BSA - Spartan Race-ism: an Other view
23/10/17, 18:00 - 19:30
- Venue
- The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH
This event is organised by the British School at Athens
It's hard to avoid the ancient Spartans these days – they are continually popping up in popular culture and media, but not always in the most pleasant and reassuring ways. Contemporary reception seems oddly to mirror the ancient 'mirage' – either very positive or very negative, rarely a balanced middle way. In this lecture, Professor Paul Cartledge will introduce the fruits of his latest on-site Spartan research as well as revisiting some older terrain.
Speaker:
Professor Paul Cartledge, Emeritus A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture, University of Cambridge
This event is free to attend and will be followed by light refreshments.
Please RSVP to bsa@britac.ac.uk
There is a suggested voluntary donation of £15 to attend.