角社区)
- Philip Katz (New York University), 鈥淪ongs in Stone: Theoric Choruses and the Epigraphic Habit at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi"
- Dr. Graeme Ward (McMaster University), 鈥淧unishment, Spectators, and Power in the Legions of the Roman Republic鈥�
- Bryan Brinkman (Brown University), 鈥淧opular Acclamation and the Communication of Roman Imperial Ideology鈥�
- David Thomas (Brown University), 鈥淣etworking Status and the Political Religion of Roman Eleusis鈥�
- Chris Dawson (York University), 鈥�honore contentus pecuniam remisit: The Role of Public Honours in the Cities of Africa Proconsularis鈥�