The Department of History & Classics and the Archaeological Institute of America present Professor John Dobbins (University of Virginia).
From March 17th to 20th the Department will be hosting a visit by Professor John Dobbins (University of Virginia). Professor Dobbins is coming here in the first place as an official AIA speaker and will be giving the following public lecture:
THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH, 7.00 PM
TORY BREEZEWAY 2
CURRENT CONTROVERSIES IN POMPEIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
In addition to this public lecture, Professor Dobbins has offered to give the following research seminar:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH, 3.30 PM
TORY 2-58
ART, ARCHAEOLOGY AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY: THE CASE OF THE ALEXANDER MOSAIC AT POMPEII
Professor Dobbins has worked for many years as an archaeologist at Pompeii ans is director of the Pompeii Forum Project. He is the author, with Pedar Foss, of The World of Pompeii (Routledge 2008).