2018 Past Events

The Tastes of Ancient Beers

Fri. Nov. 9, 2018 3:30 PM - Fri. Nov. 9, 2018 4:30 PM
Dr. Max Nelson, University of Windsor While no beers from antiquity survive for us to sample, Dr. Max Nelson illuminated the ways to access beer... Read More

Myth and Misdirection in Prometheus Bound

Fri. Oct. 26, 2018 3:30 PM - Fri. Oct. 26, 2018 4:30 PM
Dr. C. Michael Sampson, University of Manitoba Prometheus Bound is a play about the rule of Zeus and the potential threat to his regime. By... Read More

The Poetics of Redundancy in Vergil's Aeneid

Fri. Oct. 5, 2018 3:30 PM - Fri. Oct. 5, 2018 4:30 PM
Professor Andrea Rotstein, Tel Aviv University How does poetry mean anything and how do poets make meaning? The Roman poet Vergil has the tendency... Read More

De Re Cervisia et Mulso: Re-Creating Ancient Beer and "Mead"

Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 3:30 PM - Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 4:30 PM
Dr. Matt Gibbs What did the Romans drink and how did it taste? By re-creating two authentic recipes from the early Roman and later Roman empire (a... Read More