Kirk Lectures and Colloquium Spring 2002-3
War, Peace, and Reconciliation in the Ancient World
Monday, February 3 - 7.30 pm
Benjamin Foster (Yale University): "Water under the Straw: Mesopotamian Concepts of Peace"
Monday, February 24, 8 pm, Smith Buonanno 106
Fred Donner (University of Chicago): "War, Peace, and Communal Identity in Early Islam," a Kirk Lecture in ancient studies
Colloquium
Friday, March 7, 7-10 pm and Saturday, March 8, 9 am -5 pm
Smith-Buonanno Hall 106 - Brown University
FRIDAY MARCH 7th
| 7 pm | Kurt A Raaflaub (Chair, Program in Ancient Studies) Welcome and Introduction |
| 7:10 pm | Robin Yates (McGill University, Montreal): "Making War and Making Peace in Early China" |
| 8:30 pm | Susan Niditch (Amherst College): "Warviews in Ancient Israel" |
| Stanley Stowers (Dept. of Religious Studies, Brown University): "Reflections from An Early Christian Perspective" |
SATURDAY MARCH 8th
| 9 am | Lawrence Tritle (Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles): "Laughing for Joy: The Greeks on War and Peace" |
| David Konstan (Dept. of Classics, Brown University): "Further Relections: Greek Literary and Philosophical Perspectives" | |
| 10:30 am | Coffee Break |
| 10: 45 am | Nathan Rosenstein (Ohio State University): "Whoever Desires Peace, Let Him Prepare for War: War and Peace at Rome" |
| Jeri DeBrohun (Dept. of Classics, Brown University): "Reflections from Roman Literary Persepctives:The Gates of War" | |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| 2 pm | Ross Hassig (University of Oklahoma): "Peace, Reconciliation and Alliance in Aztec Mexico" |
| 3 pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:20 pm | Panel Discussion: "War, Peace, and Reconciliation: Modern Perspectives on an Ancient Theme" Omar Bartov (History) |
| 5 pm | Reception |
Made possible by generous grants of the Kirk Foundation, the Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities, and the Charles K. Colver Lecturships Fund at Brown University, with further support by the Department of Classics and the Program in Ancient Studies.For further information: Maria Sokolova, (401) 863-1994
All events are free and open to the public.