Program & Abstracts

> Panel 02 <

Anecdotal Narratives: Forms, Functions, and Poetics of Natural Storytelling

Daniel Wendt | University of Graz, Institut für Antike (daniel.wendt@uni-graz.at)

Jared Hudson | Harvard University, Department of Classics (jhudson@fas.harvard.edu)

> Panel 03 <

Athenaeus and His World, 25 Years On

Ben Cartlidge | University of Liverpool (Benjamin.cartlidge@liverpool.ac.uk)

Lucía Rodríguez-Noriega Guillén | lnoriega@uniovi.es (University of Oviedo)

> Panel 04 <

Cicero and the Augustan Poets

Adrian Weiß | University of Bonn (adrian.weiss@uni-bonn.de)

Gernot Michael Müller | University of Bonn (gernot.mueller@uni-bonn.de)

> Panel 05 <

The Concept of Freedom in Ancient Greece and Rome

Lothar Willms | Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (lothar.willms@hu-berlin.de)

Helen-Melina Tamiolaki | University of Crete (tamiolaki@uoc.gr)

> Panel 06 <

Coniuratio muliebris: Women, conspiracies, and memory in Ancient Rome

Lewis Webb | University of Oxford (United Kingdom)

Sara Borrello | Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (sara.borrello@unive.it)

> Panel 07 <

Dialogic power of Latin Verse Satire: the development of satire beyond generic boundaries

Andreas Gavrielatos | University of Reading (a.gavrielatos@reading.ac.uk)

Spyridon Tzounakas | University of Cyprus (tzounakas.spyridon@ucy.ac.cy)

> Panel 08 <

Ecopoetics of stone in ancient literature and its reception

Leila Williamson | Ghent University (leila.williamson@ugent.be)

Jason König | University of St Andrews (jpk3@st-andrews.ac.uk)

> Panel 09 <

Emotions in politics amidst violence, persuasion and action in ancient Rome

Eleonora Zampieri | Università degli Studi di Padova - DiSSGeA (eleonora.zampieri@unipd.it)

Marco Rocco | Università degli Studi di Padova – DiSSGeA - FISPPA (marco.rocco@unipd.it)

> Panel 10 <

Epigraphic Evidence of ‘Marginal’ Groups in the Graeco-Roman World

Sofia Bianchi Mancini | Max- Weber- Kolleg, Universität Erfurt (sofia.bianchi_mancini@uni-erfurt.de)

Julia Kretschmer | Universität Heidelberg (julia.kretschmer@zaw.uni-heidelberg.de)

Charlotte Spence | University of Oxford (charlotte.spence@classics.ox.ac.uk)

> Panel 11 <

Epigraphy and Mobility: Understanding Patterns of Identity and Migration through Inscriptions in Ancient Societies

Federica Scicolone | Scuola Superiore Meridionale (f.scicolone@ssmeridionale.it)

Roberto D. Melfi | Scuola Superiore Meridionale (roberuto.melfi@gmail.com)

> Panel 12 <

Exploring Rhetorical Strategies Across Greek and Latin Imperial Prose

Olivier Demerre | Ghent University (Olivier.demerre@ugent.Be)

Laura Loporcaro | Ghent University (Laura.loporcaro@ugent.be)

> Panel 13 <

Female letter writers and addressees in Graeco-Roman antiquity

Janja Soldo | University of Edinburgh (jsoldo@ed.ac.uk)

Gavin Kelly | University of Edinburgh (Gavin.Kelly@ed.ac.uk)

> Panel 14 <

Freedom as Metaphor – Metaphors of Freedom. Metaphorical notions of the ‘Free’ and the ‘Slave’ in Ancient Thought

Diego De Brasi | Trier University (debrasi@uni-trier.de)

Julia Pfefferkorn | Trier University (pfefferkorn@uni-trier.de)

> Panel 15 <

Greco-Roman Literature and the Horror Film

Hunter H. Gardner | University of South Carolina (gardnehh@mailbox.sc.edu)

Alexander Beecroft | University of South Carolina (ABEECROF@mailbox.sc.edu)

David Greven | University of South Carolina (DGREVEN@mailbox.sc.edu)

> Panel 16 <

Ideology, political polarisation and the end of the Roman Republic

Cristina Rosillo López | Universidad Pablo de Olavide (mcroslop@upo.es)

Francisco Pina Polo | Universidad de Zaragoza (franpina@unizar.es)

Pedro López Barja de Quiroga | Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (pedro.barjadequiroga@usc.es)

> Panel 17 <

Laconism In and Beyond Athens: Local Relationships with Spartan Hegemony and Culture

Luke Madson | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey / Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (luke.madson@rutgers.edu)

Matteo Zaccarini | University of Bologna (matteo.zaccarini2@unibo.it)

> Panel 18 <

Languages, Literatures and Cultures in Contact: 4th Century AD

Jesús Hernández Lobato | Universidad de Salamanca (jhlobato@usal.es)

Oscar Prieto Dominguez | Universidad de Salamanca (praxo@usal.es)

Ana Isabel Blasco Torres | Universidad de Salamanca (anaiblasco@usal.es)

> Panel 19 <

Latin Manuscript Tradition between the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance:
Case Studies and Research Perspectives

Orazio Portuese | Università di CATANIA (orazio.portuese@unict.it)

Giandamiano Bovi | Università di CATANIA (giandamiano.bovi@unipr.it / giandamiano.bovi@unict.it)

> Panel 20 <

Management of water resources in the cities of the Ancient Mediterranean from new research perspectives

Mar Castro García | Dept. of Prehistory and Archaeology (marcastro@ugr.es)

Javier Martínez Jiménez | Dept. of Prehistory and Archaeology (javiermj@ugr.es)

> Panel 21 <

Material Love: Objects and the Passion of Love in Greek and Latin Literature

Marco Fantuzzi | University College London, Trinity College Dublin, Roehampton University (marco.fantuzzi@ucl.ac.uk)

Marina Pavlidou Elamin | University College London (marina.pavlidou-elamin.17@ucl.ac.uk)

> Panel 22 <

Mobility and Ecology in Graeco-Roman Literature and Arts

Christopher Schliephake | University of Augsburg (christopher.schliephake@philhist.uni-augsburg.de)

Martinho Soares | University of Coimbra (martinhosoares@gmail.com)

> Panel 23 <

Modes of Textual Engagement and the Reader’s Experience in Greco-Roman Historical Narratives

Edward Armstrong | The British School at Athens (e.armstrong@bsa.ac.uk)

Pablo Rojas | University of Edinburgh (pablo.rojas@ed.ac.uk)

Sanne van den Berg | University of Amsterdam (g.h.vandenberg@uva.nl)

> Panel 24 <

Μορφὴ ἐπέων: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ancient Metaphors

Laura Massetti | University of Naples “L’Orientale” (laura.massetti@unior.it)

Maria Arpaia | University of Naples “L’Orientale” (maria.arpaia@unior.it)

> Panel 25 <

Nosos and Mania in Greek and Roman Philosophy

Stefano Mecci | University of Rome (stefano.mecci@uniroma1.it)

Sofia Lombardi | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (slombardi@uc.cl)

> Panel 26 <

Obscene Language in Greek and Latin

Duccio Guasti | Universiteit Gent (duccio.guasti@ugent.be)

Tiziano Boggio | University of Cincinnati (boggioto@mail.uc.edu)

Gergő Gellérfi | University of Szeged (gellerfigergo@gmail.com)

> Panel 27 <

Odysseus in the 21st Century

Mallory Fitzpatrick | Bryn Mawr College (mmfitzpatr@brynmawr.edu)

Sarah Gonzalez | Harvard University (sarah_gonzalez@g.harvard.edu)

Thomas Munro | Yale University (thomas.munro@yale.edu)

Adriana Nogueira | Universidade do Algarve (anogueir@gmail.com)

> Panel 28 <

Pre-Platonic Mimesis: Word, Theory, Practice

Dino De Sanctis | Università degli Studi della Tuscia (dinodesanctis@unitus.it)

François Renaud | Université de Moncton (francois.renaud@umoncton.ca)

> Panel 29 <

Purity and Pollution: Constructing Moral Order in Ancient Greece and Rome

Johanna Kaiser | University of Pennsylvania (kaiserjo@sas.upenn.edu)

Bernadette Descharmes | Technische Universität Braunschweig (b.descharmes@tu-braunschweig.de)

> Panel 30 <

Putting Gods with Objects: Divine Attributes and Materiality in Ancient Mediterranean Religion and Mythology

Ellie Mackin Roberts | University of Bristol (ellie.mackinroberts@bristol.ac.uk)

Laurialan Reitzammer | University of Colorado Boulder (reitzammer@colorado.edu)

> Panel 31 <

Race, Gender, and War: Intersections in Ancient Mediterranean Military History

Dominic Machado | College of the Holy Cross (dmachado@holycross.edu)

Jessica H. Clark | Florida State University (jhclark@fsu.edu)

> Panel 32 <

Rethinking Colonisation in Ancient Italy and the Western Mediterranean (500-250 BCE)

Guy Bradley | Cardiff University (bradleygj@cardiff.ac.uk)

Jeremia Pelgrom | University Groningen (j.pelgrom@rug.nl)

> Panel 33 <

Revisiting the Scene: Mirror Scenes in Greek and Roman Theater

Vasileios Dimoglidis | University of Cincinnati (dimoglvs@mail.uc.edu)

Christopher L. Gipson | Loyola Marymount University (christopher.gipson@lmu.edu)

> Panel 34 <

Tragic Wealth. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Human Prosperity in Greek Tragedy

Daniela Milo | Università di Napoli Federico II (milo@unina.it)

Alba Boscà Cuquerella | Universidad de Murcia (alba.bosca@um.es)

Giulia Colli | Università di Pisa (giulia.colli@phd.unipi.it)

Martina Delucchi | Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Storici, Naples (martinadelucchi@outlook.it)

> Panel 35 <

Transtextual Characters in Ancient Greek and Roman Epic: Conceptualization and Case Studies

Silvio Bär | University of Oslo (silvio.baer@ifikk.uio.no)

Judith Hendriksma | University of Oslo (j.a.hendriksma@ifikk.uio.no)

> Panel 36 <

Unveiling the Optimus Princeps: New trends and approaches in discussing the Age of Trajan

Consuelo Martino | University of Edinburgh (consuelo.martino@ed.ac.uk)

Panayiotis Christoforou | University of Oxford (panayiotis.christoforou@classics.ox.ac.uk)

> Panel 37 <

War, Peace, and Exempla: Early Imperial Reflections on the Past in a Time of Pax Romana

Wim Nijs | University of Toronto (wim.nijs@utoronto.ca)

Laurens van der Wiel | University of Warsaw (l.van-der-wiel@uw.edu.pl)

> Panel 38 <

War and peace, violence and progress: From Homer to Pausanias

Maria de Fátima Silva | University of Coimbra (fanp13@gmail.com)

Patrick Finglass | University of Bristol (patrick.finglass@bristol.ac.uk)

Pedro Manso | University of Coimbra (manso.fluc@gmail.com)

> Panel 39 <

Wisdom of Many? Maxims Between Upper and Lower-Class Culture in the Greek and Roman World

Sara De Martin | Université de Lille / ICS, University of London (sara.de-martin@univ-lille.fr)

Ruth Webb | Université de Lille (ruth.webb@univ-lille.fr)