William Sterling

Head of one of the four horses of the moon goddess Selene from the northern end of the East Pediment of the Parthenon in Athens c. 420 BC, currently in the British Museum. One of the most popular of the so-called Elgin Marbles which Lord Elgin rescued from Athens in the early nineteenth century. The East Pediment showed the birth of Athena as she burst out of the head of her father, Zeus, and the reaction of those who were present. Although all the central figures are long gone at either end are depictions of the sun god Helios rising from the sea with his four horse chariot and the moon goddess Selene returning to the sea with hers showing that Athena was born at dawn. Image © Trustees of the British Museum

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City Lit Classics Day

March 1, 2014 @ 10:30 am - 4:45 pm

£27 – £53

City Lit presents Classics Day in partnership with The British Museum and University College London.

The event will be held at the BP Lecture Theatre at the British Museum. Registration will start at 10.00 am and the first talk will begin at 10.30.

Classics Day 2014 will mark the 2,000th anniversary of the death of the Roman Emperor Augustus.

Augustus (63 BC –14 AD) is one of those rare historical figures who changed the world around him. He ended the Roman Republic, initiated an era of relative peace, the Pax Romana, consolidated Roman control over its empire spanning three continents and put military and administrative structures in place to ensure three centuries of prosperity for its inhabitants. Over the centuries he has been seen in many different ways, ranging from exemplary ruler to tyrant.

I shall be giving a talk on the Image of Augustus comparing the Meroe head to other portraits.

Details

Date:
March 1, 2014
Time:
10:30 am - 4:45 pm
Cost:
£27 – £53
Website:
, www.citylit.ac.uk/classicsday

Organizer

City Lit

Venue

British Museum
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