Events

Speaking Truths, Half-Truths and Untruths to Power: A Formerly Enslaved Philosopher Struggles with his Past – Christian Thomsen (University of Copenhagen)

History Lounge (Levy Hall 4281)
October 22, 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Diogenes Laërtios’ biography of the philosopher Bion preserves what might very well be an extract from one of Bion’s memoires. In it the philosopher recounts his family history in and out of slavery and his eventual …

Visiting Scholar: Kathryn Caliva Smart (St. Bonaventure University)

November 5, 2026

About the Guest Kathryn Caliva Smart is Assistant Professor of History and Director of the Classics Minor at St. Bonaventure University. Her teaching and research span Greek and Roman civilization, mythology, and Latin language, with …