During the spring semester Professor Hallett will give the lecture series New research on the materials of ancient sculpture. We hope that the lecture series can be attended both physically and virtually, but currently we only take registrations for virtual participation.

The lecture series consists of the following lectures:

• Lecture 1/6: Spirantia aera, vivos vultus – “Breathing bronze, living faces”: the making of portraits at Aphrodisias and Rome    
  Date: 23 March 2021
  Time: 13:00-14:00
  Location: Virtual lecture
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• Lecture 2/6: Ancient Bronzes as Art Objects: Roman Collectors and “Corinthian Bronzes”    
  Date: 13 April 2021
  Time: 13:00-14:00
  Location: Virtual lecture
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• Lecture 3/6: Miniature Cult Images: “Corinthian bronzes”, hand-held processional statuettes, and early imperial representations of the Roman Lares    
  Date: 20 April 2021
  Time: 13:00-14:00
  Location: Virtual lecture
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• Lecture 4/6: The Wood Comes to the City: Ancient Trees, Sacred Groves, and the “Greening” of Early Augustan Rome    
  Date: 4 May 2021
  Time: 13:00-14:00
  Location: Virtual lecture
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• Lecture 5/6: Archaic Wooden Sculpture in Augustan Temples: Greek and Etruscan cult images in new and refurbished architectural settings: 33-20 BC 
  Date: 18 May 2021
  Time: 13:00-14:00
  Location: Virtual lecture
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• Lecture 6/6: Julius Caesar as second founder of Rome and the evolution of the first Imperial Forum (Joint lecture with Prof. Rubina Raja).
  Date: 1 June 2021.
  Time: 13:00-14:00.
  Location: Virtual lecture
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