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Dr. Mary T. Boatwright, Professor and Chair of Classical Studies at Duke University, will present the John F. Charles lecture at Wabash College at 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, in Hays Hall room 104.
Boatwright, a specialist in Roman history with interests in the social and political history of the Empire, Roman women, Rome’s northern frontiers, and Latin historiography, will present a talk titled: “Alma Mater? Rome and the Emperor’s Mother.”
The John F. Charles Memorial Lecture was established by one of Professor Charles’ former students, Bruce Baker ’65. Baker funded the lecture out of his admiration for and love of his world history teacher. Professor Charles was esteemed as a scholar and teacher on campus and among his academic peers in a career that spanned 40 years.
Boatwright has written or edited 10 books in her career. Her most recent effort, History of the ICCS: The First Fifty Years, A Brief History of the Romans, and Peoples of the Roman World, was published in 2015. She won the Gildersleeve Prize in 1992 for her article, “The Imperial women of the Early Second Century A.C.”
The talk is free and open to the public. A reception is scheduled to follow.