Jewish Appropriation of Greek Mythology – Research Seminar by Erich Gruen

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    Gruen_DSC_4317-1 RESEARCH SEMINAR – March 4th  

 

      “Jewish Appropriation of Greek Mythology”

       Where: Dodd 162 AT 12:30pm

Erich Gruen is a Classicist and Ancient Historian whose research focuses on identity and otherness in the ancient world.  His many books include Culture and National Identity in Republican Rome (1992), Heritage and Hellenism:  The Reinvention of the Jewish Tradition (1998), Diaspora:  Jews Amidst Greeks and Romans (2002), and Rethinking the Other in Antiquity (2011).

This lecture is sponsored by the Center for Judaic Studies as part of our Spring lecture series.  The public lecture is open to Faculty, Staff, Students, and the Community.  Please RSVP by emailing judaicstudies@uconn.edu.