Virtual Black History Month Lecture 2022
Virtual Black History Month Lecture 2022
Thu, Oct 20, 2022 5:30 PM BST (+01:00)
Free
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LGBT History Month Annual Public Lecture
The Transitioned Empire: Trans Lives in Ancient Rome, by Cheryl Morgan
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Date and time
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Online
About this event
The Roman world had, in some ways, far more gender diversity in it than we have today. Also, Romans firmly believed that people could change sex if the gods willed it so. Cheryl Morgan's exciting and thought-provoking talk, suitable for all audiences, will cover a variety of trans and intersex characters from the Roman world. We'll meet the Emperor who wanted to be a woman, the Empress who grew up as a boy, the genius intersex philosopher, eunuchs who grew up as girls and many others, some of whom lived here in the Province of Britannia.
Join The Department of Classics and Ancient History at Durham University for our third Annual LGBTHM Public Lecture.