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SUMMARY:10th Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Hellenic Heritage of Sicily and Southern Italy with the theme of “Athlos\, Athlon\, Athlētēs”: Competition and Excellence in Greco-Roman Culture
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LOCATION:Via Saverio Landolina\, 5\, Siracusa\, Italy\, 96100
DESCRIPTION:<p><a href="https://fontearetusa.wordpress.com/2025-interdisciplinary-seminar-on-competition-and-excellence-in-greco-roman-culture/">The Tenth Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Hellenic Heritage of Sicily and Southern Italy</a></p>\n<p>with the theme of</p>\n<p>&ldquo\;<em>Athlos\, Athlon\, Athlētēs</em>&rdquo\;: Competition and Excellence in Greco-Roman Culture</p>\n<p>will be held November 24-27\, 2025</p>\n<p>With a post-conference tour to Agrigento and Piazza Armerina\, November 28-29</p>\n<p>The stories of ancient Greek heroes like Heracles inspired a competitive culture in which achievement was the product of struggle and effort. To be an athlete (<em>athlētēs</em>) in this context meant taking on a challenge (<em>athlos</em>) for the sake of some prize (<em>athlon</em>)&mdash\;but it extended far beyond sport. Athletic striving was a feature of oratory\, politics\, jurisprudence\, music\, drama\, education\, and even philosophy\, which understood moral virtue in terms of excellence (<em>aretē</em>). The purpose of this conference is to explore this athletic ethos in sport and far beyond it by reflecting on the phenomenon of competitive striving in a variety of practices at various times and places in Greco-Roman antiquity. It will include academic presentations\, visits to the Neapolis archeological park and Paolo Orsi museum\, and a post-conference excursion. We will also enjoy traditional Sicilian food and hospitality\, plus an American style Thanksgiving dinner (families invited) Thursday evening.</p>\n<p>Proposals for presentations related to any aspect of the topic are welcome. Abstracts for papers should be 200-300 words in length\, prepared for blind review\, and saved in .docx or .rtf. They should include a title\, but no footnotes or references. Evaluation criteria include quality\, relevance to the conference theme\, and relevance to the heritage of Sicily and Southern Italy. More information can be found<a href="https://fontearetusa.wordpress.com/2025-interdisciplinary-seminar-on-competition-and-excellence-in-greco-roman-culture/"> here</a></p>\n<p>Scholars are welcome to participate without presenting a paper and can request to be a session chair.</p>\n<p>Selected proceedings will be published by Parnassos Press and indexed open access on JSTOR.</p>\n<p>Scholars are welcome to participate without presenting a paper and can request to be a session chair.</p>\n<p>Selected proceedings will be published by Parnassos Press and indexed open access on JSTOR.</p>\n<p>Send abstracts directly to Heather L. Reid at <a href="mailto:fontearetusa1@gmail.com">fontearetusa1@gmail.com</a>. Abstracts received by July 1\, 2025 will be considered for early acceptance. Final deadline for abstracts is October 1\, 2025.</p>
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