Prof Geoff Horrocks explores attitudes to language and identity.
How did ancient peoples under pressure to assimilate react when their languages were threatened by the spread of Greek and Latin? This talk with Prof Geoff Horrocks explores how attitudes to language and identity - both personal and national - have shifted over two and a half millennia.
For adults. Booking necessary.
This event is part of the University of Cambridge's Festival of Ideas.
**Please note that bookings for all Festival of Ideas events open at 10am on Monday 21st September.**
Date:
Saturday, 24 October, 2015 - 15:00 to 16:00
Contact name:
Jennie Thornber
Contact email:
Contact phone:
(01223) 330402
Event location:
Room G19, Museum of Classical Archaeology