Australasian Society for Classical Studies 34th Annual Conference
Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney
Jan 18-Jan 20, 2013
The 34th annual conference of the Australasian Society for Classical Studies will be held from Friday 18 January to Sunday 20 January 2013. The main venue is Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst. Sydney Grammar School is located next to The Australia Museum.
ASCS members will have the opportunity to attend the one-day conference Alexander the Great and his Successors: The Art of King and Court on Thursday 17 January. The one-day conference is being held in conjunction with the Australia Museum’s exhibition Alexander the Great: 2000 Years of Treasures, a selection from the collection of The State Hermitage, St Petersburg.
Keynote Speakers
- Dr Anna Trofimova, Head of the Antiquities Department, State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
- Prof. Andrew Stewart, Professor of Greek Art, History of Art Department, University of California, Berkeley
- Prof. Robin Lane Fox, Reader in Ancient History, New College, University of Oxford
Offers of Papers
The deadline for the offer of papers is Friday 31 August, 2012. For more information about the conference please visit the conference website.
Conference Convenors
Associate Professor Kenneth Sheedy, Australian Centre for Numismatics Studies, Macquarie University (ken.sheedy@mq.edu.au).
Dr Blanche Menadier, Department of International Studies, Macquarie University (Blanche.menadier@mq.edu.au).
Please contact either Ken or Blanche with further enquiries.