October 2, 2006 Source: :
http://www.mta.ca/news/?id=1110 Mount Allison welcomes Roman
history expert to campus — Oct. 4 SACKVILLE,
NB — Mount Allison University’s department of classics will host a public
lecture by Dr. Michele George of the department of classics at McMaster
University. Dr. George’s talk is entitled: Stantium servorum turba: Slaves
at Roman Banquets and will be held on Wednesday, October 4 at 4:45 p.m. in
the Avard-Dixon Building, room 118. Dr. George has written extensively on Roman social history, especially the
Roman family. Recent research and publications have focused on architectural
typology and interior decoration at Pompeii. Currently, Dr. George is doing
research for a monograph on the iconography of Roman slavery and social
relations in visual imagery. She is an associate editor of the classical
journal Phoenix, and treasurer of the Hamilton society of the Archaeological
Institute of America. This illustrated lecture will be appropriate for a general audience, and all
are welcome to attend. —30— For further information, please contact the department of classics, tel:
364-2556 or Dr. Ivan Cohen (icohen@mta.ca).
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