HYBRID SEMINAR: Ancient advice on when to marry and have children

Venue: Mezzanine level, The Greek Centre, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne - (please note: proof of vaccination is required to enter)
Live Stream Here: YouTube Live, Facebook Live, Twitter Broadcast
Date: THURSDAY 3 March 2022 @ 7:00pm AEDT (Melbourne) | 10:00am EEST (Athens) | 3:00am EST (New York)
Presenter: Prof Tim Parkin

Language of Presentation: English | No knowledge of Greek required
Entry: FREE

Synopsis

What’s the best age to get married? Or to have children?
In this talk Prof Tim Parkin considers these timeless questions by looking at ancient Greek (and a few Roman) opinions. As one might expect, there is no single answer! So he also considers what motivates different people (especially Aristotle) to come up with the answers they do.

Bio

Professor Tim Parkin joined the University of Melbourne in 2018 as the inaugural Elizabeth and James Tatoulis Chair in Classics. Tim is a New Zealander by birth who was awarded a D.Phil. at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and who, since 1989, has worked in universities in New Zealand, Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Tim’s teaching covers both ancient history and classical languages. His main research is in Roman social, cultural, legal, and demographic history. Among Tim’s publications are Demography and Roman Society (1992), Old Age in the Roman World: A Social and Cultural History (2003), Roman Social History: A Sourcebook (2007), and The Oxford Handbook of Childhood and Education in the Classical World (2014). He is currently working on a book on ancient sexual health and is co-editing a six-volume world history of old age.

How To Participate

Join us on-site on the Mezzanine floor at the Greek Centre in Melbourne this Thursday at 7pm! (please note: proof of vaccination is required to enter the space.)

Or join us online as the event will be simulcasted on YouTube Live, Facebook Live and Twitter Broadcast.