Massachusetts Archaeological Society Lecture at the Peabody
Join us NEXT WEEK for a lecture by Dr. Kate Minniti, field archaeologist and senior member of the NYU-UniMi archaeological expedition in Selinunte, Italy. Event is free and open to the public. For those who are unable to attend, the meeting will be streamed live via Zoom. For more information or to request a link to the meeting, please send an email to: [email protected]
Event details can be found on our event page here.
“Greeks and Phoenicians in Selinunte: Neighbors, enemies, fellow citizens.”
Selinunte, the westernmost Greek foundation in Sicily, was one of the wealthiest cities of its time. It enjoyed a prosperous existence from the second half of the seventh century BCE through the middle of the third century BCE, and its public spaces, temples, fortifications, and houses are remarkably well preserved. The archaeological evidence also tells a story of complex relationships between Greeks and Phoenicians, from trade and worship to war and conquest, from the siege of 409 BCE to the resettlement and redevelopment of the city during the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE.
Kate Minniti holds a PhD in Classical Archaeology from the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC. She has been working as a field archaeologist for more than a decade, and since 2015 she is a senior member of the NYU-UniMi archaeological expedition in Selinunte, Italy.
