AIA Lecture Series :: "Don't Believe Everything You Read: Texts, Archaeology, and the Destruction of the Greek City of Corinth in 146 BC," presented by Professor Sarah James (University of Colorado Boulder) :: Wednesday, April 16th at 7:00pm

 Free and Open to the Public

University of Colorado Natural History Museum

Paleontology Hall

Generations of scholars have relied heavily on ancient literary accounts of the Roman sacking of the city-state of Corinth in the mid-second century, BC, to interpret archaeological remains in the city. Many Greek and Roman authors pain grim pictures of utter destruction and the following abandonment while drawing parallels to the razing of Carthage, Rome's greatest enemy. However, new archaeological evidence offers numerous challenges to both ancient descriptions and modern interpretations. Dr. James will detail these new developments and show how many Corinthians dealt with the aftermath of this well-known ancient destruction.