Monuments & Public Spaces
Expressions of Power & Values Across Time
Our speakers will address the history of physical structures and help us explore the values they project across time and space.
10:00 am - 10:30 am Registration and Refreshments
10:30am - 10:45am Welcome
10:45 am - 1:00 pm Session 1
10:45 Cultural Heritage in Wartime: Alexander the Great as Creator, Destroyer, and Rebuilder of Monuments by Dr. Rachel Kousser
11:30 Making and Using Caves: Classical Athens and the Cult of Pan by Dr. Carolyn Laferriere
12:15 (Sewer?) Crawling Into the Third Century BCE: Appius’ Aqueduct by Dr. Lisa Marie Mignone
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch for Registrants
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Session 2
2:00 Architectural Stories: The Vitruvian Myths of the Classical Orders by Megan Goldman-Petri
2:45 Cleopatra’s Needle in Central Park: The Aims and Legacy of New York City’s First Diplomatic Archaeological Gift by Dr. Elizabeth Macaulay
3:45 pm Coffee Break
4:15 Triumphal Arches, Movement, and Modernity: The Case of Africa’s Italian Colonies by Dr. Francesco de Angelis
5:00 pm Wine and Cheese Reception
Sponsored by the New York Classical Club and co-sponsored by the NYU Department of Classics and the Center for Ancient Studies.
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