Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Come learn how the humanities are using biomolecules, archaeology and history to discover a dramatic new vision of the Roman Empire and its enduring impact. Stunning new ancient DNA evidence from the SoHP/MHAAM research team reveals the Roman Empire’s cosmopolitan society on the Danube Balkans frontier down to the Slavic migration.
Speakers will include:
Kyle Harper, G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty and Professor of Classics and Letters, University of Oklahoma
We will discuss Sanjay Paul’s paper titled “Yankee Pests: The 1864 “Army Worm” Infestation, Power, and the Twists and Turns of the Transition to Free Labour along the Lower Mississippi River”...
Please save the date for an upcoming symposium hosted by the Department of History titled “Perspectives on Academic Freedom.” This in-person day-long symposium will take place on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at the Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South, S010, 1730 Cambridge...
