The Martin Lectures Fund was established by gifts of many friends of Professor Charles Beebe Martin ’76, in recognition of his service of more than 40 years as a teacher of Greek and the Fine Arts.

The 2024-25 Charles Beebe Martin Lectures

Christopher Faraone 
Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor

Department of Classics
University of Chicago

The (Lost) Magical Handbooks of the Roman Empire

March 3-7, 2025

Monday, March 3: Introduction: Handbooks in Three Roman Cities: Ephesus, Antioch and Beirut

Tuesday, March 4: Scribes and their Boiler-plates in Athens and Amathous

Thursday, March 6: Draftsmen and their Picture-Books in Rome, Carthage, and Egypt

Friday, March 7: Artisans and their Workshops in Late-Antique Rome and Pergamon