IMMORTALES
The Hall of Emperors of the Capitoline Museums, Rome
SYMPOSIUM Thursday, Oct. 22, 1:30–5 p.m. with reception to follow This symposium explores the history of imperial Rome. 1:30 – Welcome by Dr. Mark White, Wylodean and Bill Saxon Director, Eugene B. Adkins Curator, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art 1:40 – Introductory remarks by Dr. Kyle Harper, Senior Vice President and Provost, Professor of Classics and Letters, University of Oklahoma 1:50 – “Power and Dynasty in Roman Imperial Portraits,” Susan Matheson, The Molly and Walter Bareiss Curator of Ancient Art, Yale University Art Gallery Introduction by Francesca Giani, exhibition curator for Immortales 2:45 – “Mutable Immortals: Continuity and Change in the Office of the Emperor,” Dr. Noel Lenski, Professor of Classics and History, Managing Editor of Journal of Late Antiquity, Yale University Introduction by Dr. Samuel J. Huskey, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Classics and Letters, University of Oklahoma 3:45 – “The Afterlife of Ancient Rome: The Case of Machiavelli,” Dr. Christopher S. Celenza, Charles Homer Haskins Professor and Chairman of Department of Classics, Johns Hopkins University Introduction by Dr. Jason Houston, Associate Professor of Italian and Secretary of the American Boccaccio Association, University of Oklahoma This symposium is a joint program of the University of Oklahoma Office of the Provost; the Department of Classics and Letters; the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics; and the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.
Seating is limited. Please RSVP for this event at (405) 325-0843 or tdenton@ou.edu. Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art The University of Oklahoma 555 Elm Ave. Norman, OK 73019–3003 www.fjjma.ou.edu For information and accommodations on the basis of disability please call (405) 325-4938. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. www.ou.edu/eoo.