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