In this multilingual roundtable, we interrogate the interplay of ancient and modern languages in scholarship on the ancient Mediterranean world. We consider the challenges of crossing between ancient and modern from a variety of viewpoints: the challenges of studying ancient languages through the lenses of their modern counterparts, the transitions between Anglophone and non-Anglophone worlds of scholarship, and ongoing colonialist legacies that centre some languages and marginalize others.
The panelists all have expertise in a variety of ancient and modern languages, including Greek, Italian, Arabic, and Hebrew. Through this roundtable we ultimately seek to highlight the main challenges and benefits of approaching ancient cultures through multilingual viewpoints.
