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  • Shipwrecks and the Transport of Luxury in the Roman Mediterranean by Carrie Atkins

    Shipwrecks and the Transport of Luxury in the Roman Mediterranean

    Carrie Atkins

    During the late Republic and early Empire, Rome had a voracious appetite for importing luxury objects from around the Mediterranean: spices from the Arabian Peninsula, sculptures and bronzes from Greece, glassware from Egypt and the Levant, and textiles from India, to list a few examples. Some of these so-termed luxuries have been preserved in shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, yet these objects only represent a small portion of the overall cargoes. By examining several Roman shipwrecks (ca 200 BCE – 200 CE) that were transporting such luxury objects, I discuss how these assemblages force us to re-evaluate static definitions of luxury and assess the impact of mobility upon shifting social importance in multi-scalar networks. In particular, through considering cargoes as assemblages, I discuss agents who were often overlooked in literary accounts, and I de-centralize Rome as the main consumer of luxuries by showing the transportation of these goods to the western Mediterranean.

  • Approaches to Reconstructing the Past: The Architecture of the Athenian Acropolis by Nancy Klein

    Approaches to Reconstructing the Past: The Architecture of the Athenian Acropolis

    Nancy Klein

    In the early 19th century, the fledgling country of Greece devoted itself to establishing a national identity that reflected its classical heritage. The Acropolis of Athens was central to this vision and became a symbol of the birthplace of democracy and the humanistic arts. Efforts to free the classical monuments of the Acropolis from the overburden of later history saw the removal of many post-classical buildings in order to expose the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, the Propylaia, and the temple of Athena Nike. Excavation from modern ground levels to bedrock brought to light thousands of fragments of architecture, sculpture, pottery, and small finds from the early periods of activity on the Acropolis.

    In this lecture, I present the results of my research on the architecture and design of the sanctuary on the Athenian Acropolis in archaic and early classical periods. My study began with the close examination of architectural blocks and an initial goal of determining the minimum number of buildings that existed and the individual characteristics of each structure. The visible details on each block, however, provided details for both the original design and final demise of each structure when its functional existence came to an end. This evidence, along with a careful reading of archival documents from the 19th century excavations, has allowed me to build a timeline for the construction, lifetime, and demolition of these buildings. My conclusions suggest that the Acropolis of Athens was a center of architectural innovation comparable to the panhellenic sanctuaries such as Delphi and Olympia, and the archaic buildings introduced Doric and Ionic forms echoed in later classical structures. Moreover, the programmatic reuse and recycling of damaged or redundant buildings in the fifth century suggests a complex approach to the design of the sanctuary on the Acropolis as an expression of constructed memory.

  • New Fieldwork from Classical Olynthus, Greece: Towards an Archaeology of Identity by Lisa Nevett, University of Mississippi. Department of Classics, and Archaeological Institute of America

    New Fieldwork from Classical Olynthus, Greece: Towards an Archaeology of Identity

    Lisa Nevett, University of Mississippi. Department of Classics, and Archaeological Institute of America

  • The Landscape of Siege by Gwyn Davies, University of Mississippi. Department of Classics, and Archaeological Institute of America

    The Landscape of Siege

    Gwyn Davies, University of Mississippi. Department of Classics, and Archaeological Institute of America

  • University of Mississippi Archaeology Showcase by Aileen Ajootian, Matthew Murray, Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons, and Nancy Wicker

    University of Mississippi Archaeology Showcase

    Aileen Ajootian, Matthew Murray, Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons, and Nancy Wicker

    Presentations about current research by UM archaeology professors and students.

    4:30

    WELCOME

    4:35-4:45

    “NEW CLOTHES FOR A HERO: HERAKLES AND GREEK IDENTITY AT ANCIENT OLYMPIA”

    Dr. Aileen Ajootian

    Professor of Classics and Art, Department of Classics

    4:50-5:00

    “WALKING THROUGH THE PAST: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF 6000 YEARS OF PREHISTORY IN THE HEART OF BAVARIA, GERMANY”

    Dr. Matthew Murray

    Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology

    5:05-5:15

    "LINE DRAWINGS AND THE STUDY OF CAMPANIAN GRAFFITI"

    Dr. Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons

    Assistant Professor, Department of Classics

    5:20– 5:30

    "CERAMIC ANALYSES FROM 2019 EXCAVATIONS AT THE ELY MOUND, LEE COUNTY, VIRGINIA"

    Shannon Wooten

    Graduate Student, Department of Sociology and Anthropology

    5:35 – 5:45

    “THE MATERIALITY AND SENSORY EFFECTS OF SCANDINAVIAN GOLD JEWELRY"

    Dr. Nancy Wicker

    Professor of Art History, Chair, The Department of Art and Art History

    5:50 – 6:00

    "FROM COLLECTING TO CURATING: ORGANIZING A CENTURY OF LEGACY COLLECTIONS"

    Dr. Tony Boudreaux and Dr. Maureen Meyers

    Associate Professors of Anthropology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology

    CLOSING REMARKS

  • After Actium: Imagining Egypt in Ancient Rome by Molly Sweatnam-Burland

    After Actium: Imagining Egypt in Ancient Rome

    Molly Sweatnam-Burland

  • Reception Ex Nihilo: Doubling, Improvisation, and Metatheater in the Plautine Comedy and Seinfeld by T. H. M. Gellar-Goad

    Reception Ex Nihilo: Doubling, Improvisation, and Metatheater in the Plautine Comedy and Seinfeld

    T. H. M. Gellar-Goad

  • Of Canaanites and Kings: The Ongoing Excavation of a Middle Bronze Age Palace at Tel Kabri, Israel by Eric Cline, University of Mississippi. Department of Classics, and Archaeological Institute of America

    Of Canaanites and Kings: The Ongoing Excavation of a Middle Bronze Age Palace at Tel Kabri, Israel

    Eric Cline, University of Mississippi. Department of Classics, and Archaeological Institute of America

  • Fulvia and the War at Perugia by Celia Schultz

    Fulvia and the War at Perugia

    Celia Schultz

  • University of Mississippi Archaeology Showcase by Matthew Murray, Nancy Wicker, Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons, Aileen Ajootian, Arianna Kitchens, Madeleine McCracken, and Hannah Zechman

    University of Mississippi Archaeology Showcase

    Matthew Murray, Nancy Wicker, Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons, Aileen Ajootian, Arianna Kitchens, Madeleine McCracken, and Hannah Zechman

    Presentations about current research by UM archaeology professors and students.

    6:00 p.m. Dr. Matthew Murray

    "Fragmented, wrapped and infected: new perspectives on death in Iron Age Central Europe"

    6:10 p.m. Dr. Nancy Wicker

    "Vikings in Iberia? Investigation of a Viking-style deer antler container in Léon, Spain"

    6:20 p.m. Dr. Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons

    "Photographing ancient graffiti: dStretch and Neutral Density Filters"


    Break

    6:40 p.m. Arianna Kitchens, Madeline McCracken

    "Inscriptions Lost in Time"
    6:50 p.m. Hannah Zechman "Archaeological Investigations at Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi"

    7:00 p.m. Dr. Aileen Ajootian

    "Actium at Ancient Corinth: a Victory Monument for Octavian?"

  • Riots in Rome! by Gregory S. Aldrete, University of Mississippi. Department of Classics, and Archaeological Institute of America

    Riots in Rome!

    Gregory S. Aldrete, University of Mississippi. Department of Classics, and Archaeological Institute of America

  • Street Theater: A Pompeiian Neighborhood in Five Acts by Jeremy Hartnett

    Street Theater: A Pompeiian Neighborhood in Five Acts

    Jeremy Hartnett

  • Nationalism and the Reception of Greco-Roman-Antiquity in Heavy Metal by Kristopher Fletcher

    Nationalism and the Reception of Greco-Roman-Antiquity in Heavy Metal

    Kristopher Fletcher

  • On Being Sane in an Insane Place: The Rosenham Experiment in the Laboratory of Roman Comedy by Michael Fontaine

    On Being Sane in an Insane Place: The Rosenham Experiment in the Laboratory of Roman Comedy

    Michael Fontaine

  • Brazen Charm: The Vitality of Homeric Armor by Amy Lather

    Brazen Charm: The Vitality of Homeric Armor

    Amy Lather

  • Using Greek in Rome: Learning from Pliny the Polyglot by Brandon Jones

    Using Greek in Rome: Learning from Pliny the Polyglot

    Brandon Jones

  • Community Based Classics: Teaching Latin as Service Learning Through the Paideia Institute's Aequora Program by Elizabeth Butterworth

    Community Based Classics: Teaching Latin as Service Learning Through the Paideia Institute's Aequora Program

    Elizabeth Butterworth

  • Topsy-Turvy Comedy in Ancient Rome and Medieval Japan by Timothy J. Moore

    Topsy-Turvy Comedy in Ancient Rome and Medieval Japan

    Timothy J. Moore

  • Nemea and the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Zeus by Kim Shelton

    Nemea and the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Zeus

    Kim Shelton

  • The Secrets of David M. Robinson and the Olynthos Excavations by Alan Kaiser

    The Secrets of David M. Robinson and the Olynthos Excavations

    Alan Kaiser

    Sometimes the best place to hide a secret is in plain sight. In the University Museum hangs a portrait of professor David M. Robinson, one of the great classical archaeologists in the United States during the 20th century. The celebrated man had a dark secret, however, known only to his former student, Mary Ellingson. Half a century after Robinson’s death the chance discovery of Ellingson’s forgotten scrapbook uncover Robinson’s secret and message hidden in Robinson’s portrait.

  • Latin in 3-D: How Particles and Word Order Offer Linguistic Depth Perception by Patrick McFadden

    Latin in 3-D: How Particles and Word Order Offer Linguistic Depth Perception

    Patrick McFadden

  • War and Peace: Trojan War Scenes on a Black-Figure Krater at the University of Virginia by Tyler Jo Smith, University of Mississippi. Department of Classics, and Archaeological Institute of America

    War and Peace: Trojan War Scenes on a Black-Figure Krater at the University of Virginia

    Tyler Jo Smith, University of Mississippi. Department of Classics, and Archaeological Institute of America

  • Flavian "Fides" in the Histories of Tacitus by Salvador Bartera

    Flavian "Fides" in the Histories of Tacitus

    Salvador Bartera

  • Vergilian Themes in Ovid's Metamorphoses by K. Sara Myers

    Vergilian Themes in Ovid's Metamorphoses

    K. Sara Myers

  • Monuments and Monumental Sculpture from Aphrodisias by Maryl B. Gensheimer, University of Mississippi. Department of Classics, and Archaeological Institute of America

    Monuments and Monumental Sculpture from Aphrodisias

    Maryl B. Gensheimer, University of Mississippi. Department of Classics, and Archaeological Institute of America

  • Shakespeare's Romans: Rediscovering and Reinventing Julius Caesar by Brad L. Cook

    Shakespeare's Romans: Rediscovering and Reinventing Julius Caesar

    Brad L. Cook

    An illustrated public lecture.

  • Firing the Canon: Plaster Casts and their Discontents by Verity Platt, University of Mississippi. Department of Classics, and Archaeological Institute of America

    Firing the Canon: Plaster Casts and their Discontents

    Verity Platt, University of Mississippi. Department of Classics, and Archaeological Institute of America

  • Bodies of Evidence: C.S.I. and the Ancient Greeks by Thomas Van Nortwick

    Bodies of Evidence: C.S.I. and the Ancient Greeks

    Thomas Van Nortwick

  • Imperial Ideology and Distributional Politics Under Severus Alexander by Carlos Noreña

    Imperial Ideology and Distributional Politics Under Severus Alexander

    Carlos Noreña

  • Preserving the Past: a Path to the Future by Nancy Wilkie

    Preserving the Past: a Path to the Future

    Nancy Wilkie

    Looting, Repatriation, Archaeology in War Zones

  • The Expressive Function of Law: Problems and Possibilities by Thomas McGinn

    The Expressive Function of Law: Problems and Possibilities

    Thomas McGinn

  • Future Imperfect: Dido and Aeneas in Ovid's Heroides 7 and Virgil's Aeneid by Megan Drinkwater

    Future Imperfect: Dido and Aeneas in Ovid's Heroides 7 and Virgil's Aeneid

    Megan Drinkwater

  • Gladiators at Pompeii: Roman Spectacle in a Small Town by Steven L. Tuck

    Gladiators at Pompeii: Roman Spectacle in a Small Town

    Steven L. Tuck

 
 
 

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