Classics Symposium 2017: Breathing New Life into Old Paintings

Greece and Ethiopia: The Early Connections
Elizabeth Fisher, Professor of Classics, Randolph-Macon College
4:30 p.m.
An exploration of specific landscapes and the archaeology in Ethiopia which confirm that Greek pictorial and literary references are not to a mythical land but to a real place, in part situated in modern Ethiopia.

A Musician's Life
Nikos Xanthoulis, Associated Researcher at the Academy of Athens
8 p.m.
An interpretation of an ancient Greek painting found inside a cave near Corinth, followed by a live lyre performance.