“Discovering Daily Life in Roman Egypt”, Anna Lucille Boozer – 17th Hahn Lecture, November 13th, 2025, 5 pm.
The Classics Program of the Department of Classical and Oriental Studies at Hunter College invites you to the 17th E. Adelaide Hahn Memorial Lecture.
Speaker: Anna Lucille Boozer (Professor of Archaeology and Ancient History), Department of History, Baruch College
Title: Discovering Daily Life in Roman Egypt
Abstract
Egypt has served as a critical source of evidence for social history in the Roman world. Studies of everyday life within Roman Egypt, however, have been riven by disciplinary, methodological, and theoretical ruptures. In this lecture I explore the history of these ruptures and lay the groundwork for a fundamental rethink of archaeological approaches to daily life in Roman Egypt. I do so by taking a cross-cultural perspective on both the evidence and our interpretations of it. My approach shifts attention away the singularities of Egypt towards a deeper, more anthropological and embedded understanding of how past people negotiated their daily lives.
DATE: Thursday, November 13, 2025
LOCATION: Hemmerdinger Screening Room, 706 East Building (Library), Hunter College, 68th Street and Lexington Avenue
Enter at the Visitors Center in the lobby of Hunter West Building, SW corner of 68th and Lexington
The lecture is free and open to all; photo identification is required for entry. Contact Professor Joanne Spurza ([email protected]), Classic Studies Program Head, or Andrew Robinson ([email protected]), Department Administrator, with any questions.