"Classics Presents..." Speaker Series 2017-18
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Thursday, October 19, 2017
1:30 PM 鈥� 3:00 PM
1:30 PM 鈥� 3:00 PM
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Dr. Peter Toohey, Professor, Department of Classics and Religion, University of Calgary (Note start time change to 1:30pm)
Mental Illness in Ancient Rome
The most extensive and best illustrated discussion of mental illness in Roman literature is to be found in the legal compendium known as the Digest. Because this abundant material is less well known, I鈥檒l offer a representative sampling of some of the more intriguing commentaries within the Digest on mental instability and I鈥檒l try to suggest what this might have meant for a Roman audience. Where it鈥檚 applicable I鈥檒l offer parallels from other Roman writings.
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