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May 2 – David Ganz **please note exceptional date/time**

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its next meeting. David Ganz, Visiting Professor of Palaeography at the University of Notre Dame, will present “Charlemagne in the Margins: The St. Amand Glossed Virgil.” Please join us … Continue reading

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Apr. 22 – David Orsbon

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its next meeting. David Orsbon, PhD student in Comparative Literature, will present “A Twelfth-Century Byzantine Interpretation of Heliodoros’ Aithiopika: A Systematic Study of Philip the Philosopher’s Essay on the … Continue reading

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Apr. 7 – Aaron Hollander

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its first meeting of the spring quarter. Aaron Hollander, PhD student in the Divinity School at the University of Chicago, will present “A Heart Like Bright Water: Contemplating and … Continue reading

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Mar. 11 – Mohamad Ballan

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its next meeting. Mohamad Ballan, PhD student in History will present “Nec amici nec hostes: Mavia’s Revolt (ca. 378), Saracen foederati, and the Roman-Byzantine East in the Fourth Century A.D.” … Continue reading

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Feb. 18 – Jason Osequeda

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its next meeting. Jason Osequeda, PhD student in History at the University of Chicago, will present “Hope for the Kingdom of Heaven: Sixtus III and Pelagius.” This event is co-sponsored … Continue reading

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Feb. 4 – Jessica Mutter

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its next meeting. Jessica Mutter, doctoral candidate in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago, will present “Conversion to Islam in Late Antique Syria: Sources and … Continue reading

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Jan. 30 – Walter Kaegi

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium would like to invite you to a special presentation, held in co-sponsorship with the Lumen Christi Institute. Walter Kaegi, professor of History, will present “North Africa’s Transition from Christianity to Islam: Some Reconsiderations.” … Continue reading

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Jan. 7 – Ryan Fowler

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium wishes to invite you to its first presentation of the winter quarter. Ryan Fowler, Curricular Fellow at the Center for Hellenic Studies (Washington, DC), will present “How and Why to Read Plato: Lessons … Continue reading

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Dec. 10 – Michael I. Allen

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its last meeting of the quarter. Michael I. Allen, associate professor in Classics at the University of Chicago, will present “Boethius, De consolatione III, and Einhard’s last years: a … Continue reading

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Nov. 12 – Brad Bowman

The Workshop of Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its next meeting. Brad Bowman, doctoral candidate in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago, will present “‘Those Pious Men of the Cells’: The Case for … Continue reading

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