"Erôs in Ancient Greece," Institute of Classical Studies, University of London, March 28-31, 2009.

One of the most exciting developments in recent classics research has been in the field of ancient emotions and representations of the mind and self. Within this rich field of inquiry UCL and the Institute of Classical Studies will host an International conference on the topic of "Erôs in ancient Greece", organised by Ed Sanders, Chiara Thumiger, Chris Carey and Nick Lowe. The conference will offer papers on a wide range of topics related to Erôs as pathos or epithymia, including iconography associated with erotic passions, Erôs as literary motif, and philosophical approaches. The chronological span will be from the Archaic period to the Second Sophistic, including reception. The conference homepage is here: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/silva/GrandLat/newsandevents/newsandevents/conferences.