Thalia Potamianos Annual Lecture Series – Lecture I: The Vulnerability of Heroism

Thalia Potamianos Annual Lecture Series – Lecture I: The Vulnerability of Heroism

10/3/2023

7:00pm EEST (Greece) | 12:00pm EDT (US)

PRESENTED BY

The Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens

SPEAKER(S)

Professor Emily Wilson, University of Pennsylvania

LOCATION

ASCSA Cotsen Hall… more »

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Posted On July 3, 2023
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Steinmetz Family Foundation Museum Fellow, Agora Excavations and Makriyannis Exhibition Wing-Position in Athens Greece

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A ministry statement said the finds from work this year included more than 2,000 intact or almost complete clay figurines, mostly of women and… more »