7th Annual CFI Faculty Colloquium
Tacitus: Tyranny and Liberty
January 13, 14 & 15, 2006
Discussion Leader: David Banta, Department of Classical Studies
Galt House Hotel - Louisville, KY
Tacitus is one of the foremost of the historians of ancient Rome, who lived and wrote during the height of the Roman Empire. His Rome is one dominated by the totalitarian politics of corrupt emperors, vile supporters, and those who bravely (and futilely) resist them. We will read the majority of Tacitus' most prominent work, the Annales, as well as his shorter biography of Agricola (conqueror of much of northern Britain) and his ethnographic Germania (concerning the German peoples who remained unconquered and would later become significant contributors to the down of the Rome which Tacitus knew). A particular focus of discussion will be the interplay of tyranny and liberty which plays such an animating role throughout all of Tacitus' works, but which is especially prominent in the Annales. Supplementary to our reading of Tacitus will be viewing of selections from the time-honored BBC miniseries "I Claudius" which is largely derived (through the historical fiction of Robert Graves), in both content and spirit, from the writings of Tacitus.
Each participant will receive the following books:
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During the last session on Sunday participants will watch part of "I Claudius." |
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Friday, January 13
- 4:00 p.m. - Registration/Reception - Magnolia Room
- 4:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. - Session One - Willow Room
- 6:00 p.m. - Dinner - Magnolia Room
- 8:00 p.m. -Hospitality - Conservatory
Saturday, January 14
- 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Breakfast - Magnolia Room
- 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Session Two - Willow Room
- 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Break - Magnolia Room - Photo Session
- 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Session Three - Willow Room
- 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Lunch - Magnolia Room
- 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Session Four - Willow Room
- 3:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - For those who wish to go, there will be a visit to Speed Art Museum for a look at their modest antiquities followed by Free Time
- 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Dinner in Revolving Flagship Restaurant
- 9:30 p.m.- Hospitality - Conservatory
Sunday, January 15
- 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Light Breakfast - Magnolia Room
- 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. - Session Five - Willow Room
- 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 pm. - Break
- 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Session Six - Willow Room
Colloquium Ends