Harvard Art Museums: From  Byrsa to Tiber: Carthaginian Coins and History

Date: 

Wednesday, March 29, 2017, 6:00pm to 7:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Art Museum, Menschel Hal, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

 

Harvard Art Museums

Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture

Paolo Visonà
associate professor at the University of Kentucky at Lexington

In this lecture, Paolo Visonà,  will discuss how these coins provide essential information on the history and the economy of Carthage, underscoring its connectivity with other Punic centers and its relations with its Mediterranean neighbors and rivals, particularly Cyrene, Syracuse, and Rome.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
6–7pm

Following the lecture, select galleries related to the talk will remain open until 8pm.
 
Harvard Art Museums
Menschel Hall
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA

Please enter the museums via the entrance on Broadway.
 
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