American Academy in Rome

AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME

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Maud Gleason
Fears and Fantasies of Transformation in the Roman Empire: The So-called Elephant Disease
Wednesday 30 April - Friday 9 May

In the ancient world there was a semi-imaginary disease that was thought to make people like animals. These lectures explore ancient beliefs about this disease: the fears of dehumanization it expressed and the hopes of redemption it inspired. Maud Gleason is a Lecturer in the Department of Classics at Stanford University. The Thomas Spencer Jerome Lecture Series is jointly administered by the University of Michigan and the American Academy in Rome.

Wednesday 30 April
6pm I Lecture: Skin Changes
Villa Aurelia
L.go di Porta di S. Pancrazio, 1

Friday 2 May
9am II Seminar: Origins and Causes
Lecture Roome
Via Angelo Masina, 5

Monday 5 May
6pm III Lecture: Cures and Meanings
Villa Aurelia
L.go di Porta di S. Pancrazio, 1

Wednesday 7 May
6pm IV Lecture: Animalization and Transformation
Villa Aurelia
L.go di Porta di S. Pancrazio, 1

Friday 9 May
9am V Lecture: Herodes Atticus's Commemoration of Regilla
Lecture Room
Via Angelo Masina, 5
This seminar will be followed by a trip to the Villa of Maxentius. Transportation will be provided to the site.

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For further information: Contact the Programs Office (tel. +39-06-5846459)
American Academy in Rome
Via Angelo Masina 5
00153 Rome, Italy.