|
| |
ONLINE ONLY: Ancient Sparta: Myths versus Reality | Seminars 2022
Live Stream Here: YouTube Live, Facebook Live, Twitter Broadcast
Date: THURSDAY 7 April 2022 @ 7:00pm AEST (Melbourne) | 12:00pm EEST (Athens) | 5:00am EDT (New York)
Presenter: Prof Paul Cartledge
Language of Presentation: English
Entry: FREE
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Synopsis
The ancient Spartans have given us three words in our English language (spoiler alert: 'spartan', 'laconic', 'helot'). That's a tribute to the Spartan myth - which was started in antiquity by the Spartans themselves, then taken up by pro-Spartan 'lakonizers', and has continued to this day ('Spartans' on the US Capitol, 'Spartans' in the UK House of Commons). But what was the 'reality' of ancient Sparta? Watch this space...
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Bio
Professor Paul Cartledge is the AG Leventis Senior Research Fellow of Clare College, and formerly the inaugural AG Leventis Professor of Greek Culture in the University of Cambridge. He is the author, co-author, editor or co-editor of some 30 books, most recently Democracy: A Life (Oxford University Press, 2018) and Thebes: the forgotten city of ancient Greece (Picador & Abrams, 2020, pb 2021). Cartledge's field of study is Athens and Sparta in the Classical Age, he has been described as a Laconophile. He was chief historical consultant for the BBC TV series The Greeks and the Channel 4 series The Spartans, presented by Bettany Hughes. Professor Cartledge is also an Honorary Citizen of modern Sparta. Most recently he has been awarded the Commander of the Order of Honour (Ταξιάρχης τῆς Τιμῆς), for his 'contribution to enhancing Greece's stature abroad'.
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Sponsors
We thank Joseph Tsalanidis for the kind donations that makes seminars like this possible.
During the course of the year considerable expenses are incurred in staging the seminars. In order to mitigate these costs individuals or organisations are invited to donate against a lecture of their choice. You too can donate for one or more seminars and (optionally) let your name or brand be known as a patron of culture to our members, visitors and followers, as well as the broader artistic and cultural community of Melbourne. Please email: info@greekcommunity.com.au or call 03 9662 2722. We thank the following corporate sponsors:
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Greek Community of Melbourne is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Non-Profits Commission ABN 14004258360
|
|
|
|
|
|
