The Department of Classica Studies and the Interdepartmental Program in Greek and Roman History at the University of Michigan would like to extend a warm invitation to the Annual Meeting of the Association of Ancient Historians, May 7-9, 2004.  The theme of the conference is “Perceptions of Change: In the Ancient World, Of the Ancient World.”  Participants will address new approaches to the ancient world from a variety of methodological and disciplinary perspectives. Session topics are listed below. Abstracts  are sought for the Panel  Sessions. See below for submission details.

Plenary Sessions:
Perceptions of Change
Ancient History in Modern National Traditions

Panels:
Chewing in Context: food, drink and place in classical antiquity
Magic in Greek myth and ritual
Sex and the City (or History at the Intersection of Culture and Politics)
Appropriations of Ancient Art: Political Contexts
Warfare and Social Organization.
Documentary Evidence and the Writing of Ancient History

Seminars:
Ancient Economic History for the 21st Century
Law and Social Control
Constantine and His Age: New Interpretations

Please see the conference website <http://www.lsa.umich.edu/aah/> for more details. Abstracts  should be c.600 words in length and should be submitted by November 1st, 2003 to Association of Ancient Historians 2004, Attn: Anne Shore, Classical Studies Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1003. Abstracts should be formulated anonymously, and include a cover letter. Although we would prefer that submissions be related to the proposed panel topics, we will attempt to accommodate papers on other topics where possible.