Come to our free lecture on the politics of external and internal conflict in late fifth-century Athens. Image Lecture details Monday 11 August 2014, 1.00pm Meadows Lecture Theatre, Doorway 4, Old Medical School, Teviot Place Speaker: Dr Mirko Canevaro How to find us Synopsis War, conflict and civil strife are difficult memories for a community to come to terms with. At the end of the fifth century the Athenians had lost their hegemony, their empire, had been defeated by the Spartans in a long war, and their community had been torn twice, by bloody civil strife, with their democracy overthrown. Rethinking the past This lecture will explore the strategies used by the Athenians to make sense of civil war and military defeat and 'restart' the democratic memory of the city after the restoration of democracy in 403. Free to attend This event is free to attend. Please register in advance via eventbrite. Register via Eventbrite Related Links Dr Canevaro's staff profile This article was published on 2024-06-19
