The Charles Beebe Martin Memorial Lectures

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

Open to the public