Athenian Law and Life:

A conference in honour of Douglas Macdowell

 

Programme

 

Day 1, Saturday 30 June 2001

1.30-2.30pm Arrival and Registration

2.30-3.30pm    Session 1:

        S. Todd, ‘Revisiting the Herms and the Mysteries’ (20 min.)

        L. Prandi, ‘Internal Arguments to Date the contra Alcibiadem’ (20 min.)

3.30-4pm         Tea

4-5.30pm         Session 2

        M. Edwards, ‘Antiphon the Revolutionary’ (20 min.)

        E. Carawan, ‘The "Scrutiny of the Laws"’ (20 min.)

        I. Arnaoutoglou, ‘Oral Law in Archaic Greece’ (20 min.)

6-7.15pm         First keynote speech:

                                    M. Gagarin, ‘Writing Athenian Law’

7.30-8pm         Sherry reception

8pm                 Conference Dinner

Day 2, Sunday 1 July 2001

9-11am         Session 3

         G. Arnott, ‘Menander’s Epitrepontes in the Light of the New Papyri’ (40 min.)

        K. Dover, ‘The Limits of Allegory and Allusion in Aristophanes’ (40 min.)

11-11.30am     Coffee

11.30am-1pm Session 4

        P. Rhodes, ‘Aristophanes and the Athenian Assembly’ (40 min.)

        A. Sommerstein, ‘Comedy and the Unspeakable’ (20 min.)

1-2.30pm     Lunch

2.30-3.30pm Session 5

        P. Sfyroeras, ‘From Sacrifice to Feast: A Ritual Pattern in Aristophanic Comedy’ (20 min.)

        D. Spatharas, ‘Laughter in Greek Oratory’ (20 min.)

3.30-4pm     Tea

4-5.30pm    Session 6

        E. Okell, ‘Homicide, self-defence and hubris in Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus’ (20 min.)

       D. C. Mirhady, ‘Contracts in Athens’ (20 min.)

          L. Rubinstein, ‘Stirring up Dicastic Anger’ (20 min.)

Day 3, Monday 2 July 2001

9-11.30am    Session 7

      C. Carey, ‘Antiphon’s Daughter’ (40 min.)

      S. Usher, ‘Lysias for Pleasure?’ (20 min.)

      D. Whitehead, ‘Isocrates for Hire’ (40 min.)

11.30-11.50am Coffee

11.50am-1pm 2nd keynote speech:

        G. Thür, ‘Law of Procedure in Attic Inscriptions’

1-2.30pm Lunch

2.30pm depart

 

For further details and a booking form, please contact the classics secretary, Mrs. Murray:

Phone: +44 (0)141-330-5695                Fax: +44 (0)141-330-4459

Email: j.murray@classics.arts.gla.ac.uk   

Postal Address:    Department of Classics

                            University of Glasgow

                            Glasgow G12 8QQ