Division of Languages and Literature, Dean of the College, and Classical Studies Program Present
Bellona in Flavian Epic: Romanizing the Greek Past
Laura L. Garofalo, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, Loyola University, Maryland
Monday, February 12, 2018
Olin Humanities, Room 102
5:00 pm EST/GMT-5
The talk will analyze the character of the Roman goddess of war, Bellona, in Statius's Thebaid and Valerius Flaccus's Argonautica as a marker of the Roman cultural past. I will also discuss several contemporary parallels in Flavian-era material culture and Roman religious history.5:00 pm EST/GMT-5
For more information, call 845-758-7283, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 5:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Location: Olin Humanities, Room 102