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2019 Past Events

The Antikythera Mechanism: An Ancient Technological Marvel

Fri. Nov. 8, 2019 3:30 PM - Fri. Nov. 8, 2019 4:30 PM
Prof. Daryn Lehoux, Queen's University The Antikythera mechanism is one of the most remarkable technological devices from the premodern era.... Read More


Life in an Ancient Brothel

Thu. Oct. 31, 2019 2:30 PM - Thu. Oct. 31, 2019 3:45 PM
Lecture by Prof. Allison Glazebrook, Brock University, speaker for this year's CAC Lecture Tour Read More


Presence and Absence in War Memorials, Ancient and Modern

Fri. Oct. 25, 2019 3:00 PM - Fri. Oct. 25, 2019 4:00 PM
Prof. Matthew Sears, University of New Brunswick Far from simply recording or preserving history, war memorials should be considered part of... Read More


Math, Astronomy, History, and Wine in the Notebook of a Cockeyed Monk: Walahfrid Strabo, Abbot of the Reichenau

Fri. Oct. 4, 2019 12:30 PM - Fri. Oct. 4, 2019 1:20 PM
Wesley M. Stevens, PhD Presented by the University of Winnipeg Departments of Classics and History   Read More


Colonial Fantasies and Occluded (Hi)Stories: The Case of Early Alexandria

Fri. Sep. 27, 2019 3:30 PM - Fri. Sep. 27, 2019 4:30 PM
Prof. Katherine Blouin | University of Toronto According to some historians, ancient Alexandria was a completely new - and Greek - settlement on... Read More