Structure and Persuasion in Suetonius’ Caesars
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Presented as part of the Centre for Classical Studies Seminar Series At the sentence level Suetonius often appears to be neutral, but I argue here that the persuasive force of Suetonius’ text in the arrangement of his material creates a portrait that is absolutely not neutral. As David Wardle put…
Achilles and Scamander go to school (Proclus in Plat. Tim. 19 d-e)
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Presented as part of the Centre for Classical Studies Seminar Series “It is not difficult to say that Achilles came out armed in some such fashion as this, and did some such deeds as this, but to supplement this with an explanation of what words he might say if caught in the river is no longer…
Prophetic dreams and how to bring down an emperor in Maximus the Confessor
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Presented as part of the Centre for Classical Studies Seminar Series Maximus the Confessor (c. 580‐662) considered dreams to be involuntary. He used this position to defend himself against the charge of treason at his trial in Constantinople in 655. The charge was based on an allegation that…
Book launch of 'Text and the Material World: Essays in Honour of Graeme Clarke'
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Hosted by the ANU Centre for Classical Studies and the Friends of the ANU Classics Museum As a scholar, with more than 50 years of productive research behind him, Graeme Clarke has achieved international distinction in two fields: in early Christian studies (through his work on Minucius Felix and…
Friends of the ANU Classics Museum: Annual Winter Dinner
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Limited places, so please phone the restaurant on 6257 2718 for reservations and payment by Friday, 19 May. Seating allocation will be made by a committee member at tables of 8; so please list names of guests for whom you are booking, and indicate if you wish to be seated with other Friends. Teatro…
Theoclymenos, the "overlooked" Homeric refugee
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Presented as part of the ANU Centre for Classical Studies seminar series. Scholars have traditionally given short shrift to the suppliant seer Theoclymenos and his initial appearance in the 'Odyssey', in which he seeks refuge with Odysseus’ son Telemachos (15.223–286, 508–546). Theoclymenos is…
'Odyssey 24' with the ANU Centre for Classical Studies
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Please join the ANU Centre for Classical Studies as we contribute to the European Festival of Latin and Greek in an international reading of Homer's Odyssey. At 10.00am sharp Paris time on Friday 24 March (that is, 8.00pm Canberra time on Friday, 24 March) an international reading of Homer’s…