JENNIFER TOBIN Department of Classics and Mediterranean Studies University of Illinois at Chicago
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JENNIFER TOBIN Department of Classics and Mediterranean Studies University of Illinois at Chicago EDUCATION The University of Pennsylvania. Ph.D. Classical Archaeology. 1983-1991. Doctoral Dissertation: “The Monuments of Herodes Atticus.” Stanford University. BA Classical Studies. BA English Literature. 1978-1982. ADDITIONAL EDUCATION American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Associate member, 1988-90; Regular member, 1986-87. American School of Classical Studies at Athens Summer Program. 1981. Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome. Fall 1981. Stanford Overseas Program in England, Fall 1979-Winter 1980. ACADEMIC POSITIONS University of Illinois at Chicago. Assistant Professor, 1999-2005; Associate Professor 2005 to present. Arizona State University. Visiting Assistant Professor. 1997-1999. Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. Assistant Professor. 1992-1997 PUBLICATIONS Books Black Cilicia: A Study of the Plain of Issus during the Roman and Late Roman Periods (Oxford, BAR International Series 1275) 2004. Herodes Attikos and the City of Athens: Patronage and Conflict under the Antonines (Amsterdam: JC Gieben) 1997. Refereed Articles “Excavations on the Kastro at Kavousi: An Architectural Overview,” with W. Coulson et al., Hesperia 66 (1997) 315-390. “Some New Thoughts on Herodes Atticus’s Tomb, His Stadium of 143/44, and Philostratus VS 2.550,” American Journal of Archaeology 97 (1993) 81- 89. Symposium Proceedings “The Tarcondimotid Dynasty in Smooth Cilicia,” in E. Jean, A.M. Dincol and S. Durugönül (eds.), La Cilicie: espaces et pouvoirs locaux, Varia Anatolica XIII, French Institute of Anatolian Studies-George Dumézil (2001) 381-387. “Küçük Burnaz: A Late Roman Mansio in Smooth Cilicia,” Olba II (1999) 221-226. “The City in the Sand Dunes: a Survey of a Roman Port Facility in Cilicia,” Arastirma Sonuclari Toplantasi 13:2 (1995) 151-164. TOBIN.2 Book reviews W.B. Dinsmoor and W.B. Dinsmoor Jr., The Propylaia to the Athenian Akropolis II: The Classical Building, and J. M. Hurwit, The Acropolis in the Age of Pericles in The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (2007). P. Baldassarri, SEBASTOI SOTERI: Edilizia monumentale ad Atene durante il Saeculum Augustum in The American Journal of Archaeology105 (2001) 131-132. W. Ameling, K. Bringmann, and B. Schmidt-Dounos, Schenkungen hellenistischer Herrscher an griechische Städte und Heiligtümer in The Journal of Hellenic Studies 118 (1998) 239-240. Article reviews M. Kokolakis, “The Personality of Herodes Atticus,” The Scientific Journal of the Philosophical School of the University of Athens, Volume 9 (Athens, 1995) pp. 65-79 (in Greek) and H. B. Kritzas, “Two Epigrams from Petri Nemea,” International Congress on Ancient Thessaly in Memory of Demitrios P. Theochares (Athens, 1992) pp. 398-413 (in Greek); in The Bryn Mawr College Classical Review, Spring 1997. FORTHCOMING WORK “The Domestic Architecture and Stratigraphy from Zeugma,” The 2000 Rescue Excavations at Zeugma. W. Aylward (ed) (Packard Humanities Institute, Los Altos) 2010. Final set of page proofs reviewed. 125 pages “Artistic Patronage,” in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome. 2010. Final set of page proofs reviewed. 1500 words WORK IN PROGRESS Book Impelled by God: Two Women’s Pilgrimage Through the Holy Land From Damascus to Rome: The “Syrian Style” in Roman Architecture. Book chapters “The Architecture of Kastro East,” in Excavations of Kavousi, Crete. M. Mook (ed). “The Architecture and Architectural Setting of the Temple of Zeus on Mount Gerizim,” “The Historical Setting of the Temple of Zeus,” and “The Literary Testimonia for the Temple of Zeus.” In Tel er Ras on Mount Gerizim, with R.J. Bull et al. TOBIN.3 Articles “A Hero’s Choice: The Cultural Context for the Cocks and Hens Relief from Xanthos” “An Athenian Dedication in Samaria: The Case of the Traveling Tripod.” CONFERENCE PAPERS The Art Institute of Chicago, conference entitled Marcus Aurelius in the Four Corners of the Empire. “Marcus Aurelius and Athens: Image and Interaction,” March 2005. “The Domestic Architecture at Zeugma.” The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) Annual Meetings. San Francisco, CA. January 2004. “The Tarkondimotid Dynasty in Smooth Cilicia.” International Round Table on Cilicia: Space and Local Powers. Istanbul, Turkey. November 1999. “Aizanoi: from Temple State to Roman Town.” 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians, session on Architecture, Imperialism and Romanization. Houston, Texas. April 1999. “Küçük Burnaz: a Late Roman Mansio in Smooth Cilicia.”1st International Symposium on Cilician Archaeology. Mersin, Turkey. June 1998. “The Sekerhane Kiosk at Selinus, Turkey: Trajan’s Cenotaph,” co-authored with S. Redford. AIA Annual Meetings. Washington D.C. December 1998. “The Curse Inscriptions of Herodes Attikos.” XI International Congress of Greek and Latin Epigraphy. Rome, Italy. September 1997 “Rough Cilicia Regional Archaeological Survey Project: Report of the 1996 Season,” co-author with N.K. Rauh et al. AIA Annual Meetings. New York, NY. December 1996. “The Site in the Sand Dunes: Report on the Second Season at Küçük Burnaz (Cilicia).” AIA Annual Meetings. San Diego, CA. December 1995. “The City in the Sand Dunes: Survey of a Roman Port City in Cilicia.” AIA Annual Meetings. Atlanta GA. December, 1994. “The East Building of the Kastro: a Late Geometric House in East Crete.” AIA Annual Meetings. Washington D.C., December 1993. “New Excavations of a Middle Minoan Cemetery in East Crete,” co-author with D.C.Haggis et al. AIA Annual Meetings. New Orleans, LA. December 1992. “The Hyperbolic Mourning of Herodes Atticus: an Infant’s Tomb in Kephisia.” AIA Annual Meetings. Chicago, IL. December 1991. “The Panathenaic Ship of Herodes Atticus.” AIA Annual Meetings. San Francisco, CA. December 1990. TOBIN.4 INVITED LECTURES “The Coinage of Mithrapata of Lycia: Evidence for Dynastic Struggles in the 4th c BC,” The Classical Art Society. The Art Institute of Chicago. February, 2009 "King Kuprlli and Lycian Identity: Building G at Xanthos in Context," The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. April, 2008 “Herodes Attikos and the City of Athens: A Love-Hate Relationship,” Rockford Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America, Rockford College (Rockford, Illinois). February 2006 “The Site in the Sand: A Roman Port in Black Cilicia,” Urbana Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America, University of Illinois (Champagne-Urbana, Illinois) April 2006 “The 2000 Rescue Excavations at Zeugma,” The South Suburban Archaeological Society. Homewood, IL. April 2005. “Zeugma: A Tale of Two Cities,” Gonzaga College. Spokane, WA. April 2005 “Gladiator,” Conference on the Ancient World in Film, The Archaeological Institute of America (Rockford Society). Rockford College, Rockford IL. March, 2005. “The Life of Marcus Aurelius,” The Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL. January 2005. “The 2000 Rescue Excavations at Zeugma,” The Archaeological Institute of America (Toledo Society), Toledo Art Museum. Toledo, OH. November 2003. “The 2000 Rescue Excavations at Zeugma,” The Illinois Classical Conference, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. October 2003. "The Harbor Facility at Küçük Burnaz." The Art History Club. University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL. October 2003. “The Site in the Sands: a Roman Port Facility in Cilicia.” California State University, Long Beach, Eta Sigma Phi Society. Long Beach, CA. April, 2003. “Augustus and Rome.” Walter Payton Preparatory High School, Chicago IL. February 2003. “The Site in the Sands: a Roman Port Facility in Cilicia.” The South Suburban Archaeological Society, Homewood, IL. January 2002. “The Site in the Sands: a Roman Port Facility in Cilicia.” The Archaeological Institute of America (Milwaukee Society), The University of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI. December 2001. “Cleopatra’s Legacy: the Impact of Egyptian Culture on Rome.” The History Club, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL. November 2001. TOBIN.5 “The Site in the Sands: a Roman Port Facility in Cilicia.” The Associated Colleges of the Midwest, Lake Forest College. Lake forest, IL. October 2001. “The Site in the Sands: a Roman Port Facility in Cilicia.” Classical Art Society and the Archaeological Institute of America (Chicago Chapter), The Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL. February 2001. “The Site in the Sands: a Roman Port Facility in Cilicia.” Hellenic Student Association, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL. February 2001. “Cleopatra’s Legacy: the Impact of Egyptian Culture on Rome.” Phoenix Art Museum. Phoenix, AZ. April 1999. “The Site in the Sands: a Roman Port Facility in Cilicia.” Friends of European Art, Phoenix Art Museum. Phoenix, AZ. March 1998. “The History and Archaeology of Anatolia.” Lecture Series for the Friends of the American Research Institute in Turkey. Ankara, Turkey. February-March 1997. “The Site in the Sands: recent excavations at Küçük Burnaz, Cilicia in Turkey.” The Classics Department Colloquium, University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. February 1996. “City in the Sands: A Roman Port Facility in Cilicia.” Department of Art History, University of Oregon. Eugene, OR. February 1995. “Alexander the Great in Turkey: fact vs. fiction.” Friends of the American Research Institute in Turkey. Ankara, Turkey. January 1994. POPULAR RECORDINGS “The Glory that was Greece,” 14 audio lectures for Modern Scholar. Recorded December 2008 “The Grandeur that was Rome,” 14 audio lectures for Modern Scholar. Scheduled for