Scholar to discuss war in ancient Greece

WHO
Kurt A. Raaflaub, professor of classics and history at Brown University in Providence, R.I.

WHAT
"The Quest for Peace in the Ancient World: Why Greece?," a lecture

WHEN
7:30 p.m. March 30

WHERE
Century Room A
Millennium Student Center
University of Missouri-St. Louis
One University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63121

SPONSOR
Center for International Studies at UMSL

COST
Free and open to the public

INFO
(314) 516-7299

DETAILS
Kurt Raaflaub will discuss war in ancient civilizations. He will examine what role war played in Greece and how peace was restored once war broke out.

Raaflaub is an expert on archaic and classical Greek and Roman Republican political, social and intellectual history, war and society. His recent books include "The Discovery of Freedom in Ancient Greece" and "War and Society in the Ancient World."

The lecture is the 2008 Catharine Pelican Annual Memorial Lecture in Greek Studies at UMSL.

-END-