Programme

17th Congress of the Fédération internationale des associations d’études classiques will be held on 7–11 July 2025 at the University of Wrocław, Poland.

Below is the general schedule of the Congress. A detailed list of all panels and presentations is available here. The preliminary version of the book of abstracts can be downloaded here.

Monday, 7 July 2025

17:00 Aula Leopoldina Opening ceremony
17:30 Aula Leopoldina Plenary lecture I:
Benjamin Acosta Hughes, The Threshold Once Kissed. Reflections on a New Edition of Callimachus’ Epigrams
18:30 Oratorium Marianum Refreshments and networking

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

8:30–9:45 Aula Leopoldina Plenary lecture II:
Eleanor Dickey, Multilingual and multicultural education in antiquity: what can we learn from it?
9:45–10:15   Coffee break
10:15–11:45 Classrooms A–J Parallel sessions A 01–J 01
11:45–12:00   Coffee break
12:00–13:30 Classrooms A–J Parallel sessions A 02–J 02
13:30–14:30   Lunch
14:30–16:00   Parallel sessions A 03–J 03
16:00–16:30   Coffee break
16:30–17:45 Aula Leopoldina Plenary lecture III:
Gesine Manuwald, The study of early Latin textual fragments and its relevance for Roman literary history
18:00–21:00   Dinner aboard the ship Wratislavia, with a cruise along the Odra River
(IMPORTANT: Please note that participation in the cruise dinner requires a separate ticket, which must be booked independently from the conference registration.)

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

8:30–9:45 Oratorium Marianum Plenary lecture IV:
Edith Hall, Classics at the Crossways
9:45–10:15 Coffee break
10:15–11:45 Classrooms A–J Parallel sessions A 04–J 04
11:45–12:00 Coffee break
12:00–13:30 Classrooms A–J Parallel sessions A 05–J 05
13:30–14:30 Lunch
14:30–16:00 Aula Leopoldina Session commemorating 75 years of FIEC: Gunhild Vidén (University of Gothenburg, former President of FIEC), Paul Schubert (University of Geneva, former Secretary General of FIEC), Thomas Schmidt (University of Fribourg, Secretary General of FIEC), Jesús de la Villa (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, President of FIEC)
16:00–16:30 Coffee break
16:30–17:45 Aula Leopoldina FIEC General Meeting

Thursday, 10 July 2025

8:30–9:45 Oratorium Marianum Plenary lecture V:
Ivana Petrovic
9:45–10:15 Coffee break
10:15–11:45 Classrooms A–J Parallel sessions A 06–J 06
11:45–12:00 Coffee break
12:00–13:30 Classrooms A–J Parallel sessions A 07–J 07
13:30–14:30 Lunch
14:30–16:00 Classrooms A–J Parallel sessions A 08–J 08
16:00 Cultural activities and sightseeing

Friday, 11 July 2025

8:30–9:45 Lobby Poster session
9:45–10:15   Coffee break
10:15–11:45 Classrooms A–J Parallel sessions A 09–J 09
11:45–12:00   Coffee break
12:00–13:30 Classrooms A–J Parallel sessions A 10–J 10
13:30–14:30   Lunch
14:30–15:45 Aula Leopoldina Closing ceremony