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EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR | “Italy and “Greater Greece”: A Short History of the Greeks in Italy”
Presented by Ross King
with Additional Commentary by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

Why did Julius Caesar speak his last words in Greek? Why are the world’s best-preserved Greek temples in Sicily and the South of Italy? Why did Plato visit Italy? This lecture will look at how in Plato’s time the South of Italy was known as “Greater Greece”—the beautiful land settled in the centuries after 800 BCE by colonists from the Greek mainland. These settlers brought trade and prosperity as well as their religion, their customs, their alphabet and their language. They also nurtured on Italian soil the political, philosophical and artistic foundations that would profoundly influence and support the world of the Ancient Romans and, much later, that of the Italian Renaissance.

The webinar will include a 45-minute lecture followed by 15-minutes of Q&A.

Please note:

• Your participation is confirmed once you have purchased your ticket. You will receive the Zoom link to join the presentation circa 30 minutes before the start time.
• VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar will be available for unlimited streaming at your convenience for 7 days after the event.

Lecturer

Ross King is the award-winning author of numerous books on Italian and French art and history, including Brunelleschi’s Dome and Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling. His biography Machiavelli: Philosopher of Power has been called a “convincing portrait of one of the most misunderstood thinkers of all time.” His most recent book, published in April 2021, is The Bookseller of Florence: The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance.