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CHARLES BEEBE MARTIN CLASSICAL LECTURES VISIT OBERLIN FEBRUARY 11-15
FEBRUARY 6, 2002-- Ian Morris, professor of classics and history at Stanford University, will present the Charles Beebe Martin Classical Lectures 2001-2002 at Oberlin College February 11-15. These free, public lectures will take place in room 106 of the King Building, located on the corner of East College and South Professor Streets.
This year's lectures mark the 75 anniversary of the series established at Oberlin in honor of Charles Beebe Martin, professor of classics and classical archeology at the College from 1880-1925.
Titled "The Greek Economic Miracle," this year's series will examine why the Mediterranean developed differently from more temperate regions in Europe and the Middle East, and why, within the Mediterranean, Greece and Rome were so unusual.
The series includes the lectures "The Case of the Missing Capitalists," to be delivered Monday, February 11, at 8:00 P.M.; "How the Good Life Got Better in Ancient Greece" on Tuesday, February 12, at 8:00 P.M.; and "Weight of Numbers: The Economic History of the Very Long Term" on Thursday, February 14, at 8:00 P.M. The final lecture is entitled "Making Sense of Miracles" and will take place on Friday, February 15 at 4:30 P.M.
A graduate of Birmingham University, Morris received his Ph.D. from Cambridge University. He is the author of numerous books and articles on classical antiquity, including Burial and Ancient Society (Cambridge 1987) and Death-Ritual and Social Structure in Classical Antiquity (Cambridge 1992).
Professor Morris is currently the Jean and Rebecca Willard Professor of Classics and Professor of History at Stanford University. In addition to his academic appointments, Morris is the director of Stanford's Social Science History Institute, co-director of the Stanford Archeology Program, and director of Stanford Excavations at Monte Polizzo in Sicily.
Media Contact: Sue Kropp
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