THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Cicero Awayday V
A one-day conference to mark the 2,050th anniversary of the death of M.
Tullius Cicero
Friday 20 June 2008
Room 6.11, David Hume Tower, George Square, Edinburgh
10.30-12.30: Soldiers, Morals and Historians
Chair: Dr Dominic Berry
Katherine Liong (University of Edinburgh)
“To be or not to be a general: Cicero’s varying views on the value of
military service”
Dr Jakob Wisse (Newcastle University)
“Not in that imaginary Republic of Plato’s: Cicero on the ethics of
rhetoric”
Professor Andrew Lintott (Worcester College, Oxford)
“Cicero and Greek historiography”
12.30-1.45: lunch
1.45-3.45: Cicero’s Speeches
Chair: Professor Andrew Lintott
Dr Dominic Berry (University of Edinburgh)
“What are Cicero’s Catilinarians?”
Dr Gesine Manuwald (University College, London)
“Permiscenda laus: on the function and uses of panegyric in Cicero’s
speeches”
Professor Jonathan Powell and Professor Lene Rubinstein (Royal Holloway,
London)
“Sextus Roscius’ defence team”
3.45-4.10: tea
4.10-5.30: Oratory and Rhetoric
Chairs: Professor Jonathan Powell and Professor Lene Rubinstein
Dr Henriette van der Blom (Merton College, Oxford)
“The formation of an orator: Lucius Crassus in Cicero’s works”
Dr Kathryn Tempest (Roehampton University)
“Attic oratory and Cicero’s rhetorical strategy”
5.30-6: wine reception
Conference organiser: Dr Dominic Berry (University of Edinburgh)
Email: d.h.berry AT ed.ac.uk
Lunch will be available at a local restaurant at an approximate cost of
£10-12 per person, payable to the restaurant on the day.
The conference is open to all, but those intending to come should inform
the conference organiser Dr Berry in advance, indicating whether or not
they wish to reserve a place for lunch.
The conference will be held in Room 6.11, David Hume Tower, George
Square. David Hume Tower is 15 minutes’ walk from Waverley train
station. Maps may be found at www.ed.ac.uk/about/maps. Details of the
bus service between Edinburgh airport and the terminus at Waverley Bridge
may be found at www.flybybus.com.
Bed and breakfast accommodation may be available at the University’s
Kenneth Mackenzie Suite, which is 15 minutes’ walk from Waverley train
station and three minutes’ walk from David Hume Tower. Please contact:
Kenneth Mackenzie Suite, The University of Edinburgh, 7 Richmond Place,
Edinburgh EH8 9ST (tel. 0131 651 2007; fax 0131 668 3821; email
bed.breakfast AT ed.ac.uk). The cost is £49 per night for a single bedroom,
£54 per night for a double bedroom occupied by one person, and £69 per
night for a double bedroom occupied by two people.
School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Cicero Awayday V
A one-day conference to mark the 2,050th anniversary of the death of M.
Tullius Cicero
Friday 20 June 2008
Room 6.11, David Hume Tower, George Square, Edinburgh
10.30-12.30: Soldiers, Morals and Historians
Chair: Dr Dominic Berry
Katherine Liong (University of Edinburgh)
“To be or not to be a general: Cicero’s varying views on the value of
military service”
Dr Jakob Wisse (Newcastle University)
“Not in that imaginary Republic of Plato’s: Cicero on the ethics of
rhetoric”
Professor Andrew Lintott (Worcester College, Oxford)
“Cicero and Greek historiography”
12.30-1.45: lunch
1.45-3.45: Cicero’s Speeches
Chair: Professor Andrew Lintott
Dr Dominic Berry (University of Edinburgh)
“What are Cicero’s Catilinarians?”
Dr Gesine Manuwald (University College, London)
“Permiscenda laus: on the function and uses of panegyric in Cicero’s
speeches”
Professor Jonathan Powell and Professor Lene Rubinstein (Royal Holloway,
London)
“Sextus Roscius’ defence team”
3.45-4.10: tea
4.10-5.30: Oratory and Rhetoric
Chairs: Professor Jonathan Powell and Professor Lene Rubinstein
Dr Henriette van der Blom (Merton College, Oxford)
“The formation of an orator: Lucius Crassus in Cicero’s works”
Dr Kathryn Tempest (Roehampton University)
“Attic oratory and Cicero’s rhetorical strategy”
5.30-6: wine reception
Conference organiser: Dr Dominic Berry (University of Edinburgh)
Email: d.h.berry AT ed.ac.uk
Lunch will be available at a local restaurant at an approximate cost of
£10-12 per person, payable to the restaurant on the day.
The conference is open to all, but those intending to come should inform
the conference organiser Dr Berry in advance, indicating whether or not
they wish to reserve a place for lunch.
The conference will be held in Room 6.11, David Hume Tower, George
Square. David Hume Tower is 15 minutes’ walk from Waverley train
station. Maps may be found at www.ed.ac.uk/about/maps. Details of the
bus service between Edinburgh airport and the terminus at Waverley Bridge
may be found at www.flybybus.com.
Bed and breakfast accommodation may be available at the University’s
Kenneth Mackenzie Suite, which is 15 minutes’ walk from Waverley train
station and three minutes’ walk from David Hume Tower. Please contact:
Kenneth Mackenzie Suite, The University of Edinburgh, 7 Richmond Place,
Edinburgh EH8 9ST (tel. 0131 651 2007; fax 0131 668 3821; email
bed.breakfast AT ed.ac.uk). The cost is £49 per night for a single bedroom,
£54 per night for a double bedroom occupied by one person, and £69 per
night for a double bedroom occupied by two people.