UNE will welcome almost 200 classical scholars and ancient historians for the first time in 23 years when it hosts the 40th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Classical Studies (ASCS) from February 4-7.
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Antiquity offers everything you could hope for in a great story: war, politics, social drama, human interest, moral dilemmas, vendettas, heroes and villains.
- Dr Bronwyn Hopwood.
Senior lecturer in Roman history and curator of the UNE Museum of Antiquities Dr Bronwyn Hopwood hoped the community would take the opportunity to get involved.
“We are really fortunate to have such an auspicious event come to our region. I encourage the community to come along to the free public events to hear from world experts, and find out why we get so excited about classics and ancient history,” she said.
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"The event will include a range of free public lectures, exhibitions, and the unveiling of a new Egyptian acquisition to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Museum of Antiquities.
“I think we’ll see many fantastic ancient stories and personalities come alive at UNE next week,” Dr Hopwood said.
Presentations will also be livestreamed to the UNE facebook page by:
- Associate Professors Lea Beness and Tom Hillard, Macquarie University 6.30pm Monday, February 4. Read their story.
- Professor Teresa Morgan, Oxford University 6pm, Tuesday, February 5. Read her story.
- Dr Julie Anderson, the British Museum 5.30pm, Wednesday, February 6. Read her story.
All are welcome to these free events.