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Open Lecture: Temple of Artemis, rediscovering the wonder: John Turtle Wood (and his wife) at Ephesus
Location: Mezzanine Level, The Greek Centre, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Date: THURSDAY 27/9/2018 @ 7:00pm
Presenter: Professor Tim Parkin
Language of Presentation: English | R.M.L.G.*: 0 - No knowledge of Greek required.
Entry: FREE
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Synopsis
The temple of Artemis at Ephesus was held to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, yet it disappeared from sight for centuries until an enterprising English architect, John Turtle Wood, set upon rediscovering it.
In this illustrated talk I shall look at how he and his wife went about it and the trials and tribulations they faced, quoting extensively from contemporary accounts, included his own.
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Bio
Tim Parkin joined the Classics and Archaeology department at the University of Melbourne in 2018 as the inaugural Elizabeth and James Tatoulis Chair in Classics.
Before this he had spent over eleven years as Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester (UK).
He is a New Zealander by birth who was awarded a D.Phil. at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and who, since 1989, has worked in universities in New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom, as well as spending 14 months in Germany as an Alexander von Humboldt research fellow. Tim’s teaching covers both Greek and Roman history and classical languages.
His main research is in ancient history, particularly Roman social, cultural, and demographic history. Among his 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, inter al., ancient sexual health, in particular sexually transmitted diseases.
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Sponsors
We thank the following donor for making this seminar possible: Jim Bossinakis.
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 also thank the following corporate sponsors:
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* Recommended Minimum Level of Greek in order to enjoy this Event, on a scale of 0 to 5.
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The Greek Community of Melbourne is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Non-Profits Commission ABN 14004258360
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