Colloquium ∙ News from Aphrodisias: Greek urban culture under the Roman Empire, April 21-22

Date
Friday, April 21, 2023, 1:30 pm – Saturday, April 22, 2023, 5:00 pm
Burr Hall 219

Speakers

  • Bert Smith, convener of colloquium
    Stanley Kelley, Jr. Visiting Professor for Distinguished Teaching, Princeton University and University of Oxford
    Introduction: Recent research at Aphrodisias
  • Ine Jacobs
    University of Oxford
    The Tetrapylon Street: a tale of water, fire, and earthquakes
  • Erica Rowan
    University of London
    Seeds and the Street: archaeobotany, diet, and environment
  • Phil Stinson
    The University of Kansas
    Hellenistic and Roman architectures in dialogue in the Sebasteion
  • Julia Lenaghan
    University of Verona
    Statuary from the Propylon of the Sebasteion
  • Ben Russell
    The University of Edinburgh
    Urban Park and Place of Palms: first to fifth centuries AD
  • Josh Thomas
    University of Oxford
    Sculptural life of the Urban Park: mythological monuments in context
  • Angelos Chaniotis
    Institute of Advanced Studies
    Informal writing in the shadow of palm trees’
  • Andrew Wilson
    University of Oxford
    Renewal and Destruction: The Place of Palms, AD 500–800
  • Ursula Quatember
    University of Graz
    The Bouleuterion: history, archaeology, and architecture
  • Chris Hallett
    University of California, Berkeley
    Late antique repair and display of damaged statues in the Bouleuterion
  • Esen Ogus
    Utah Valley University
    Sarcophagi: themes and styles in a wider Asia Minor setting
  • Bert Smith
    Stanley Kelley, Jr. Visiting Professor for Distinguished Teaching, Princeton University and University of Oxford
    Late antique statues and their contexts: new research, new finds

Details

a sculpture of a head lying on one side of its face on the ground

Marble portrait head of early sixth century, as found during excavation of Place of Palms at Aphrodisias (2017). Photo: Ian Cartwright.

Aphrodisias has vital new archaeological evidence for urban life under the Roman empire, from the booming culture of carved marble in the first and second centuries to the catastrophic end of monumental city life in the seventh century. Papers present the latest research and discoveries at the site, focusing on major transformations from Augustus to Heraclius. 

Open to the public and registration requested.

Sponsors
  • Department of Art & Archaeology
  • Department of Classics
  • Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies
Event Category
AY 2022-2023