Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor
Graduate Workshop, Classical Studies,
University of Waterloo
(1-2 May 2014)
The Department of Classical Studies at the University of Waterloo
is pleased to announce a graduate symposium on
"Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor":
Lying at the crossroads between the western and eastern worlds, Asia Minor witnessed both the transfer of imperial power and the establishment of political and social influence between peoples and empires throughout the history of the ancient world (and beyond). From the campaigns of Alexander to the dominance of the Roman Empire, the region saw the migration of new populations, the settlement of colonies, and the conduct of military campaigns. As such, the development of culture and empire within this geographic and temporal framework will serve as the broad operative concept for our symposium.
Program
Thursday, May 1: Panels 1 & 2
13:30 – 13:45 Opening Remarks
13:45 Panel I: Early Hellenistic Powers in Asia Minor (chaired by Brett Bartlett )
13:50 – 14:40 Mr. DJ Houle BA, University of Waterloo: Soldiers and Hellenism in the Third-Century Seleucid Military
14:40 – 15:30 Mr. Liam Gale BA, University of Edinburgh: Mercenaries or Allies? A Re-Evaluation of the Military Role Played by the
Galatians during the Hellenistic Period
15:30 – 16:00 Tea/Coffee Break
16:00 Panel II: Greeks and Romans in Hellenistic Asia Minor (chaired by Prof. Altay Coşkun)
16:05 – 17:00 Dr. Mariachiara Angelucci, University of Pavia & University College London: Rome in Asia Minor in Hellenistic
Times: the Reaction of the Greek Intellectuals
19:00 Conference Dinner at the Grad House, University Campus
Friday, May 2: Panels 3 & 4
9:00 Panel III: Roman Asia Minor through the Ages (chaired by DJ Houle)
9:05 – 10:00 Mr. Brett Bartlett BA, University of Waterloo: Cicero and the Allies of the Provinces: Rome’s Mistreatment of
Provinces in the Maniliana
10:00 – 10:55 Mr. Lukas Lemcke MA, University of Cologne: Measuring Roman Power in Late Antique Asia Minor: the Case of
Cappadocia
10:55 – 11:25 Tea/Coffee Break
11:25 Panel IV: Late Roman to Ottoman Asia Minor (chaired by Brett Bartlett)
11:25 – 12:20 Mr. Andrew St. Thomas, University of Waterloo: The Ottoman Reception of Anatolia
12:20 Closing Remarks