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CONFERENCE: Roman Bodies

Thursday 29 March (and off site 30-31 March)
Lecture Room - 10am to 6pm

Organised by Andrew Hopkins of the British School at Rome and held in association with the American Academy in Rome, the Istituto Olandese di Roma and the Palazzo delle Esposizioni

A three-day conference of which the first day, March 29, will be held at the American Academy in Rome, the second day, March 30, at the Istituto Olandese di Roma and the third day, March 31, at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni.

Speakers from different countries will address the following topics:

  • Bodily Practices
  • Death, Relics and Burial
  • Metamorphoses, Mutilation and Martyrdom
There will be an evening screening of Derek Jarman's Sebastiane, sponsored by the British Council, on Friday 30 March.

American Academy in Rome
Via Angelo Masina 5
00153 Rome, Italy.


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