Classical Cartography: Asia Minor, the Kieperts, and World War I
Classical Cartography: Asia Minor, the Kieperts, and World War I
This topic exposes ironies and offers a cautionary tale: During World War I the standard maps of Asia Minor by Heinrich ... Read more
3 Apr 2017
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The Antikythera Mechanism: A Shocking Discovery from Ancient Greece.
The Antikythera Mechanism: A Shocking Discovery from Ancient Greece.
As part of an international team, Dr Tony Freeth has been a central figure in an extraordinary voyage of discovery: ever... Read more
6 Jan 2016
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The Great War And The Ancient World
The Great War And The Ancient World
Prof. Suzanne Marchand presents ‘The Great War and the Ancient World’. The First World War has been rightly called ‘the ... Read more
19 Nov 2014
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Medea's Swerving Flight through Art and Literature
Medea's Swerving Flight through Art and Literature
The myth of Medea was not fixed or static, and in this lecture Prof. Taplin will show how Euripides made crucial innovat... Read more
23 Apr 2014
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The Stanford Humanities Center: researching the human experience.
The Stanford Humanities Center: researching the human experience.
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31 Jan 2014
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Stegner Fellows on Writing
Stegner Fellows on Writing
Recent Stanford Stegner fellows discuss the pleasures and pains of writing fiction at the Litquake literary festival.
17 Jan 2014
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Who Owns Antiquity? Museums, Repatriation, and Armed Conflict
Who Owns Antiquity? Museums, Repatriation, and Armed Conflict
The last ten years, in particular, have been dominated by discussions of cultural property--either its destruction in zo... Read more
24 Nov 2013
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A Company of Authors: The World as We Imagine It
A Company of Authors: The World as We Imagine It
(April 20, 2013) Authors and Stanford scholars John Bender, Saikat Majumdar, and Joshua Landy read from their latest pub... Read more
16 May 2013
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A Company of Authors: The World and Beyond as It Might Be
A Company of Authors: The World and Beyond as It Might Be
(April 20, 2013) Authors and Stanford scholars Ian Morris, Tanya Luhrmann, and John Perry read from their latest publish... Read more
16 May 2013
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