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Louise R. Weiser Lecture

The Roman Lares

Gods of the Home and Journey
Thursday
Thursday, February 2, 2017 - 5:30pm

Gamble Auditorium, Art Building

Harriet Flower, Professor of Classics, Princeton University
In conjunction with the special exhibition The Legend of the Lares
Spring Opening Reception to follow

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Harriet Flower, Professor of Classics, Princeton University
Photo Credit: 

Courtesy of Harriet Flower

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Harriet Flower, Professor of Classics, Princeton University

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Maker unknown (Roman; Imperial), Lar holding a patera and cornucopia, 1st-2nd century CE
January 24, 2017 to May 28, 2017
The Legend of the Lares

In 57 BCE, the philosopher and politician Cicero described the Roman home as “the most hallowed place on earth…the center of worship, religion, and domestic ritual.” While many people today are familiar with the Olympian gods and goddesses and the monumental, marble temples of ancient Rome, the...

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