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Meeting Program Units

2010 Annual Meeting

Atlanta, GA

Meeting Begins11/20/2010
Meeting Ends11/23/2010

Call for Papers Opens: 12/15/2009
Call for Papers Closes: 3/1/2010

Requirements for Participation

Philo of Alexandria


Program Unit Type: Group
Accepting Papers? Yes

Call For Papers: For 2010 we plan to hold two sessions on Philo and the Roman World, which will include a mix of invited speakers and selected presenters in response to this call for papers. We are seeking papers on such topics as Philo and Roman culture, religion, and/or philosophy (including Philo and such figures as Cicero or Plutarch); traces of Rome in Philo's exegesis; Philo's attitude toward Rome; the meaning of "Roman" Alexandria; the role of Rome in the Alexandrian uprising of 38 C.E.; Philo's embassy to Gaius in Rome; Philo's family (e.g., his brother Alexander and/or his nephew Tiberius Julius Alexander) and Rome; possible links between Rome and Philo's audience; Rome and the Jews' Alexandrian adversaries; and Philo's portrayal of Roman personages (e.g., Gaius, Flaccus, and/or others).

Program Unit Chairs

Ellen Birnbaum
Professor Sarah Pearce

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