CNU's Dean William Parks 2009-2010 Colloquia Series To Host Lecture:
'Inside the Trireme: Rowing a Wooden Warship
in Ancient and Modern Times'
Lecture is Free & Open to the Public
News Release - November 2, 2009
Media Contact:
Lori Jacobs,
Director of Public Relations
lori.jacobs@cnu.edu
(757) 594-7961
(NEWPORT NEWS, VA) - Christopher Newport University will host a lecture titled: "Inside the Trireme: Rowing a Wooden Warship in Ancient and Modern Times" on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 4 p.m. Dr. Gordon Kelly, visiting assistant professor of humanities at Lewis & Clark College, is guest lecturer. The lecture will take place in the Ferguson Center for the Arts Music & Theatre Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public; no reservation is required.
Dr. Kelly, interested in how ancient military practices reflect the social ideals of the Greco-Roman world, served as a rower on the reconstructed ancient Greek warship Olympias for three sea-trials during the 1990s. A visiting assistant professor of humanities at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, Kelly received a Ph.D. in classical studies from Bryn Mawr College, with a concentration in ancient history. He has taught courses on Latin and Greek languages and literature, Roman and Greek history, classical mythology, Roman law, and the family in the Roman world. His research has focused on the connection of politics, law and social history in the Roman republic. He is the author of the forthcoming book, A History of Exile in the Roman Republic (Cambridge University Press). Additional information regarding Dr. Kelly may be found at legacy.lclark.edu/faculty/gkelly. For more information regarding the lecture, please call (757) 594-7057.
A four-year public university in Newport News, Virginia, Christopher Newport University enrolls 5,000 students in rigorous academic programs through the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences, and the College of Social Sciences including the Luter School of Business. CNU offers great teaching and small classes as well as an emphasis on leadership, civic engagement and honor. For more information about CNU and its programs,
please visit www.cnu.edu.