Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs Presents
The Anthony Hecht Lectures in the Humanities at Bard College
Last Words: Roman Epitaphs and Their “Afterlife”
Monday, September 28, 2015
Olin Hall
4:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
4:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Mary Beard, Professor of Classics, University of Cambridge
Renowned Classics scholar Mary Beard will pressent lectures on Roman epitaphs and will explore the Roman sensibilities they reveal as well as the part they played in early museology and Victorian fiction. The talks are free and open to the public.The Arts of Commemoration:
The 2,000-Year History of the Tomb of the Scipios
Monday, September 28th at 5 p.m.; reception at 4:30 p.m.
“Stop a while, traveler, and listen to me” Popular Culture, Grave Humor, and Talking to the Dead
Tuesday, September 29th at 5 p.m.; reception at 4:30 p.m.
She Stayed at Home and Worked Her Wool: How to Remember a Roman Woman
Wednesday, September 30th at 5:45 p.m.; reception at 5:15 p.m.
A fourth lecture will be given at The Morgan Library & Museum on Thursday, October 1st at 6:30 p.m. titled Grave Words: Reconstructing a Roman Tomb From the Appian Way to Laurel Hill, Philadelphia. Tickets for this event are $15; $10 for members and Bard College affiliates; free for students with valid ID.
Please call (212) 685-0008 ext. 560 or e-mail [email protected] for information.
For more information, call 845-758-7405, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://www.bard.edu/news/releases/pr/fstory.php?id=2725.
Time: 4:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Olin Hall
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