Workshop on Scientific Writing in the Roman Empire
Galen (c. 129-c. 216), Epitome Galeni Pergameni operum (Strasbourg 1604),
courtesy of the University of St Andrews Library
10 May 2008,
School of Classics, University of St Andrews
Keynote Speaker
Ralph Rosen, Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the School of Classics, University of St Andrews.
Programme and Papers
Morning session: Imperial Platonism and the Sciences
9:30 – 10:30 Ralph Rosen (UPenn): ‘Socratism in Galen’s Psychological Works’
10:30 – 11:30 Caroline Petit (Manchester): ‘Plato as a Linguistic Authority in Galen’s Time.’
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee
12:00 – 13:00 Eleni Kechagia (Oxford): ‘Platonists and Natural Science: the Example of Plutarch.’
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
Afternoon session: Scientific Traditions and Empire
14:30 – 15:30 Serafina Cuomo (Birkbeck): ‘Vitruvius’ Book 10 and the Formation of a Tradition in Catapult Treatises.’
15:30 – 16:30 Liba Taub (Cambridge): ‘Eratosthenes’ letter to King Ptolemy.’
16:30 – 17:00 Tea
17:00 – 18:00 Roundtable discussion.
Registration
All are welcome. The deadline for Registration is 25 April 2008.
There will be no registration fee for the workshop, but all those intending to be present should complete and return a registration form. We do need to know numbers for lunch.
The dinner will be in a local restaurant at 7pm, and will cost £22 per head for 3 courses and a glass of wine.
Organisers
Dr Jason König (jpk3@st-andrews.ac.uk)
Dr Katerina Oikonomopoulou (ao40@st-andrews.ac.uk)
Prof. Greg Woolf (gdw2@st-andrews.ac.uk)
The event is part of the activities of the Leverhulme ‘Science
and Empire in the Roman World’ project.
Galen (c. 129-c. 216), ΓΑΛΗΝΟΥ
ΑΠΑΝΤΑ (Basel, 1538)
Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Library