The conference “A Good Neighbour is Better than a Far-away Friend. The Atheno-Boiotian relations from the 6th to the 4th centuries B.C.E.” will take place in Fribourg (Switzerland). It is organized by Roy van Wijk (Université de Fribourg).
09.45 – 10.00 Roy van Wijk (Université de Fribourg)
Welcome and General introduction
10.00 – 10.45 Valentina Mussa (Université Paris-Sorbonne – Paris IV)
“Religious life and economic administration of a sanctuary on the borders between Attica and Boeotia: the case of the Amphiareion of Oropos during the 4th century BC”
10.45 – 11.15 Pause
11.15 – 12.00 Amber Brüsewitz (Ghent University)
“Good Faith makes good neighbours? The role of shared religion and culture during the Peloponnesian War”
12.00 – 12.45 Thierry Lucas (Université Paris 1 – Panthéon-Sorbonne)
“La fonction militaire de la frontière : protéger, contrôler, connecter”
12.45 – 14.15 Lunch
14.15 – 15.00 Paul Grigsby (Warwick University)
“I against my brother; I and my brother against our cousin; I, my brother and our cousin against the neighbours: the Athenians and the development of Boiotian identity”
15.00 – 15.45 Marco Montalto Tentori (Université de Fribourg)
“Inschriftliche Zeugnisse der Schlachten zwischen Athenern und Böotiern vor dem Peloponnesischen Krieg”
15.45 – 16.15 Pause
16.15 – 17.00 Roy van Wijk (Université de Fribourg)
“You were always on my mind: A re-appraisal of Boiotia’s place in Athens’ policy and memory”
17.00 – 17.30 Final Remarks and Discussion
19.00 Speakers’ Dinner