Classical Association of Vancouver Island Lecture Series

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Monday, March 9th, 2020
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

The 6th meeting of the 2019-20 Academic year will take place on Monday, 9 March at 4:30 pm in the University Centre, room A180, UVic.

Dr. Andrea De Giorgi (Associate Professor, Florida State University) will present a lecture entitled:

“Ebb & Flow of Settlement. The Story of Cosa”

In the immediate aftermath of WWII, Frank Brown began fieldwork at the site of Cosa, Italy. His program of excavations and research brought to light a constellation of public and religious edifices that are now mainstays in the discourse of Roman Republican architecture. Yet, for all their achievements the excavations have unraveled only a limited portion of Cosa (about 20%); much needs to be done in order to illustrate the ways in which the colony articulated its space and responded to the basic needs of its constituents. Focusing on the ongoing excavations and geophysical surveys Dr. De Giorgi will discuss the complicated narrative of settlement at this small, yet fundamental colony.

Andrea U. De Giorgi is an associate professor in the department of Classics. He specializes in Roman archaeology and visual culture of the Roman Empire from the Republic to Late Antiquity, with particular emphasis on the eastern provinces.

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The Classical Association of Vancouver Island is UVic’s organization for people interested in the Greek and Roman worlds. Monthly lectures by local and international scholars take place at UVic.

Everyone is welcome.

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