3rd Trends in Classics International Conference
Department of Classics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Institut für Klassische Philologie, University of Freiburg
3rd Trends in Classics International Conference
Crisis on Stage:
Tragedy and Comedy in Late Fifth-Century Athens
Thessaloniki, December 3-6, 2009
Auditorium of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
This four-day conference will explore the relationships between masterworks of such celebrated Greek dramatists as Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes and critical events of Athenian history, by bringing together international scholars with expertise on different aspects of ancient theatre. We will seek to raise questions about how tragic and comic plays composed in late fifth century BCE mirror the acute political and social crisis unfolding in Athens in the wake of the military catastrophe in 413 BCE and the oligarchic revolution in 411 BCE.
Organizing committee
Antonios Rengakos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Bernhard Zimmermann (University of Freiburg)
Poulcheria Kyriakou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Andreas Markantonatos (University of Peloponnese)