The next Cicero Awayday will be held on Thursday, 16 May 2024, at Durham Department of Classics & Ancient History, 38 North Bailey, DH1 3EU. Programme below.
Everyone is welcome to attend, but previous registration is required via this link by Monday 6 May.
Lunch and refreshments during the day and will be provided free of charge, but participants will need to arrange and fund their own travel.
Programme
10.45 – 11.15 am: Arrival, coffee/tea and welcome
11.15 – 11.50 am: Laura Losito (Durham): ‘Ad Quintum fr.: a Ciceronian microcosm’
11.50 – 12.25 pm: T. Broome (Birmingham): ‘The identification of role expectations as a persuasive tool in Cicero’s letters’
12.25 – 1.30 pm: Lunch in the Department of Classics
1.30 – 2.05 pm: P. Maitre (Lausanne) ‘Clodius the orator. Reassessing Clodius’ oratory in Cicero’s letters and speeches’
2.05 – 2.40 pm: L. Constantini (Bristol): ‘Cicero’s Pro Archia: a reappraisal of the manuscript evidence’
2.40 – 3.10 pm: Tea / coffee break
3.10 – 3.45 pm: A. Eze (Coventry): ‘Cicero’s De re publica: bridging ancient texts and modern metaphors’
3.45 – 4.20 pm: N. Bruno (Innsbruck): ‘Cicero for Byzantium: Maximus Planudes’ Translation of the Somnium Scipionis’
4.20 – 4.30 pm: Cicero Away Day 2026: discussion
4.30 – 5.30 pm: Keynote: Francesca Martelli (UCLA): ‘Cicero and the critical archive’