John Scheid
Religion, Institutions and Society in Ancient Rome
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Over the last thirty years or so, the quality and quantity of archeological excavations of necropolis have increased considerably. This course will present a temporary overview of this activity and compare written sources on funeral rites of the western Roman world to new discoveries in Italia, Gaul, and Germania. This critical comparison will enable us to define a general model of funeral services from the beginning of the CE and the 3rd and 4th centuries. We will primarily focus on the rituals linked to burial as well as annual commemoration of the deceased and the archeological traces these rites have left.
Lectures
Iusta facere. The Cult of the Dead in Ancient Italy and in the Northern Provinces of the Empire
Thursdays at 2:30 p.m
First lecture: October 27
Last lecture: January 5 (from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m)
No lecture on December 1, 2011.
Seminar
The Necropolis of the Roman Fleet in Ravenna. Recent excavations in Classe
One day symposium
February, Wednesday 8. From 9:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m.
Lectures in French Provinces
UNIVERSITY OF STRASBOURG
Professor John SCHEID (Holder of the Chair in Religion, Institutions and Society of Ancient Rome) will give, on 4 April 2012, four seminars on: The Study of Funerary Cults in Ancient Italy and in Northern Provinces. Problems and Difficulties.
Professor John SCHEID (Holder of the Chair in Religion, Institutions and Society of Ancient Rome) will give, on 4 April 2012, four seminars on: The Study of Funerary Cults in Ancient Italy and in Northern Provinces. Problems and Difficulties.
Abroad lectures
U.S.A.
Professor John SCHEID (Holder of the Chair in Religion, Institutions and Society of Ancient Rome) will give in November-December 2011, a lecture (topic yet to be chosen) and two seminars on:
Was ancestral Roman religion empty and meaningless?
A two hours seminar
ITALY
Professor John SCHEID (Holder of the Chair in Religion, Institutions and Society of Ancient Rome) will give, from 22 to 24 February 2012, three lectures on: Luoghi di culto, obbligazioni cultuali e dei dopo la conquista romana delle provincie settentrionali.
