For those among our readers colentes latinitatem atque humaniores litteras, I wanted to pass along this announcement from the Reggie listserve about a program which will take place from 15 July to 22 July this coming summer in Naples, Italy.

I am happy to announce and invite you to the up-coming PHILIA (Fratria Iuvenum Latinitatem Investigantium Alentiumque) conference. This convention is expected to be the largest living Latin meeting in many years. PHILIA has secured beds for 200 participants, and over thirty professors and authors from around the world have already signed-up for pre-registration. Reggie has said he will be there for at least a day, but cannot stay because of the summer classes. Professors Terentius Tunberg, and Milena Minkova of the University of Kentucky will be among the participants. This conference will be unlike any of the other summer Latin conferences since there will not only be ample opportunities to speak and improve your Latin but there will also be papers, lectures, and debates organized (all in Latin) on many topics within the Humanities. We are extremely fortunate to have secured reduced prices in two dormitories and several beautiful meeting halls in the center of the city.

Patrick Owens, who announced this event to the list, also attached a schedule for the gathering - in English and in Latin - but I’ve included the English below as that is, I assume, what most of you will want to see:

AGENDA AND PROGRAM FOR THE CONFERENCE

15 July:

IN NATIONAL SCHOOL “VITTORIO EMANUELE” (Italiano: CONVITTO NAZIONALE VITTORIO EMANUELE): Participants arrive and are assigned their rooms. Check-in with the desk and conference secretary. Everything necessary for the conference is given to Participants. Dinner.

16 July:

- morning: IN THE ITALIAN INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY (Italiano: ISTITUTO ITALIANO PER GLI STUDI FILOSOFICI): Humanity and the Civil Virtues.

SUBJECTS:
1) On governing the republic
2) On the formation of the youth
3) On the best state of the republic

The Piazza Plebiscito, Galilaeria of “Umberto I”, the theater of St. Charles will be visited.

- afternoon: IN NATIONAL SCHOOL “VITTORIO EMANUELE” Announce: Participants continue to discuss the subjects from the morning; group discussion and short talks are arranged.

17 July:

- morning: IN MONASTARY OF ST. LAWRENCE (Italiano: CONVENTO DI S. LORENZO MAGGIORE): On humanity, religion and the bonds across boundaries

SUBJECTS:
1) On the humanist mind towards Christianity and religion
2) On tolerance
3) On relations with other nations and peoples

The Historic part of Naples will be visited.

- afternoon: IN NATIONAL SCHOOL “VITTORIO EMANUELE: Participants continue to discuss the subjects from the morning; group discussion and short talks are arranged.

- evening: A Piano and Violin Concert

18 July:

- morning: IN BOTANICAL GARDENS (Italiano: ORTO BOTANICO): On Literature and Mankind’s Natural Quest

SUBJECTS:
1) How are Humanism and the natural sciences joined?
2) On Literature and natural history

- afternoon: IN SPECULA ASTRONOMICA NEAPOLITANA (Italiano: OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI CAPODIMONTE): de caelo astris distincto et ornato quod est supra nos ac de veri rectique lege quae in nobis est

SUBJECTS:
1) On cosmology and humanity
2) What does modern Physics offer mankind?

19 July:
- morning: APUD PARIETINAS POMPEIANAS
Monstratorem secuti lustrabunt participes antiquam urbem Pompeianam

- afternoon: IN AUDITORIUM OF FRIENDS IN POMPEII (Italiano: SALA DEL CIRCOLO “AMICI DI POMPEI”): Aquiring and Searching for The Good Life.

SUBJECTS:
1) On the republic of literature
2) What is The Good Life?

- evening: IN THE POMPEIAN THEATER:
Terentius’ ADELPHOE (preformed by Academiae Pragensis and Synaulia and led by Valthero Maioli)

20 July:

- morning: IN THE NAPLES ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM (Italiano: MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE): The Philosophy of the Ancients

SUBJECTS:
1) Ancients and us, (on the thought of T. Zielinski)
2) How do Humanism and Classicism differ?
3) What can the literature of the past offer us today?

Visit to the Archaeological Museum.

- afternoon: IN ACADEMIA ARTIUM PINGENDI AC SCULPENDI (Italiano: ACCADEMIA DELLE BELLE ARTI): The Valour of The Arts

SUBJECTS:
1) On the City for Mankind
2) The Link Between Humanism and The Arts.

Possible trip to a local monument.

- evening: IN NATIONAL SCHOOL “VITTORIO EMANUELE”: Participants continue to discuss the subjects from the morning; group discussion and short talks are arranged.

21 July:

- morning: IN ACADEMIA OF MUSICAL ARTS IN THE MONASTARY OF ST. MAJELLA (Italiano: CONSERVATORIO DI S. PIETRO A MAJELLA): Harmony in an Age of Discord

SUBJECTS: 1) Music and the Forming of the Mind

Martinus Nemecek’s Piano Concert

Tour around the heart of Naples.

- afternoon: IN NATIONAL SCHOOL “VITTORIO EMANUELE”:
Discourse on Humanity

SUBJECTS:
1) On Human Dignity
2) On Critical Judgement
3) The Battle Against Conformity: “nolite conformari huic saeculo”

CONCLUSIONS

Dinner.

22 July: Depature

Ambrosius, Clara and I would be all over that one on “cosmology and humanity” and “what does Physics offer mankind?”, but it might take us a little while disserere latine de talibus ad universum pertinentibus propositis. (We dialoged for weeks on these topics, though sadly it was in English, last spring.)

If anyone is interested, here is the contact information:

Contact info:

Our Address:
Academia Vivarium Novum,
contrada S. Vito, 5, MONTELLA (AV). 84048
Tele and Fax: +39 0827 60 16 43
(Prefix from USA “011″, please remember there is a significant time difference)
E-mail: info@vivariumnovum.it
phratria.iuvenum@yahoo.com

Should you prefer to write in English, please contact: patricius.oenus@gmail.com

Internet sites:
www.vivariumnovum.it
http://philia.xf.cz/www

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