To mark the publication of The Cambridge History of Later Latin Literature, its editors are organising a colloquium to celebrate the research that went into this project on Latin literature from the second to the seventh century and to name some of the many opportunities that await for those studying in this area. The project involved a total of 41 contributors, and both Volume 1 and Volume 2 were published at the beginning of 2026.
To register your attendance in person or online, or for further details, please contact Aaron Pelttari (aaron.pelttari@ed.ac.uk) or Gavin Kelly (gavin.kelly@ed.ac.uk).
The colloquium will take place on Monday 20 April in Seminar Room 1, Chrystal Macmillan Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh. Schedule:
- 13.30: Gavin Kelly and Aaron Pelttari – The Shape and Future of Later Latin Literature
- 14.00: Christa Gray – An Embarrassing Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven: Sainthood and Absurdity in Latin Christian Narrative
- 14.30: Tristan Spillmann – Decentralised Globality and Later Latin Literature: A Progress Report on the Handbuch der lateinischen Literatur
- 15.00: Giulia Marolla – The Great Age of the Letter: Mapping Epistolary Collections in the Late Latin West
- 16.00: Mark Vessey – The Moment of CHLLL: Reader’s Notes on The Cambridge Critical Guide to Latin Literature
- 17.00: Danuta Shanzer – Channeling Janus: April 2026
- 18.00: Reception
Note: this is not a Classical Association event – please contact the organisers directly with any enquiries.