There have been several changes and updates to the winter quarter schedule. The most recent schedule is below.

Ancient Societies is proud to present the following schedule for Winter 2014:

Friday, 10 January: Pierre Briant (Collège de France)
“New data from Achaemenid Anatolia: Archaeology, Epigraphy, History”

Tuesday, 21 January: Paul Gauthier (PhD student, NELC)
“The Financial Structure of the Middle Assyrian Kingdom: A Model”

Tuesday, 28 January, 5:00-6:30PM: Lieve Donnellan (Postdoctoral Fellow, Classics)
(TBA)

Tuesday, 4 February, 5:00-6:30PM: Aleksandra Hallmann (PhD candidate, University of Warsaw)
“Reading Ancient Egyptian Garments from Archaeological and Iconographic Sources”

Tuesday, 11 February: Ryan Boehm (Tulane University)
(TBA)

Tuesday, 18 February (in cooperation with the Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium) :
Jason Osequeda (PhD student, History)
(TBA)

Tuesday, 11 March: Erika Jeck (PhD student, History)
(TBA)

Please note that Walter Scheidel (Classics, Stanford University) will also be delivering a lecture at 3:30 on Tuesday, February 25 under the auspices of the Classical Lecture Society.

All meetings not marked otherwise will be held at 3:30pm in Classics 21, to be followed by a reception in the Classics lounge. Persons with disabilities who feel they may need assistance are asked to contact Kathy Fox at (773) 702-8514 in advance.

We look forward to seeing you this quarter!

Please join the Ancient Societies Workshop for our next meeting of the 2013-14 academic year.

Tuesday, January 21, 3:30PM
Classics 21

Paul Gauthier (UChicago, NELC)

on

“The Financial Structure of the Middle Assyrian Kingdom: A Model”

A reception will follow in the Classics lounge.

Persons with a disability who feel they may need assistance to participate fully are asked to contact Kathy Fox (773 702-8514) in advance.
For further information or any questions, please contact Kate Agnew (klagnew [at] uchicago).

Please join the Ancient Societies Workshop for our first meeting of 2014.

FRIDAY, January 10, 3:30PM
Classics 21

Pierre Briant (Collège de France)

on

“New data from Achaemenid Anatolia: Archaeology, Epigraphy, History”

A reception will follow in the Classics lounge.

Please note the unusual day for this week’s workshop!

Persons with a disability who feel they may need assistance to participate fully are asked to contact Kathy Fox (773 702-8514) in advance.
For further information or any questions, please contact Kate Agnew (klagnew [at] uchicago).

Please note: The workshop schedule for Winter 2014 has been updated. You can find the most recent version of the schedule here.

Ancient Societies is proud to present the following schedule for Winter 2014:

Friday, 10 January: Pierre Briant (Collège de France)
“New data from Achaemenid Anatolia: Archaeology, Epigraphy, History”

Tuesday, 21 January: Paul Gauthier (PhD student, NELC)
“The Financial Structure of the Middle Assyrian Kingdom: A Model”

Tuesday, 11 February: Ryan Boehm (Tulane University)
(TBA)

Tuesday, 18 February (in cooperation with the Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium) :
Jason Osequeda (PhD student, History)
(TBA)

Tuesday, 4 March, 5:00-6:30PM: Aleksandra Hallmann (PhD candidate, University of Warsaw)
“Reading Ancient Egyptian Garments from Archaeological and Iconographic Sources”

Tuesday, 11 March: Erika Jeck (PhD student, History)
(TBA)

Please note the unusual times of two workshop meetings: the inaugural session with Pierre Briant will be held on Friday, 1/10 at 3:30, and the meeting on 3/4 at 5:00.

All other meetings will be held at 3:30pm in Classics 21, to be followed by a reception in the Classics lounge. Persons with disabilities who feel they may need assistance are asked to contact Kathy Fox at (773) 702-8514 in advance.

We look forward to seeing you this quarter!

Please join the Ancient Societies Workshop for our next meeting of the 2013-14 academic year.

Tuesday, November 19, 3:30PM
Classics 21

Megan Nutzman (UChicago, Classics)

on

“Holy Healers: Exorcism in Roman and Late Antique Palestine”

A reception will follow in the Classics lounge.

Persons with a disability who feel they may need assistance to participate fully are asked to contact Kathy Fox (773 702-8514) in advance.
For further information or any questions, please contact Kate Agnew (klagnew [at] uchicago).

Please join the Ancient Societies Workshop for our next meeting of the 2013-14 academic year.

Tuesday, October 29, 3:30PM
Classics 21

Dr. Lara Weiss (Universität Erfurt)

on

“Lived Ancient Religion at Karanis”

A reception will follow in the Classics lounge.

Persons with a disability who feel they may need assistance to participate fully are asked to contact Kathy Fox (773 702-8514) in advance.
For further information or any questions, please contact Kate Agnew (klagnew [at] uchicago).

Please join the Ancient Societies Workshop for our next meeting of the 2013-14 academic year.

Tuesday, October 22, 3:30PM
Classics 21

Andrew Dix (UChicago, NELC)

on

“The Archive of Bēlšunu (aka Belesys, Governor of Syria)”

A reception will follow in the Classics lounge.

Persons with a disability who feel they may need assistance to participate fully are asked to contact Kathy Fox (773 702-8514) in advance.
For further information or any questions, please contact Kate Agnew (klagnew [at] uchicago).

Please join the Ancient Societies Workshop for our inaugural meeting of the 2013-14 academic year.

Tuesday, October 8, 3:30PM
Classics 21

Theo van den Hout (UChicago, NELC)

on

“The Problem with Hittite Scholars”

A reception will follow in the Classics lounge.

Persons with a disability who feel they may need assistance to participate fully are asked to contact Kathy Fox (773 702-8514) in advance.
For further information or any questions, please contact Kate Agnew (klagnew [at] uchicago).

Ancient Societies is proud to present the following schedule for Autumn 2013:

Tuesday, 8 October: Theo van den Hout (UChicago)
“The Problem with Hittite Scholars”

Tuesday, 22 October: Andrew Dix (UChicago)
“The Archive of Bēlšunu (aka Belesys, Governor of Syria)”

Tuesday, 29 October: Lara Weiss (Universität Erfurt)
(TBA)

Tuesday, 19 November: Megan Nutzman (UChicago)
“Holy Healers: Exorcism in Roman and Late Antique Palestine”

All meetings will be held at 3:30pm in Classics 21, to be followed by a reception in the Classics lounge. Persons with disabilities who feel they may need assistance are asked to contact Kathy Fox at (773) 702-8514 in advance.

We look forward to seeing you this quarter!