[Usyd_Classics_Events] Classics and Ancient History research seminar this Thursday: Caitlin McMenamin

[Ben Brown]

Dear Friends of Classics and Ancient History,

We are happy to invite you to our first Classics and Ancient History/CCANESA research seminar for Semester 2, 2023.

Our program recommences this

Thursday, August 10th at 4pm (AEST/UTC+10) with

Caitlin McMenamin (University of Sydney).

“Poison and Luxury in Livy’s Narrative of Roman Decline.”


Abstract:
In Livy’s history, poisoning is a symptom of moral decline exacerbated by the arrival of foreign luxury in 187 BCE (Livy 39.6.7-9). In his narrative of the following years, Livy describes extensive poisoning investigations in Rome and its surrounds, and the downfall of the court of King Philip V of Macedon, in which poisoning plays a critical role. It is in the same period that Cato the Elder becomes censor. I argue that Livy draws on Catonian rhetoric about poisoning and luxury to make poison a symbol of Roman decline. The exemplum of the offer to poison King Pyrrhus and the fall of the Macedonian court will be explored as case studies. The implication of this is a new understanding of Livy Praef. 9 (“vitia” and “remedia”).

Presenter biography
Caitlin is in the final year of her PhD at the University of Sydney under the supervision of Dr. Elly Cowan and Dr James Tan. In September, Caitlin will go to the British School at Rome for a 6-month residency as recipient of the Coleman-Hilton Scholarship for 2023. Caitlin also teaches Latin at Barker College, Hornsby.
Please register for this free online presentation (if you have not already registered for the series):
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Papers this semester will be presented on campus live streamed via Zoom (unless otherwise indicated). The on-campus location will always be the CCANESA Boardroom, Level 4, Madsen Building unless otherwise indicated. Details of each Zoom session will be posted out approximately one week prior to the presentation date. For further contact: ccanesa.general at sydney.edu.au<mailto:ccanesa.general at sydney.edu.au> or benjamin.brown at sydney.edu.au<mailto:benjamin.brown at sydney.edu.au>

The Zoom meeting details for this seminar are:
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An extra note on recording of seminars
As part of a School initiative to preserve our online content for potential future use, we intend to record our seminars. If you would not like to be inadvertently recorded, please turn off your video and microphone after joining the meeting.
We look forward to seeing you as we bring our research community together once again!

For any further information or questions, please contact the Classics & Ancient History Seminar Coordinator, Dr. Ben Brown at benjamin.brown at sydney.edu.au<mailto:benjamin.brown at sydney.edu.au> or CCANESA at ccanesa.general at sydney.edu.au<mailto:ccanesa.general at sydney.edu.au>.

all best, Ben

DR BEN BROWN
Classics and Ancient History
School of Humanities A18
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Co-director Critical Antiquities Network
THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY NSW 2006
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