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Truth to Power: Talking Back on the Roman Stage

Event Details

Date
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Time
5:30 p.m.
Location
Description
A lecture featuring Amy Richlin, Professor of Classics at UCLA

Summary: In the war-torn years of the Roman middle Republic, slave and lower-class writers and actors talked back to the “men on top” and told the truth about sexual exploitation, debt, and poverty. For them, freedom and free speech were the ultimate goal.

Sponsored by CANES, with funding generously provided by the Brittingham Foundation.
Cost
Free

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