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A Futuristic Look Through Ancient Lenses: Ancient Greece

Eastern Illinois University hosted several events as part of its symposium "A Futuristic Look Through Ancient Lenses: Ancient Greece."

The symposium illustrated how today's scholars have utilized clues left by ancient Greeks that provide insight into the lives and achievements of ancient Greeks, and helped Greece to become one of the superpowers of its time.

The symposium was made possible through the combined efforts of the School of Technology, the Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences, and Booth Library.

Producers of the series -- Wafeek Wahby, a professor in the School of Technology; and Allen Lanham, Dean of Library Services -- aimed for the symposium to be enjoyed by the university and regional communities. The symposium booklet summarizes each session and offers a brief bio of the speaker(s).

Symposium Sessions:

• Opening Session, (images, transcript) by Dean Lanham and Dr. Wahby
• "It's all Greek to Me," (images, transcript) by Ioanna Efthymiadou
• "Issues in Greece Today," (images, transcript) by Ioanna Efthymiadou
• "From Demosthenes to Speech-Language Pathology in the 21st Century:
  How Ancient Greece Launched the Field of Speech and Hearing Science" (images, transcript, ppt) by Dean Robert Augustine
• "Did the Ancient Greeks Really Believe Their Myths?" (images, transcript) by Dean Bonnie Irwin
• "Ancient Greek Technology" (images, transcript, ppt) by Todd Bruns
• "Laughter, Food and Curiosity in Greece" (images, transcript) by Kathy Rhodes
• "The Apostle Paul's Influence on the Ancient Greeks" (images, transcript) by Dr. Andrew Robinson
• "Business and Accounting Practices in Ancient Greece" (images, transcript, ppt) by Dr. David Boggs, Dr. Cheryl Noll, & Dr. Bill Wootton
• "The Myth of Epimetheus and Prometheus: Time, Techne and the Invention of the Human" by (images, transcript, ppt) Dr. Thomas Hawkins
• "Ancient Greek Geography and Geographers" (images, transcript, ppt) by Dr. Michael Cornebise
• "Body and Sport in Greek Antiquity and Today" (images, transcript, ppt) by Dr. Craig Eckert & Dr. Angela Glaros
• "Ancient Greece and the Concept of Techne" (images, transcript) by Dr. Gary Aylesworth
• "Daughters of Dionysus" (images, script, transcript) by EIU Department of Theater Arts Students
• "Film: The Dawn of Democracy" (images) by David Bell
• "Euclid and the Greatest Common Divisor" (images, transcript, ppt) by Dr. Peter Andrews & Dr. William Slough
• "A Survey of Classical Greek Architecture" (images, transcript) by David Finnigan
• "Ancient Echoes in Greek Expressive Culture," (images, transcript, ppt) by Dr. Angela Glaros, Apler Aslihak, Tufan Sevim
• "How Darwin Plagiarized Empedocles: Modern Science Anticipated in Greek Philosophy" (images, transcript) by Dr. Grant Sterling
• "The City of Delphi" (images, transcript, ppt) by Andrew Brachear
• "Paideia: Education as Cultural Development of a Nation's Spiritual Life" (images, transcript, ppt) by Dr. Albear Gustavo
• "Hagia Sophia: Sacred Wisdom from the Christian tradition of the Greeks," (images, transcript, ppt) by Dr. Ryan McDaniel
• "Becoming a Science: Astronomy in Ancient Greece" (images, transcript, ppt) by Professor David Linton
• "The Tourism Journey and the Search for the Authentic" (images, transcript, ppt) by Dr. Betsy Pudliner
• "Geologic and Geographic Settings-Foundation of Greek Culture and Civilization" (images, transcript, ppt) by Dr. Alan Baharlou
• "The Parthenon as Athens' Response to the Persian War" (images, transcript, ppt1, ppt2) by Dr. Lee Patterson & Dr. Janet Marquardt
• "Greek: An Ancient Language that Shapes Today" (images, transcript) by Dr. Adrian Lampkin
• "Film: The Real Olympics" (images) by David Bell
• "Ancient Greek Women, Their Specific and Varied Roles in Family" (images, transcript, ppt) by Dr. Crystal Duncan-Lane & Professor Christina Yousaf
• "Remembering Hadrian, the Emperor who put the Greek in Greco-Roman" (images, transcript) by Dr. Bailey Young
• "Ancient Greece Funeral and Marriage: Beliefs and Philosophy" (images, transcript, ppt) by Oyindamola Idowu
• "Ancient Greek/Contemporary U.S. Families: Both Alike and Different" (images, transcript, ppt) by Dr. Mikki Meadows
• "Homer, Bach and Mozart: The Influence of Ancient Greek Culture on Music of the Baroque and Classical Eras" (images, transcript) by Professor J. Corey Francis
• "Eureka!" (images, transcript) by Dr. Steven Daniels
• "Ancient Greek Sport and Dance" by Dr. Scott Ronspies, (images, transcript, ppt) with music provided by the EIU Panther Marching Band under the direction of Professor J. Corey Francis

Symposium Exhibits:

• Arts and Huminties of Ancient Greece, (images) by Todd Bruns, Marlene Slough, and Robert Hillman
• Sciences of Anceint Greece, (images) by Kirstin Duffin and Pamela Ortega
• Alexander the Great/Military History of Ancient Greece, (images) by Bradley P. Tolppanen
• Ancient Greece Through Fiction, (images) by Sarah Johnson
• Fables, Festivals, Gods and Heroes: Religion in Anceit Greece, (images) by Todd Bruns
• Greek Mythology for Children, (images) by Ann Brownson
• Greek Philosophers, (images) by Bradley P. Tolppanen
• Nutrition Exhibit, (images) by Dr. Honselman's Nutrition Theraphy class