******************* Severan Conference *******************
Albano Laziale
Rome
Friday 31 May - 1 June
Programme
Friday 31 May 1996
0900 Start of Conference in the Sala Nobile of Palazzo Savelli
Welcome by the mayor of Albano
Greetings from Mrs. Adelaide Ramacci, President of the local
business federation and sponsor of the Centre.
Award of prize for the best degree thesis on a Severan topic.
Prof. Giancarlo Rinaldi, President of the International Centre
for Severan Studies. Introduction to conference.
Short refreshment break
1000 Session I History - Sala Nobile Palazzo Savelli
Prof. Giuliano Crifo', La Sapienza University, Rome:
L'esperienza giuridica nell' Eta' dei Severi
Mr.Hagi Amitzur,Safad Branch Bar Ilan University, Israel:
A Severan Estate in North East Palestina Secunda.
Mr.John Purtell, University of Edinburgh, Scotland:
Severus in Scotland.
Dr.Michael Meckler, University of Yale, U.S.A.:
Caracalla the intellectual.
Dr.Drora Baharal,The Open University of Israel, Tel Aviv,Israel:
Emperor Macrinus:Imperial propaganda and the gens Aurelia(217-218 AD)
Dr.Orietta Cordovana, La Sapienza Rome: I linguaggi della propaganda
di Eta' Severiana in Tripolitania.
Prof.Marta Giacchero, University of Genoa: Aspetti economici e sociali
dell' Eta' Severiana.
1300 LUNCH AT HOTEL "VILLA ARICIA"
1430 Guided visit to the Severan monuments of Albano Laziale:
Severan section of the Museum
Cisternone Romano (built by the soldiers of the II Parthian Legion)
Amphitheatre
The church of the Rotonda
Porta Pretoria
Terme di Cellomaio
1815 Refreshment break
1830 Session II Archeology - Conference Room, Hotel Villa Aricia.
Prof.Lidiano Bacchielli, University of Urbino:
L'Arco Severiano di Leptis Magna (Libya)
Prof.Graziella Conti, University of Genoa: Testimonianza
architettonica di un mosaico dei "Laberi" da Oudna (Tunisia)
Dr.Giuseppe Chiarucci, Albano Museum:
La necropoli della II Legione Partica in Albano.
Dr.Rosanna Muratore, University of Genoa: Una tipologia dei
mosaici di Cipro: una probabile officina.
Prof. Patrizio Pensabene, La Sapienza Rome: Ruolo delle officine
asiatiche nei programmi di Eta' Severiana in Occidente.
2030 Dinner at hotel Villa Aricia
Saturday 1 June 1996
0900 Continuation of session II - Archaeology
Mr. John Hawthorne, University of Southampton, England: African
Red Slip Ware and the economy of Severan Proconsolaris.
Dr. Thierry Vermeeren, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium:
Legio type in the coinage of Septimius Severus.
Mr.Marco Silvestri, Pres. Cultural Assoc. of the Castelli Romani:
Castra Albana:dalla citta' militare alla Civitas.
1000 Session III History of Religion
Prof.Francesco Corsaro, University of Catania: Memorie bibliche e
suggestioni classiche nei sogni della "Passio Perpetuae et
Felicitatis."
Prof. Giuliana Lanata, University of Genoa: Il "Diario di Perpetua."
Dr.Eleanor Irwin, Scarborough College, University of Toronto, Canada:
Gender, status and identity in a North African martyrdom, 203 CE.
1050 Refreshment break
Rev.Randolph Bragg,St.Andrew's Episcopal Church,Arlington,Virginia,USA:
Theological implications of the Montanist controversy.
Prof.Luigi Fatica, Curia Vescovile di Napoli:
Ephesians 1.3-14 in the work of Irenaeus of Lyon.
Prof.Claudio Moreschini, University of Pisa: Tertulliano christianorum
sophista: cultura classica e cristiana nell' Eta' dei Severi.
Dr.Ennio Sanzi, La Sapienza Rome: Prosopografia severiana nelle
epigrafi dolichene ed eliopolitane.
Mr. John Shean, University of Wisconsin, U.S.A.: The religious
iconography of Septimius Severus and his wife Julia Domna.
Prof. Danilo Mazzoleni, Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, Rome:
L' Epigrafia Cristiana al tempo dei Severi
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The following papers have been submitted for the conference but their
authors unfortunately are unable to attend personally.
Ms.Carrie Bryant, University of Richmond, U.S.A.: Imperial Family
Roles: change and continuity in the Severan period.
Mr.Jonathan Moran, Michigan State University, U.S.A.:
Septimius Severus and traditional auctoritas.
Mr. T.E. Bray, B.A. Hons Hofstra University, Hempstead N.Y. U.S.A:
The Emperor's Coinage: possible insights into the character of
Septimius Severus.
Mr. Roger A. Bickford-Smith: Contrasting responses to two opportunities for
propaganda in the Severan imperial coinage of the so-called "Emesa"
series.
1300 Lunch at Hotel Villa Aricia
1430 Free time for debate
1545 Prof.Giancarlo Rinaldi - conclusion of the conference
Conference Address: Hotel "Villa Aricia"
Via dei Villini 4/6
00040 Ariccia RM
Italy.
Tel. 0039 6 932 1161
fax 0039 6 932 0065
Distance from the centre of Rome = 25 Km
Conference admininistration office:
Via Trilussa 31,
00041 Albano RM
tel. 0039 6 930 5463
fax 0039 6 930 4150
Hours: Monday and Thursday 1000-1230
Wednesday 1700-1930
For conference speakers wishing to come before or stay after the conference
and for all those wishing to attend the conference, the following accomodation
rates have been agreed:
Hotel Villa Aricia: 3 Stars * * *
single room with breakfast 90,000 lira per night
half board 125,000 lira: full board 160,000 lira
double room with breakfast 60,000 lira (each)
half board 95,000 lira: full board 130,000 lira
Religious guest house "Mondo Migliore":
Address: Via dei Laghi km 10,
00040 Rocca di Papa RM
tel. 0039 6 949 6801
fax.
This accomodation is of a very good level and suitable for
anyone who has transport.
single room with breakfast 45,000 lira
half board 55,000 lira : full board 65,000 lira
double room with breakfast 35,000 lira (each)
half board 45,000 lira : full board 55,000 lira
Hotel Villa Robinia ( * * Two Star plus)
Address: Via F.lli Rosselli 19,
00045 Genzano RM.
Tel. 0039 6 936 4400
Fax 0039 6 939 6409
Single room with breakfast 70,000 lira
half board 95,000 : full board 120,000 lira
double room with breakfast 42,500 lira
half board 75,000 : full board 95,000 (each person)
triple room with breakfast 38,000 lira
half board 70,000 : full board 90,000 (each person)
Location about 2 miles from conference centre ie 2 or 3 minutes by bus.
This accomodation must be booked in advance through the conference admin
office.